номер 2, страница 106 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс учебник Wetz, Pye

2. 📀3.29 Read the text again and complete gaps 1-5 with sentences a-f. There is one sentence that you do not need. Then listen to the text and check your answers.

a There is more competition today.

b Many students don't even realize that what they're doing is wrong.

c School principals can suspend or expel students who cheat.

d That's a lot of cheats!

e But it isn't only at school that people are cheating.

f You can pay people online to write an essay for you.

CHEAT! What's the problem?

Recently, a study in the USA showed that 75% of high school students have cheated in tests and exams. If we include copying homework, the number is 90%. ¹_______ They think that cheating is OK now, because it's common. That's a problem.

Who's cheating?

In the past, weaker students cheated, but now cheats are often clever kids who need higher grades. ²_______ One high school student says, 'There's big pressure to get into a good university. You have to get good grades, and to get good grades some people think they have to cheat.'

The culture of cheating

In the American study, 50% of students agreed with the opinion 'People sometimes have to lie and cheat to succeed.' It seems that cheating has become normal for some people. ³_______ We see more and more cheats in sport and in business. Unfortunately, adults don't always set a good example.

How are they cheating?

Cheating is easier with new technology. There are websites where you can download exams and essays. ⁴_______ Students are instant messaging homework answers and they can send text messages to friends in exams or put answers into their mp3 players. Some students take photographs of tests and then email them to friends. So what's the solution?

Beating the cheats

Teachers can ban cell phones and cameras, and use special software to detect copying in homework. ⁵_______ But really it's more important for people to know that they don't have to cheat to be successful cheats never win and winners never cheat.