美国大学入学考试在韩国和香港被叫停

 BBC News –An examination forstudents in South Korea and Hong Kong hoping to study at US colleges has beencancelled after "credible¹ evidence" emerged that it had been leakedin advance.

BBC新闻 – 希望在美国大学就读的韩国和香港学生要参加的考试被取消，因为有“可信证据”表明，考前试题已泄漏。

Administrators² of the ACT test took thedecision just hours before some 5,500 students were due to sit it.

美国大学入学考试（ACT）的管理方在大约5500名学生参加考试前的几个小时做出了这个决定。

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

ACT是想上美国大学的国际国内学生可以参加的两项入学考试之一。

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

这并非东亚地区发生在这类考试上的首次作弊丑闻。另一种大学入学考试– 学术能力评估测试（SAT）- 2013年因为某些考题外泄而在韩国取消。

The ACT test was due to be held at 56 testcentres in both South Korea and Hong Kong on Saturday morning.

此次ACT考试原本预定周六上午在韩国和香港的56个考试中心举行。

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

美联社说，首尔一些私人“补习学校”的教师表示，他们直到考生要参加考试前大约一小时才得到通知。

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

总部设在爱荷华州的非营利组织，考试举办方ACT公司说，它做出取消考试的决定，是因为接获“可信证据，表明这些地区为管理方准备的考试材料已遭泄漏。”

The organisation⁴ said in a statement thatall students would get a refund⁵ but would only be able to resit when the testsare held again in September.

该组织发表声明说，所有考生会获得退款，但只有当9月份再次开考时才能够重考。

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。