Charlene, a 16-year-old student at a high school, found herself faced with a maths test to which she knew none of the answers.Rather than fail, she took the test out with her and filled in the answer

Cheating is, of course, nothing new. But today,educators are finding that cheating on the part of students hasbecome more frequent than in the past. Whether it is copying a friend&39;s homework, using a preparedsheeton an exam, stealing advance copies of a final, writing down rules in one’s hand, or paying someone else to write a term paper, cheating appearsto have gained acceptance among agrowing number of studentsbetween 13 and 19.

In a 1978 study of cheating at twenty-two high schools in Georgia, it was found that cheating was common among good and poor students alike — although both boys and girls said they thought boys cheatedmore.

Why is student cheating on the rise？ No one really knows. Some blame cheating on a general loss of good values among today&39;s youth. They point to facts showing increaseddamageof public thin gs and school stealing and think that reports, such as Watergate have disappointed youth about the honesty of people in higher positions.

Others think that today&39;s youth are far more practical than their forefathers. In the late sixties and e arly seventies, students were filled with imaginations about changing the world, but today&39;s students feel great stressto succeed.

According to Paragraph1, Charlene took the test out because_____ .

A.her friends could answer none of the problems

B.she tore the testpaper to pieces

C.she stepped her shoeson the test paper

D.she did not want to fail in the math test

Charlene passedthe test because_____ .A.sheansweredall the questions by herself

B.shedid the test by cheating

C.shepersuadedher teacherto give her a B

D.shereturned to the classroom to redo the test

Which of the following is not an example to show that cheating is becoming more and more common？A.A student pays another for doing a test paper.

B.A student writes down something to be testedbefore anexam.

C.A student getswell preparedin his studiesbefore an exam.

D.A student getshomework from his classmateandthen copies it.

The 1978 study of cheating in Georgia shows that ______.A.only studentsin the 24 high schools cheatedin examinations

B.both good and poor studentscheatedin examinations

C.boys liked cheating while girls did not like it

D.more girls cheatedin examinations than boys did

One of the facts for the rise of cheating is that _____.A.more and more public things are damaged

B.good values disappoint students

C.more and more students begin to steal

D.honestpeople are in higher positions