Very often, newborn babies are not beautiful. They are wrinkled （多皱的）or hairless, or they have an   1   look on their faces. They seem to say," Get  2  ! I hate everybody. "But to a  3, that hairless, wrinkled, angry -faced baby is the most beautiful and   4   child in the world. What are you going to say when that proud father or mother asks you, "Well, what do you think... Isn' t she beautiful?" Is this the time for you to   5   the truth? Of course not!

You look at that proud father in the eye and say, "Yes, she is! She is really a beauty. She's one in a million. She' s going to   6   a movie star ! I can tell ! She is as beautiful as a picture. "     

In English, this is a white lie. White lies don' t  7  people. They are not cruel (伤人的) or bad words. People use them to   8   a difficult thing a little easier. When people don' t want to meet   9, or eat something new that they really don' t like at a friend's house, they often tell a white lie. They are trying to be honest, 10   many people feel that being kind is sometimes more beautiful.

1. A. amazing          B. angry        .  C. excellent          D. active

2. A. up               B. over           C. away              D. back

3. A. parent            B. friend          C. relative            D. doctor

4. A. creative           B. athletic         C. perfect            D. polite

5. A. say               B. speak          C. talk              D. tell

6. A. love              B. be             C. help              D. refuse

7. A. hurt              B. burn           C. influence          D. hit

8. A. keep              B. take           C. show             D. make

9. A. anyone            B.. someone       C. everyone          D. one

10. A. so                B. and       .    C. but               D. or