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　　Take care about those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can make a false impression. For example, someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery. It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”

　　This guy is a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discovered that he bought two hundred tickets, and only one was a winner. He is really a big loser! He didn't say anything that was false , but he intentionally left out important information. That's called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest. Untrustworthy candidates (候选人) in political campaigns often use this trick. Let's see that during Governor Smith's last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term One of her opponents (对手) runs an ad saying, “During Governor Smith's term, the state lost one million jobs! ” That's tore . However an honest statement would have been, “ During Governor Smith's tern, 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 ad might boast (吹嘘), “Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples. ”It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation. This kind of trick happens too often. It's a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.

1．Which of the statements is true according to the article?

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A．All advertisements are lies.

B．You can't trust anyone who tells the truth.

C．The truth can be used in dishonest ways.

D．Whenever people tell the truth, they are really lying.

2．What does the underlined word“deceive” probably mean?

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3．The writer suggests in this article that people should ________.

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A．believe in nobody

B．vote for female candidates

C．stay away from political campaigns

D．think carefully about what they read and hear

4．What is the best title for this article?

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A．Everyone Lies at Present

B．Lying with the Truth

C．Try to Be Honest to the People

D．Don't Believe People Who Tell the Truth

Blogs

A “blogger” is a person who writes on an Internet website called a “blog”. The word “blog” is a short way of saying “web log”, or “personal website”. Anyone can start a blog, and they can write about anything they like.

There are millions of blogs on the Internet today. They provide news information and ideas to the people who read them. They contain links to other websites, and they provide a place for people to write their ideas and react to the ideas of others.

A research company called Perseus has studied more than 3,000 web logs. It says that blogs are most popular with teenage girls. They use them to let their friends know what is happening in their lives. The study also says that more than 100,000 bloggers stopped taking part in the activity after a year.

However, some people develop serious blogs to present political and other ideas. For example, the Republican and Democratic parties in the southern state of Kentucky recently started their own blogs. And American companies are beginning to use blogs to advertise their products.

At the same time, some long-standing blogs have ended. Last week, blogging leader Dave Winer closed his free blog service “weblogs. com” . He said the site became too costly to continue. He started the blog four years ago, and thousands of people had written on it. They are now upset because they did not know that the site was closed.

One blog that is still going strong is called Rebecca’s Pocket. Rebecca Blood created the website in 1999. She wrote about the history of blogs on the site. That article led to a book called The Weblog Handbook. It has been translated into four languages so far.

Miss Blood says Rebecca’s Pocket gets about thirty thousand visitors a month. She writes about anything and everything politics, culture and movies. She recently provided medical advice. And she wrote about how to prevent being stolen from online bank accounts.

45．The text is mainly written to       .

       A．introduce an Internet website called “blog”.

B．introduce a short way of saying “web blog”

       C．tell readers about blogs.

       D．tell readers how to write blogs

46．From the text we can learn that blogs cover almost everything except        .

       A．different ideas    B．medical advice  C．advertisements        D．account passwords

47．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?

       A．Politicians don’t use blogs at all.

       B．A lot of bloggers no longer write or read blogs.

       C．Those who like to use blogs are mostly teenage girls.

       D．Dave Winer closed his “weblogs.com” because of money shortage.

48．The reason why Rebecc’ s Pocket is still going strong is that        .

       A．it was created by a woman

       B．it is about the history of blogs

       C．it provides useful information and advice                              

       D．it has editions in at least four different languages