Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive(欺骗)? When someone tells you something that is true，but leaves out important information that should be included, he can give you a false picture．

For example，someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery(彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”

This guy's a winner，right? Maybe，maybe not．We then discover that he bought $ 200 worth of tickets，and only one was a winner．He’s really a big loser!

He didn’t say anything that was false，but he left out important information on purpose．That’s called a half-truth．Half truths are not technically lies，but they are just as dishonest．

Some politicians often use this trick．Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term，her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs．Then she seeks an  other term．One of her opponents(对手)says，“During Governor Smith’s term，the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true．However，an honest statement would have been，“During Governor Smith's term，the state had a net gain of two million jobs．’’

Advertisers will sometimes use half—truths．It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth．An advertisement might say，“Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache．”It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company．

This kind of deception happens too often．It’s a sad fact of life：Lies are lies，and sometimes the truth can 1ie as well．

1.How much did the lottery winner lose?

2.We may infer that the author believes people should ________.

3. How many examples does the writer give to show how the truth is used to deceive?

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

5.Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?

1. Your friend is really angry with you and won't listen to you on the phone. Only a face-to-face talk with her could make her c____________ down.

2. The driver i_____________ the traffic light and as a result he ran into another car.

3. My son g____________ from college last year and now he is working in an international company.

4. As the Tree-planting Day is drawing near, our school has decided to o____________ an activity of voluntary tree-planting.

5. My grandfather was f__________ of hunting when he was a young man and he would spend a whole day hunting in the mountain.

6. Keep going s____________ and turn at the first stoplight.

7. It’s going to be some time before I ____________ (恢复) from my knee injury.

8. She shows a very positive ______________(态度)to her work.

9. I wanted to ____________ (说服) her to join us but she refused politely.

10.My sister gets angry every time I ___________(不同意) with her.

1. 我妈妈问我是否和同学们相处得好。

My mother asked me __________ I _________ _________ well with my classmates?

2. 他在解决这个问题上起了积极的作用。

He _________ __________ ___________ ___________ in solving the problem.

3. 她坚持要求照顾这个孩子。

She insisted that she ________ after the child.

4. 一旦他下定决心，就不会让步。

Once he _________ ___________ his mind, he will not give in.

He wrote ________ song, which turned out to be rather popular with _______ young.

    A. a; a               B. a; the             C. the; a           D. the; the 

Much to our grief, the victims injured or killed in the terrible earthquake have reached _______ 10,000.

A. as many as         B. as far as           C. as much as      D. as long as

Only when I made it to the train station _______ that I had left my ticket at home.

    A. have I realized      B. did I realize        C. had I realized     D. would I realize 

After the long journey, the Whites returned home, ___________.

A. safely but tired                          B. safe but tired         

C. safe and tiring                           D. safely and tiring

The lecture that Mr Chen made this morning gave a strong ___________ on the students.

    A. expression          B. expectation       C. impression       D. reputation

 By making friends with the native speakers, one can _________ a lot of their language.

    A. take up             B. set up             C. pick up          D. put up

Mr Smith was so angry at all ________ Robert was doing _________ he walked out angrily.

A. that; what           B. that; that           C. which; which     D. what; that