▶ Phrase Check ▶ Word Check ☞ Write the meanings of the words. ☞ Choose the correct word or phrase for each blank Issue & Debate on the internet, likely to, operated by, big deal, by far * 총 33 문항, 각 문제당 3 점씩 배점 1. multilingual2. encyclopedia 3. non-profit4. foundation 5. launch6. reference 7. source8. volume 9. counter-part10. prompt 11. criticism12. reliability 13. implication14. equally 15. accurate16. article 17. constantly18. update 19. revise20. annually 21. Wikipedia is a free, multilingual, open content encyclopedia project the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. 위키피디아는 비영리 위키미디어 재단에 의해 운영되는 무료의, 다국어이며 열린 컨텐츠의 백과사전이다. 22. Launched in 2001, it is currently the largest, fastest-growing and most popular general reference source available 년에 시작되었으며, 그것은 현재 인터넷에서 가장 크고 가장 빨리 성장하고 있으며 인기 있는 레퍼런스 수단이다. 23. It is,, twenty times larger in its volume of words than its closest counter-part, encyclopedia Britannica. 그것은 현재까지 가장 가까운 경쟁자인 브리태니커 백과사전에 비해 단어 수에 있어서 20 배나 훨씬 더 크다. 24. That’s a, especially if your interest is in current affairs, recent science, pop culture, or any other field that changes rapidly. 만약 당신 시사와 최신 과학, 대중 문화 또는 빠르게 변하는 다른 분야에 흥미가 있다면, 이것은 큰 의미를 지닌다. 25. This is attract more experts, who follow their own very high standards. 이는 자신만의 매우 엄격한 기준을 따르는 보다 많은 수의 전문가들을 참여하게 만들 수 있을 것이다.

▶ Reading Comprehension ☞ Choose the best answer based on the article. Is Wikipedia Valuable? Wikipedia is a free, multilingual, open content encyclopedia project operated by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Launched in 2001, it is currently the largest, fastest-growing and most popular general reference source available on the Internet. It is, by far, twenty times larger in its volume of words than its closest counter-part, encyclopedia Britannica. However, the amazing success of Wikipedia has prompted many criticism and questions regarding its reliability, and also, its implications on knowledge exchange. The supporters say Wikipedia is equally accurate and reliable as Encyclopedia Britannica. To prove this, experts selected and then, compared the competing articles from both sides. The result showed that Wikipedia had 162 such problems, while Britannica had 123, which means there’s not much difference between the two. They also point out that Wikipedia is constantly updated while traditional encyclopedias are not. Traditional encyclopedias might be revised annually. But Wikipedia’s current affairs articles, as well as older articles being edited, are updated thousands of times an hour. That’s a big deal, especially if your interest is in current affairs, recent science, pop culture, or any other field that changes rapidly. In addition, Wikipedia does have strong standards. For example, all contributors are highly encouraged to cite their sources. As traffic increases, Wikipedia is continuously improving in quality and depth as well as its standards. This is likely to attract more experts, who follow their own very high standards. However, others refute this point of view saying that the quality of Wikipedia articles does not always improve over time. More quantity doesn’t always beget better quality and there is no assumption that Wikipedia’s quality will improve as the website grows. Perhaps it might even get worse as it gets bigger. Also, Wikipedia’s openness prevents it from winning full public trust that Britannica enjoys. Wikipedia enables anyone to edit from anywhere at anytime and this can make Wikipedia not reliable. Besides, Wikipedia lacks the important process of peer-review. There are articles written by an arbitrary group of people whose knowledge and ability could range from expertise to amateurism that lacks proper knowledge. Ignorance mixed with knowledge is a bane to all, they say. As of April 2008, statistics show that Wikipedia attracts 683 million visitors annually. They read over 10 million articles in 253 languages. The English Wikipedia, as of May 28, 2008, had over 2,390,000 articles consisting of over 1,034,000,000 words Issue & Debate 26. Those who oppose Wikipedia argue that _____ ① Wikipedia is constantly updated while traditional encyclopedias are not. ② Wikipedia lacks the important process of peer review, making it unreliable. ③ Wikipedia has strong standards, encouraging contributors to cite their sources. ④ There was not much difference between Wikipedia and Britannica.

