공통영어2 YBM 박준언 1과 변형문제

While scrolling through her social ____ one day, Gina was astonished when she saw the news headline, “The Heundeulbawi in Seoraksan National Park Has Fallen.”

Gina ____ shared the shocking story with her close friends.

Later, during the morning news on TV, a reporter standing next to the undamaged Heundeulbawi said, “Today’s Internet ____ of the Heundeulbawi being damaged were fake.”

Gina was embarrassed by the fact that she had ____ the fake news.

It reminded her of another incident of fake ____ that had happened a while ago.

The news that a famous athlete ____ died became the number one issue online, but it turned out to be fake.

It had been made by content creators ____ sought people’s attention.

They produced ____ false stories to make money by raising the number of views of their posts.

At that time, Gina ____ those who had made and spread fake news because it had hurt the athlete and confused people.

This time, however, Gina herself had accidentally contributed to the ____ of fake news.

Unfortunately, becoming an accidental distributor of fake news like Gina is not ____.

Fake news is a deliberate ____ to manipulate people by spreading inaccurate information.

It is made by certain groups with the intention of attracting people’s attention, making profits, or gaining political ____.

It can confuse people, disturb society, and even seriously harm the public as well as ____ individuals involved.

It is very common for fake news to spread during states of ____.

For example, after an earthquake measuring 6.5 struck ____, Indonesia, in September 2019, thousands of residents did not return to their homes and were still in shelters for two weeks.

This was because of fake news stories on social ____ that another earthquake followed by a tsunami was about to strike.

One of those messages said, ____ up to you if you want to believe me or not, but apparently Ambon is going to sink in the next few days.”

Many displaced people were so ____ about aftershocks that the government had to announce that the information was fake.

Fake news on social media ____ significantly farther and faster than true stories.

A ____ by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US has shown that fake news spreads online 6 times faster than real news on average.

One explanation for this phenomenon is that people like new and ____ things.

When information is astonishing, people not only feel that it is surprising, but they ____ want to share the stimulating news with others.

By passing it to others on social media, they can gain ____ because they are the first to post previously unknown, but possibly false, information.

Also, fake news goes viral ____ people in their daily lives tend to think simply and effortlessly.

It is more likely for ____ to believe new information without any proof, instead of critically examining it.

____, people are inclined to believe information that fits their prejudices or experiences even when not true.

In this process, people easily fall into the ____ of “confirmation bias.”

That is, they selectively accept news in a way that only confirms their beliefs and ignore ____ that doesn’t support them.

During election season, for example, people tend to blindly believe any news describing their favored candidates in a positive way, while ____ believing news that reports something negative about other candidates.

With so much information on the Internet, ____ can you make sure that fake news does not mislead you?

____, read beyond the provocative headlines.

They can be so stimulating to get more clicks that you may click on them ____.

So ____ just read the headlines, but read the text carefully.

Second, don’t read the news at face ____.

Exercise critical thinking ____ to judge the news.

You should question, analyze, and evaluate what you ____.

Third, ____ your biases.

Consider if your own beliefs could ____ your judgment.

Ask yourself if you are ____ reading articles that suit your opinion, and look for articles that oppose your opinion as well.

____, check the credibility of the source.

____ should examine who wrote the news story and what the intent was behind writing the news story.

____ also need to check whether the news story is from a reliable media source and the evidence is valid.

In the digital age, it might be ____ to avoid or eliminate all false information that spreads online.

However, if you have the ability to view information critically and objectively, you will be ____ to reduce the damage that fake news can cause.

____ forget! Anyone can be the next person producing or spreading fake news!