Becareful!Somepeoplemayusethetruthtodeceive.Whensomeonetellsyousomethingthatistruebutmissesimportantinformationthatshouldbeincludedhecancreateafalseimpression(印象).

Forexamplesomeonemightsay"Ijustwon100dollarsonthelottery(彩票).Itwasgreat.Itookthatticketbacktothestoreandtheygaveme100dollars!"

Thismanisawinnerright?Maybemaybenot.Wethendiscoverthathepaid200dollarsfor200ticketsandonlyoneticketwon.He'sreallyabigloser.

Hedidn'tsayanythingthatwasfalsebuthedidn'tgivetheotherimportantinformation.That'scalledahalf-truth.Half-truthsarenotliesbutinfacttheyaredishonest.

Advertisementssometimesusehalf-truths.It'sagainstthelawtolieinadvertisementssotheytrytodeceivewiththetruth.Anadvertisementmightsay"Nine-tenthsofdoctorsbelievethatFancyPillswillbegoodtocancer."Itdoesn'ttellyouthattheyonlyaskedtendoctorsandnineofthemworkfortheFancyCompany.

Thiskindofthinghappenstoooften.It'sasadfactoflife:Liesareliesandsometimesthetruthcanlieaswell.

小题1:Whatdoestheunderlinedword"deceive"meaninChinese?A．坦白　B．引人注意　C．获胜　D．欺骗小题2:Whenpeopletellpartofthetruth .A．theyarereallylyingB．theyarelotterylosersC．theymaywantyoutobuysomethingD．theymaynotbehonest小题3:WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Thetruthcanbeusedbydishonestpeople.B．Allliesarehiddeninthetruth.C．Nine-tenthsofdoctorsworkforFancyCompany.D．Advertisementsarefulloflies.小题4:Whatdoesthewriterclearlywantpeopletodo?A．Thinkcarefullywhentheyreadorhearsomething.B．Spendnomoneyonlotterytickets.C．Nevertrustanyonenomatterwhattheysay.D．Alwaystellthetruth.小题5:Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TelltheTruthB．EverybodyLies