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Test centers in China and Macau are canceling the SAT planned for Saturday because of claims of cheating. The SAT is a standardized test that measures academic ability. Many colleges and universities in the U.S. require students to take the SAT before applying. The College Board is a private company that develops and administers the SAT. The College Board announced the cancellation of the test in China and Macau on Thursday. The College Board sent a message explaining the cancellation to several schools that partner with the company. The message said the company chose to cancel the test because of evidence of cheating. The company said some students had gained access to Saturday’s test materials.
* cancel = 취소하다; 무효화하다/ claim = 주장/ standardized test = 표준화 시험/ measure = 측정하다[재다]/ academic ability = 학력/ administer = 관리하다[운영하다]/ partner with ~ = ~와 협력하다/ evidence = 증거, 흔적/ gain access to ~ = ~에 접근하다
Zachary Goldberg is the senior director of Media Relations for the College Board. Goldberg told VOA, “We act on all information.…We work…to [fight] cheating and to protect the integrity of the SAT.” Almost 400,000 foreign students registered to take the SAT in 2014. SAT cheating scandals have happened several times before. The College Board cancelled the SAT across South Korea in 2013 after finding evidence of cheating. Several Chinese citizens admitted in 2015 to being part of an organized SAT cheating group in the United States. International students in the Pittsburgh area would pay group members to use fake passports and take the SAT test for them. The new evidence of cheating comes as the College Board prepared to release a new version of the SAT later this month. The last time the company released a new version of the test was in 2012.
* act on ~ = ~에 따라 행동하다[조치를 취하다]/ integrity = 진실성, 온전함/ admit to ~(or ~ing) = ~을(한 것) 인정하다/ fake = 가짜의, 모조[인조]의/ release = 공개[발표] 하다