☞ Write True(T) or False(F). Structure ☞ Choose the correct words for the blank. 33. I (will, would) rather look for ways to get out of here than just be sitting here Issue & Debate 27. Those who support Wikipedia argue that _______. ① More quantity doesn't always mean better quality and there is no assumption that as the website grows, it will improve its quality. ② There are articles on Wikipedia that are written by an arbitrary group of people whose knowledge and ability could range from amateurism to expertise. ③ As traffic continues to increase, Wikipedia is likely to attract more experts who follow high standards of their own. ④ Wikipedia's openness is what is preventing it from winning the publics trust. 28. Which of the following words most closely means 'Encouraged' from the article? ① Deter ② Dissuaded ③ Disallowed ④ Advised 29. Why is Wikipedia's credibility and reliability being questioned by people around the World? ① People are skeptical of the internet in general and tend not to believe everything they read. ② Because Wikipedia has so much volume in terms of words and articles, critics argue it would be nearly impossible for everything to be accurate. ③ Because Wikipedia allows anyone to edit its articles from anywhere at anytime, its reliability has to be put into question. ④ Testing showed that Britannica was slightly more reliable than Wikipedia so people tend to judge Wikipedia based on those results. 30. Research showed that there was not much of a difference between the reliability of Wikipedia and Britannica. _____ 31. Wikipedia is currently the fastest-growing and most popular website on the internet. _____ 32. Wikipedia's rapid updating of articles is important to those people who care about current affairs. _____

▶ Phrase Check ▶ Word Check ☞ Write the meanings of the words. ☞ Choose the correct word or phrase for each blank Issue & Debate on the internet, likely to, operated by, big deal, by far * 총 33 문항, 각 문제당 3 점씩 배점 1. multilingual [ 여러 언어의 ]2. encyclopedia [ 백과사전 ] 3. non-profit [ 비영리의 ]4. foundation [ 토대, 기초 ] 5. launch [ 시작하다 ]6. reference [ 참조 ] 7. source [ 원천, 근원 ]8. volume [ 용량 ] 9. counter-part [ 상대, 대응관계에 있는 사람 ]10. prompt [ 즉각적인 ] 11. criticism [ 비판 ]12. reliability [ 신뢰도, 확실성 ] 13. implication [ 영향 ]14. equally [ 동일하게 ] 15. accurate [ 정확한 ]16. article [ 기사 ] 17. constantly [ 끊임없이 ]18. update [ 갱신하다 ] 19. revise [ 변경하다, 개정하다 ]20. annually [ 일년에 한번 ] 21. Wikipedia is a free, multilingual, open content encyclopedia project operated by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. 위키피디아는 비영리 위키미디어 재단에 의해 운영되는 무료의, 다국어이며 열린 컨텐츠의 백과사전이다. 22. Launched in 2001, it is currently the largest, fastest-growing and most popular general reference source available on the Internet 년에 시작되었으며, 그것은 현재 인터넷에서 가장 크고 가장 빨리 성장하고 있으며 인기 있는 레퍼런스 수단이다. 23. It is, by far, twenty times larger in its volume of words than its closest counter-part, encyclopedia Britannica. 그것은 현재까지 가장 가까운 경쟁자인 브리태니커 백과사전에 비해 단어 수에 있어서 20 배나 훨씬 더 크다. 24. That’s a big deal, especially if your interest is in current affairs, recent science, pop culture, or any other field that changes rapidly. 만약 당신 시사와 최신 과학, 대중 문화 또는 빠르게 변하는 다른 분야에 흥미가 있다면, 이것은 큰 의미를 지닌다. 25. This is likely to attract more experts, who follow their own very high standards. 이는 자신만의 매우 엄격한 기준을 따르는 보다 많은 수의 전문가들을 참여하게 만들 수 있을 것이다.

