B1U7Summary of Text AWhen honesty disappearsHonesty, as a core value of society, is vanishing from our social life. As can be known from numerous accounts, travelers 1)______ off so many towels last year that it cost a major hotel chain $ 3 million to replace them, whereas politicians in many countries get used to demanding 2) _________. But the worst of all is the academic 3) ___________ amongst today’s students who are tomorrow’s leaders.If that is indeed the case, what is behind it? The critical importance of a university degree may be the fuel of cheating in academic 4) ____________. The task of writing term papers, 5) _________ as a source of frustration, may also worsen the problem. But the foremost factor is easy or free access to the Internet. With the Internet handy, all cheaters have to do is to 6) _________ the appropriate website.To cope with the plague of cheating, universities around the globe now adopt anti-plagiarism 7) __________ as well as very strict policies. Any student who is caught cheating in any way, for example, will be 8) ________ from school. But the best cure for the plague is the keen 9) ___________ that we must trust each other. Without mutual trust, ordered society would 10) ________ into chaos. And without mutual trust, the future of our society will have nothing to depend on for harmony and fairness.
B1U7 Summary of Text BRays of hope in rising rudenessRude deeds are becoming increasingly common. Faced with rudeness in public, most people 1) _______ it, or mind their own business, or get out of the way. It is generally 2) _________ around the world that the inhabitants of large cities are ruder than their fellow citizens from smaller towns or the countryside. What are the reasons behind it? Some experts say that the trend began decades ago when people became resistant to 3) __________ values and manners.Some people blame 4) ___________ modern lifestyles for contributing to a society that has little time to be polite. Others find that stress also plays a role in incidents of 5) _________ behavior and is becoming strikingly common. Rudeness has many forms. Beside verbal 6) ____________, people tend to be violent. There is disagreement as to whether the situation is improving or not. Many see little hope for a 7) _________ in today’s rude behavior. Others are feeling more hopeful.Nowadays, more people are 8) ___________ their time for community projects; also, donations of goods and money to charities have increased. These acts of kindness would have a 9) _______ effect on others and would help to reduce the stress in society. Let’s hope this optimistic view 10) _______ and brings a better, brighter world for us all.