공통영어2 YBM 박준언 1과 변형문제

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

Gina immediately shared the shocking story with ____ close friends.

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

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

It reminded her of another incident of ____ news 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 provocative false stories ____ make money by raising the number of views of their posts.

At that time, Gina criticized those who had made and ____ 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 ____ accidental distributor of fake news like Gina is not unusual.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A study ____ 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 ____ and provocative things.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First, ____ beyond the provocative headlines.

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

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

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

Exercise critical thinking skills to judge ____ news.

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

Third, ____ your biases.

Consider if your own beliefs could affect your ____

Ask yourself if you ____ only 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.

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

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

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

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