What do you do when you need to look something up? These days, most people go straight to Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia. But how (1)reliablereliable (rely) is it?
There's no denying the (2)popularitypopularity(popular) and usefulness of Wikipedia. The site is available in more than 270 different languages,(3)attractingattracting(attract) a massive 78 million visitors every month. Being one of the most comprehensive resources available, it got much more information than (4)anan ordinary encyclopedia. Anyone with an internet connection can log on and edit the contents.
Of course, there are some controls. Wikipedia has a team of over 1,500 administrators, (5)whowho check for false information. (6)HoweverHowever, with more than 16 million articles to keep an eye (7)onon , it isn't easy. So, while Wikipedia benefits from being (8)constantlyconstantly(constant) updated with information, it's also open to "vandals"(蓄意破壞者)"
Some of the damage is easy to notice; but other things are hard to spot. The most common form involves some false information (9)addedadded(add) into the biography of a famous person. Incredibly, some of this misinformation (10)has appearedhas appeared(appear) in newspapers so far, with The Daily Mail and The Guardian both falling victim to the pranks(惡作?。甋o, if you're going to use any information from Wikipedia, make sure you double-check it first.
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【答案】reliable;popularity;attracting;an;who;However;on;constantly;added;has appeared
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