▶ Reading Comprehension ☞ Choose the best answer based on the article. Is Wikipedia Valuable? Wikipedia is a free, multilingual, open content encyclopedia project operated by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Launched in 2001, it is currently the largest, fastest-growing and most popular general reference source available on the Internet. It is, by far, twenty times larger in its volume of words than its closest counter-part, encyclopedia Britannica. However, the amazing success of Wikipedia has prompted many criticism and questions regarding its reliability, and also, its implications on knowledge exchange. The supporters say Wikipedia is equally accurate and reliable as Encyclopedia Britannica. To prove this, experts selected and then, compared the competing articles from both sides. The result showed that Wikipedia had 162 such problems, while Britannica had 123, which means there’s not much difference between the two. They also point out that Wikipedia is constantly updated while traditional encyclopedias are not. Traditional encyclopedias might be revised annually. But Wikipedia’s current affairs articles, as well as older articles being edited, are updated thousands of times an hour. That’s a big deal, especially if your interest is in current affairs, recent science, pop culture, or any other field that changes rapidly. In addition, Wikipedia does have strong standards. For example, all contributors are highly encouraged to cite their sources. As traffic increases, Wikipedia is continuously improving in quality and depth as well as its standards. This is likely to attract more experts, who follow their own very high standards. However, others refute this point of view saying that the quality of Wikipedia articles does not always improve over time. More quantity doesn’t always beget better quality and there is no assumption that Wikipedia’s quality will improve as the website grows. Perhaps it might even get worse as it gets bigger. Also, Wikipedia’s openness prevents it from winning full public trust that Britannica enjoys. Wikipedia enables anyone to edit from anywhere at anytime and this can make Wikipedia not reliable. Besides, Wikipedia lacks the important process of peer-review. There are articles written by an arbitrary group of people whose knowledge and ability could range from expertise to amateurism that lacks proper knowledge. Ignorance mixed with knowledge is a bane to all, they say. As of April 2008, statistics show that Wikipedia attracts 683 million visitors annually. They read over 10 million articles in 253 languages. The English Wikipedia, as of May 28, 2008, had over 2,390,000 articles consisting of over 1,034,000,000 words Issue & Debate 26. Those who oppose Wikipedia argue that _____ [2] ① Wikipedia is constantly updated while traditional encyclopedias are not. ② Wikipedia lacks the important process of peer review, making it unreliable. ③ Wikipedia has strong standards, encouraging contributors to cite their sources. ④ There was not much difference between Wikipedia and Britannica.

☞ Write True(T) or False(F). Structure ☞ Choose the correct words for the blank. 33. I (will, would) rather look for ways to get out of here than just be sitting here Issue & Debate 27. Those who support Wikipedia argue that _______. [3] ① More quantity doesn't always mean better quality and there is no assumption that as the website grows, it will improve its quality. ② There are articles on Wikipedia that are written by an arbitrary group of people whose knowledge and ability could range from amateurism to expertise. ③ As traffic continues to increase, Wikipedia is likely to attract more experts who follow high standards of their own. ④ Wikipedia's openness is what is preventing it from winning the publics trust. 28. Which of the following words most closely means 'Encouraged' from the article? [4] ① Deter ② Dissuaded ③ Disallowed ④ Advised 29. Why is Wikipedia's credibility and reliability being questioned by people around the World? [3] ① People are skeptical of the internet in general and tend not to believe everything they read. ② Because Wikipedia has so much volume in terms of words and articles, critics argue it would be nearly impossible for everything to be accurate. ③ Because Wikipedia allows anyone to edit its articles from anywhere at anytime, its reliability has to be put into question. ④ Testing showed that Britannica was slightly more reliable than Wikipedia so people tend to judge Wikipedia based on those results. 30. Research showed that there was not much of a difference between the reliability of Wikipedia and Britannica. [T] 31. Wikipedia is currently the fastest-growing and most popular website on the internet. [F] 32. Wikipedia's rapid updating of articles is important to those people who care about current affairs. [T]