时间:2019-01-12 作者:英语课 分类:2016年VOA慢速英语(六)月


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College Entrance Exams Cancelled in S. Korea, Hong Kong 美国大学入学考试题遭外泄 取消中国香港、韩国考试


The non-profit company that gives the ACT college entrance exam canceled plans to give the test last Saturday in South Korea and Hong Kong.


Spokesman 1 Edward Colby said the company canceled the exams on Friday for about 5,500 people at 56 test centers. It did this, he said, after the company received evidence that test materials had been stolen. He said he believes it is the first time that the exam has been cancelled for an entire country.


“We are extremely concerned about any activities that could (have an effect on) the fairness and integrity 2 of the test,” he said. “When individuals attempt to profit by stealing test materials and selling them, it can hurt thousands of students who did nothing wrong, as it has in this case.”


Colby did not discuss how or where the test information was stolen.


The students whose tests were cancelled will have their test fees returned, Colby said. However, the test will not be given again until September.


In 2013, the College Board, the company that gives the Scholastic 3 Aptitude 4 Test, or SAT, cancelled testing for all students in South Korea. In that case, the College Board also said its testing materials were stolen.


The ACT college entrance test competes with the SAT.


Words in This Story


entire – adj. complete or full; not lacking or leaving out any part


integrity – n. the quality of being honest and fair



n.发言人,代言人
  • The government spokesman gave a quick briefing to the reporters.政府发言人向记者们作了情况简介。
  • They drew lots to decide who should be their spokesman.他们抽签决定谁是他们的发言人。
n.正直,诚实,诚恳,完整,完全,完善
  • The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
  • He is a man of the highest integrity.他是个极其正直的人。
adj.学校的,学院的,学术上的
  • There was a careful avoidance of the sensitive topic in the scholastic circles.学术界小心地避开那个敏感的话题。
  • This would do harm to students' scholastic performance in the long run.这将对学生未来的学习成绩有害。
n.(学习方面的)才能,资质,天资
  • That student has an aptitude for mathematics.那个学生有数学方面的天赋。
  • As a child,he showed an aptitude for the piano.在孩提时代,他显露出对于钢琴的天赋。
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