At 9:00 Dick Spivak's bank telephoned and said his payment was late."The check is in the post,"Dick replied quickly.At 11:45 Dick left for a 12:00 meeting across town.Arriving late,he explained that traffic(交通)had been had.That evening,Dick's girlfriend wore a new dress.He hated it."It looks just great on you,"he said.Three lies in one day!Yet Dick Spivak is just an ordinary man.Each time,he told himself that sometimes the truth causes too many problems.Most of us tell much the same white lies,harmless untruths that help to save trouble.Hos often do we tell white lies?It depends in part on our age,education,and even where we live.According to one U.S.study,women are more truthful than men,and honesty increases as we get older.  While most people use little white lies to make life easier,the majority of Americans care about honesty in both public and personal life.They say that people today are less honest than they were ten years ago.Although it is believed that things are getting worse,lying seems to be an age-old human problem.The French philos(哲学家)Vauvenarges,writing in the eighteenth century,touched on the truth when he wrote,"All men are born truthful and die liars(说谎者)."

1 When the writer says"Dick Spivak is just an ordinary man",he means_____.

A.it is common that people tell white lies

B.Dick could do nothing about bad traffic

C.it is common that people delay their payment

D.Dick found it had to deal with everyday proplems

2.According to the text,most Americans_____.

A.hate white lies 

B.believe white lies

C.value honesty

D.consider others dishonest

3 Vauvenarges' remark suggests that_____.

A.lying is an age-old human problem

B.dishonesty increases as people get older

C.people were dishonest in the 18th century

D.it is social conditions that make people tell lies

Today,rooler skating is easy and fun.But a long time ago,it wasn't easy at all.Before 1750,the idea of skating didn't exist.That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin.Merlin's work was making musical instruments.In his spare time he liked to playthe violin.Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams.People called him a dreamer.One day Merlin an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball(化装舞会).He was very pleased and a little excited.As the day of the party came near,Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party.He had an idea.He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll.Finally,he decided to but two.wheels under each shoe.These were the first roller skates.Merlin was were pround of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.On the night of party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin.Everyone was astonished to see him.There was just one problem.Merlin had no wasy to stop his roller skates.He rolled on and on.Suddenly,he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall.Down feel the mirror,breaking to pieces.Nobody forgot Merlin's grand entrance for a long time!

1 The text is mainly about_____.

A.a strange man

B.an unusual party

C.how roller skating began

D.hos people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century

2.People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he_____.

A.often gave others surprises

B.was a gifted musiian

C.invented the roller skates

D.was full of imagination

3 Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to_____.

A.impress the party guests

B.arrive at the party sooner 

C.test his invention

D.show his skill in walking on wheels

4.What is the main point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph?

A.The roller skates needed further improvement.

B.The party guests took Merlin for a fool.

C.Merlin succeeded beyond expectation.

D.Merlin got himself into trouble.

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