第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Becarefulofthosewhousethetruthtodeceive(cheat).Whensomeonetellsyousomethingthatistrue,but 36 importantinformationthatshouldbeincluded,hecancreateafalse 37 .

ForExample,amanoncetoldme,“Ijustwonahundreddollarsonthe 38 .Itwasgreat.I 39 thatticketbacktothestoreandturneditin 40 onehundreddollars!”

Thisguyisawinner,right?Maybe,maybenot.Then 41 Idiscoveredthatheboughttwohundredtickets,andonlyonewasa 42 .Hewas 43 abigloser!

Hedidn’tsayanythingthatwasfalse, 44 heleftoutimportantinformation 45 .That’scalledahalf—truth.Half—truthsarenottechnically 46 ,buttheyarejustasdishonest.

Untrustworthycandidatesinpoliticalcampaignsoftenusethis 47 .Let’ssaythatduringGovernorSmith’slastterm,her 48 lostonemillionjobsandgainedthreemillionjobs.Thenshesoughtanother 49 .Oneofheropponentsputanadsaying,“DuringGovernorSmith’sterm,thestatelostonemillionjobs!”That’s 50 .However,anhoneststatementwouldhavebeenquitedifferent.

Advertiserswillsometimesusehalf—truths.It’s 51 thelawtomakefalseclaims,sothey 52 tomisleadyouwiththetruth.Anad 53 blowitsownhorn,“NineoutoftendoctorslendYuckyPillstocurenosepimples.”Itfailstomentionthattheyonlyaskten 54 ,andnineofthemworkfortheYuckyCorporation.

Thiskindof 55 deceptionhappenstoooften.It’safactoflife:liesarelies,butsometimesthetruthcanlieaswell.

36.A.makesout B.leavesout C.triesout D.putsout

37.A.chance B.expression C.impression D.translation

38.A.spot B.lab C.competition D.lottery

39.A.took B.turned C.went D.looked

40.A.with B.as C.like D.for

41.A.later B.formerly C.hardly D.generally

42.A.loser B.w