공통영어2 YBM 박준언 1과 변형문제

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

Gina immediately shared the shocking story ____ her close friends.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For ____ after an earthquake measuring 6.5 struck Ambon, 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 media that another earthquake ____ 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 anxious about aftershocks that the government had to announce that the information was ____

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

____ study 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 also want to share the ____ news with others.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

____ read beyond the provocative headlines.

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

So don’t just read the headlines, but read ____ text carefully.

Second, ____ read the news at face value.

Exercise critical thinking ____ to judge the news.

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

Third, ____ your biases.

Consider if your own ____ could affect your judgment.

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

Finally, check the credibility ____ the source.

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

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

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

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

Don’t forget! Anyone can be the next person ____ or spreading fake news!