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 , some 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 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.How much did the lottery winner lose?
A. One hundred dollars. B. Two hundred dollars.
C. Three hundred dollars. D. Four hundred dollars.
2.We may infer that the author believes people should___________.
A. buy lottery tickets B. make use of half-truths
C. not take anything at face value D. not trust the Yucky Company
3.What do the underlined words " net gain" in Paragraph 5 mean?
A. final increase. B. big advantage.
C. large share. D. total saving.
4.What can we know from the example of the Yucky Pill advertisement?
A. False statements are easy to see through.
B. Half-truths are often used to mislead people.
C. Doctors like to act in advertisement.
D. Advertisements are based on facts.
假如你叫李华，你和父母在英国旅游期间于1月28日至30日入住Forest Hotel酒店，但对其提供的服务不满意，请发电子邮件给酒店的管理者进行投诉，要求其道歉并改进服务质量。
1.搬运工送到房间的皮箱破损；
2.卫生间漏水；
3.楼下酒吧有噪音，并持续到很晚，影响休息。
注意：
1.文章必须包括所有要点。可适当增加细节，以使文章连贯。
2.词数120。
3.参考词汇：搬运工porter n; 皮箱suitcase n； 漏水leak vi.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
3．错误类型不涉及单词拼写。
Good relationships between teachers or students are important to teaching and learning only with good relationships can student and teachers cooperate well.
Good relationships depended on both sides. On the one hand, students should respect teachers and our hard work. They should polite Co teachers and ready to following their advice. On an other hand, teachers should be kindly, friendly and patient to students. They must be responsible on their teaching and help students. If both sides treat10 each other in a friendly way, teaching and learning in class will be highly efficient.
Polar bears are suffering in a 1.(warm) world.
Polar bears live in environments too cold for most animals.2.much of the year, they live and hunt on the frozen Arctic sea ice. Nature has prepared 3.for the cold conditions. But nothing has prepared the bears for the danger that 4. (threat)the only home they know.
The polar bears’ world is melting. Studies show that the polar ice has reduced by 9.8% every 10 years 5. 1978. Now about 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears live in the Arctic. Polar bears depend on the sea ice for their 6. (survive). “The sea ice is more than just this platform that the bears walk over,” says Andrew Derocher, 7. scientist who studies North American polar bear populations. “8. it, they can’t exist.”
Some melting and refreezing of the polar ice is natural. 9. in a warmer world, these cycles speed up, and bears have less time to hunt. Normally, they have three months in the spring when they gain more weight. The extra fat is used later, 10. the bears are not actively hunting.
Do you know insurance? Buying insurance is a ______by which people can protect themselves ______large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large number of people pay _______sums of money to an insurance company. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only__________will lose their homes by fire. The insurance company will pay for these homes out or the sums of money it has __________.
The first modern fire insurance company was _______in London, England, in 1666. A great fire had just _______ most of the city, and people wanted protection against _______losses. The first company _______ rapidly. Soon other companies were founded in other areas.
Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance company in America in 1752. He also _______ a new kind of insurance for_______ . The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops______ storms.
In 1795, Benjamin Franklin helped start______ new insurance company in America. This company,______ offered life insurance, collected some money ________ from many different men. _______a man died, his family was given a large sum of money. Today, this company is________in business.
Over the years, people have ________ from many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from _________accidents as car and plane crashes.______, almost everyone has some kind of insurance.
1.A. way B. firm C. consideration D. means
2.A. from B. against C. with D. beyond
3.A. small B. huge C. much D. little
4.A. many B. little C. few D. a few
5.A. stole B. collected C. lent D. brought
6.A. built B. found C. formed D. organized
7.A. destroyed B. hurt C. harmed D. wounded
8.A. farther B. further C. wider D. longer
9.A. risen B. rised C. grew D. turned
10.A. suggested B. determined C. asked D. demanded
11.A. farmers B. workers C. waiters D. doctors
12.A. with B. by C. from D. for
13.A. other B. certain C. another D. some
14.A. where B. which C. whom D. that
15.A. commonly B. usually C. regularly D. ordinarily
16.A. If B. Although C. Unless D. Because
17.A. always B. still C. hardly D. seldom
18.A. paid B. offered C. bought D. benefited
19.A. many B. so C. such D. that
20.A. Today B. Generally C. Lately D. Tomorrow
How to Improve Vocabulary Fast
Your vocabulary refers to the words in a language you are familiar with. We should learn some ways to expand it.
Read every day. 1. Choose reading material that is slightly above your level and keep a dictionary with you to look up words you do not know.
2.If you do not meet with an unfamiliar word in your daily reading, use your dictionary to search for one.
Learn the correct definition and pronunciation for each new word. Pronunciation is as important as definition because in order to add a word to your active vocabulary, you must be able to use it in speech.
Elaborate(阐释)on the meaning of the word. Use imagery and personal relevance. If you have just learned that the word “stubborn” , think about the neighbor who will not lend you his car. 3.
Use your new word in speech and in writing. E-mail your sister about how your cat is stubborn about sleeping on your pillow. 4.But the more you use it, the more fluent you will become in its use. Soon it will be a regular part of your active vocabulary.
Tell everyone you are trying to increase your vocabulary. Encourage them to ask you what your latest word is 5..The more you explain the meaning of a word to someone, the more likely you are to remember it.
A. Or let them ask for the definition of a new word you have used.
B. Your vocabulary contains the words you understand.
C. The vocabulary can be increased.
D. Imagine him shaking his head, and think of him as “stubborn in his refusal”.
E. The first time you use a new word in speech it may seem strange.
F. Find a new word every day.
G. The more often you read, the faster your vocabulary can grow.
