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 is 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 another term. One of her opponents 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 lie as well.
1.We may infer that the author believes people should ________.
A. buy lottery tickets if possible
B. make use of half-truths
C. be careful about what they are told
D. not trust the Yucky Company
2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Using half truths is against the law.
B. Technically, half truths are in fact lies.
C. Yucky Pills is a very good medicine for toothache.
D. Governor Smith did a good job during her last term.
3.Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?
A. He’s really a big loser!
B. Sometimes the truth can lie as well.
C. Advertisers will sometimes use half truths.
D. It’s against the law to make false statements.
When Glen Kruger picked a small cat from an animal shelter, he did not expect much. Yet right from the start, eight years ago, there was an uncommon connection between him and the small black cat. He ______ her Inky.
“I grew up on a hundred-acre farm and had only cats ______ playmatcs,”Kruger, The sevevty-year-old man,says.“My hearing was damaged by the ______ of farm epuipment, so I learned to connect with ______. They react to what they see and what you do.”
Inky was a gentle cat, ______the house with five other cats. But on a January night in 2009, Inky did ______ that would set her apart from ______ cats forever. Kruger had gone down to the basemeng to ______ the wood stove for the night. When he was finished, he ______ to the top of the stairs and reached to turn off the lights. In doing so , he slipped and ______ his back against an old shelf. The heavy shelf came crashing down and sent Kruger down the stairs.
______ in a pool of blood on the basement floor, Kruger felt ______ going into shock（休克）. He shouted for help ,______ his wife, Brenda , was asleep in their bedroom at the opposite end of the house.______ Kruger noticed Inky watching from the top of the stairs.
“Go get Brenda, ” Krugger said to Inky.
Inky ______ to the bedroom door and scratched ______ until Brenda opened it. Then Inky led her to the ______ Brenda found her husband ______the stairs and called 911. Kruger was rushed to the hospital. “I spent six months ______ therd,” Says kruger. “Although I became lame , I was blessed. ” Sinec the acciedent, Inky has ______ Left Krhger’s side.
1.A. gave B. chose C. named D. remembered
2. A. like B. as C. except D. among
3.A. sound B. alarm C. noise D. voice
4.A. animals B. friends C. farmers D. neghbors
5. A. sharing B. visiting C. dividing D. discovering
6. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything
7. A. familiar B. lovely C. ordinary D. outstanding
8. A. shut out B. shut off C. shut down D. shut up
9. A. marched B. flew C. struggled D. climbed
10.A. bent B. hit C. shook D. pulled
11.A. Falling B. Lying C. Appearing D. Thinking
12.A. it B. itself C. him D. himself
13.A. and B. but C. or D. so
14.A. Thus B. Otherwise C. Then D. Rather
15.A. walked B. ran C. returned D. withdrew
16.A. rapidly B. suddenly C. madly D. urgently
17.A. bedroom B. basement C. yard D. house
18.A. at the bottom of B. in the middle of C. at the top of D. in the front of
19.A. regretting B. resting C. relaxing D. recovering
20.A. never B. ever C. still D. Already
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Dear editor,
I'm glad to share my hobby with you.____________________________________________
Yours truly,
Li Hua
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One afternoon l was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant .waited for the food I had ordered. Suddenly I noticed a man sitting at table near the window kept glancing at my direction. Finally he got away and went into the kitchen. When he came out, he paid his hill and left I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man wanted. He told me that the man was a detective(侦探)She thought l was the man he was looking for. Because he came into the kitchen to check for it Since everybody knew me, the staff told him that he had made a mistake .it's really luck I came to a restaurant that I am known.
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I am a student and part-time waitress in Chicago. 1. (grow) up ,I was used to words such as ”Don't talk to strangers". As 2. result, I don't talk to unknown people at work except taking orders.
One night ,a little old man, probably in his eighties, came in. I took his order and went on my way. But I noticed that he came in week after week. Slowly, I began having short conversations with my new guest, 3. name was Mr. Rodgers, but he insisted that I 4. him Don. learned that he and his wife 5. ( go) to dinner and a movie every Saturday. Since she had died, he carried on the tradition a lone. l began looking forward to him 6.( come) in and telling me his movie reviews
As the 7. (week) went on I began to sit and really talk with Don. We talked about his wife, his days and his son. _8. ( eventual),we began to talk about my dreams and studies.
Since meeting Don ,I have learned that strangers can become friends and that life can he 9. ( much) enjoyable if I make friendly conversations. After all, I became more than just his waitress. I became 10. (he) friend, to。
I'm one of the fortunate ones without much flood impact on my home. Today, I went over to a friend's house to help with the there. The flash flood broke a basement window, the basement up to eight feet A crew of her friends had been pulling up the carpet and moving all morning when I arrived. She asked me to help move _ items out of a back room where the carpet was _ pulled out
There was a three-foot square of in front of a door, and on it sat a tall cactus(仙人掌)in a blue Our friend had asked us to be with that plant .it had been her mother's.
The woman helping me had been there all morning, and she was getting tired and I was ，at one point she asked me to just tell her what to do. I thought, if we could get the floor on that little under the cactus cleaned up, it would make our friend feel So, together we _ the cactus enough to get the mud out from under it ,and I the floor. Then I asked my helper to get some water and get that little square of floor _ . It was small job that I thought would he for her, since she'd worked so much already.
When our friend came back in to us, she was really affected by what we had _ ,andI think our taking so much care with her mom's plant did what I hoped. She shouted , and smiled, and put her hand to her heart. I think n was a for her, just to see one little space so clear of mud
1.A. repair B. decoration C. cleanup D. painting
2.A. filled B. separated C. enlarged D. lifted
3.A. clothing B pictures C. desks D. furniture
4.A. used B. mended C. damaged D. recycled
5.A. still B. already C. even D. ever
6.A. floor B. grass C. blanket D. step
7.A. cup B. pool C. pot D. cupboard
8.A. concerned B. ashamed C. guilty D. careful
9.A. although B. since C. unless D. until
10.A. fresh B. tall C. intelligent D. handsome
11.A. plant B. carpet C. section D. wood
12.A. sadder B. better C. dirtier D. calmer
13.A. planted B. watered C. straightened D. moved
14.A. cleared B. dug C. fulfilled D. covered
15.A. hardly B. nervously C. really D. occasionally
16.A. colorful B. clean C. crowded D. exact
17.A. easy B. accessible C. important D. possible
18.A. call on B. care for C. check on D. turn t
19.A. expected B. offered C. sent D. accomplished
20.A. experience B. relief C. belief D. duty
