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(C)Beware of those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells yousomething that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included,he can create a false impression.      For example, someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery.It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundreddollars!”      This guy’s a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that hebought two hundred tickets, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big loser!       He didn’t say anything that was false, but he deliberately omitted importantinformation. That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they arejust as dishonest.       Untrustworthy candidates in political campaigns often use this tactic. Let’s saythat during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and gainedthree million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents runs an adsaying, “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, thestate had a net gain of two million jobs.”       Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s against the law to make falseclaims so they try to mislead you with the truth. An ad might boast, “Nine out of tendoctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples.” It fails to mention that theyonly asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.       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.
72. Which statement is true according to the article?
(A). Whenever people tell the truth, they are really lying.
(B). You can’t trust gamblers.
(C). All governors help their states.
(D). The truth can be used in dishonest ways.

參考答案

答案：D
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(1),B(0),C(0),D(1),E(0)

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