美国高考ACT因泄题取消香港韩国考试

 An examination for students in South Korea and Hong Kong hoping to study at US colleges has been cancelled after "credible¹ evidence" emerged that it had been leaked in advance.

日前，希望前往美国大学读书的韩国和香港学生参加的一场考试，竟然因有“可靠证据”显示考题提前泄露而被取消。

Administrators² of the ACT test took the decision just hours before.

ACT考试的主办方是在距离开考还剩几小时的时候宣布的这一决定。

The ACT is one of two entrance exams available to international and domestic students wanting to go to a US college.

国际或者美国本土想要在美国上大学的人，都必须参加ACT考试，或者另外一项考试。

美国高考ACT因泄题取消香港韩国考试

This is not the first cheating scandal to hit the tests in East Asia. The other entrance exam - the SAT - was cancelled in South Korea in 2013 because some of the questions were leaked.

这已经不是发生在东亚的第一起泄题丑闻了。另一项“美国高考”。也就是SAT，在2013年于韩国也因泄题而被取消考试。

The Associated Press said teachers at some of Seoul's private "cram³ schools" said they were not notified until about an hour before the students were due to sit the test.

据美联社消息，首尔的私人“补习班”老师们表示，直到开考前一小时他们才接到通知取消考试。

ACT Inc, an Iowa-based non-profit organisation⁴ that was operating the test, said it took the decision after receiving "credible evidence that test materials intended for administration in these regions have been compromised".

负责本次考试的ACT公司是一家总部设在爱荷华的非营利机构。该公司表示，在收到“可靠的证据表明这些地区的考题遭泄露”后，他们马上做出了这一决定。

The organisation said in a statement that all students would get a refund⁵ but would only be able to resit when the tests are held again in September.

该机构在一份声明中表示，他们会将考试费用退给学生，并在今年9月再安排一次考试。

1 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

2 administrators   

n.管理者( administrator的名词复数 )；有管理（或行政）才能的人；（由遗嘱检验法庭指定的）遗产管理人；奉派暂管主教教区的牧师

参考例句：

• He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself. 他手下有管理人员，但重要的决策仍由他自己来做。 来自辞典例句
• Administrators have their own methods of social intercourse. 办行政的人有他们的社交方式。 来自汉英文学 - 围城

3 cram   

v.填塞，塞满，临时抱佛脚，为考试而学习

参考例句：

• There was such a cram in the church.教堂里拥挤得要命。
• The room's full,we can't cram any more people in.屋里满满的，再也挤不进去人了。

4 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

5 refund   

v.退还，偿还；n.归还，偿还额，退款

参考例句：

• They demand a refund on unsatisfactory goods.他们对不满意的货品要求退款。
• We'll refund your money if you aren't satisfied.你若不满意，我们愿意退款给你。