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 in formation 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 on e hundred dollars!”
This guy’s a winner, right?Maybe, maybe not．We then discover that he bought ＄200 worth of tickets, and only on e 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(对手)says, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” that’s true．However, and honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs．”
Advertisers(广告商)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 of 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?
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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 ________．
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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 underline words “net gain” in Paragraph 5 mean?
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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?
Mama's voice floated through the apartment as she sang a Mexican folk song that I had heard all my life．“Hola,”she greeted me when she came out of the bedroom．“Please speak to me in 1 ,”I interrupted．She paid no attention and 2 speaking in Spanish．The words 3 me of my grandparents and birthday parties in Mexico, but I knew my mother's life would be 4 if she learned to speak English．We had lived in the United States for three years, and she still had difficulty 5 to store owners and my teachers．I was determined that she should try．“Why won't you speak English?”I 6 ．“Don't you want to be 7 to talk to people here?”“Isabel,”she whispered．Mama always whispered when she was upset with me．“What?”I was not 8 with her, either．She 9 for the English words．“Come with me to the, uh－how do you say it? Meeting．”“What kind of meeting? Where is it?”I 10 her, but now she refused to answer．In 11 we drove across town to the college, where she pulled into a brightly lit parking lot．I was 12 ．I had expected a meeting at someone's 13 －a garden club or a parents' group．Then I 14 a sign on a door．My mother was 15 night classes to learn English!
“I don't understand． 16 you're learning English, why won't you speak English at home?”I asked．“You'll learn faster if you 17 with me．”“I speak English here,”she said in her thick accent．She hesitated, putting the words together, and then went on,“I speak Spanish at home 18 you．”
I 19 understood－she spoke Spanish at home so that I wouldn't forget the words, songs, and 20 of Mexico．I said,“O.K．, Mama, esta bien．”
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