問題詳情

39 至 46 題為題組Even though the old saying goes, “honesty is the best policy,” telling the truth is not alwaysthe perfect policy when we get into some thorny trouble. We do often lie in our day-to-day lives.Lies are told for some of the following reasons. To begin with, we lie 39 protecting ourselves.40 we all make blunders once in a while; whereas, some of us don’t have enoughcourage to confess we have made them. To keep off punishment or to preserve our self-esteem,41 an excuse—a lie—to cover up our wrongdoing with efforts to 42 . Another reason weare 43 is to rid ourselves of situations we cannot manage or we are reluctant to get involved in.For example, a student 44 on a test might shade the truth from his parents because he/shelacks the confidence to face consequences. In such circumstances, lies are used as a means toavoid difficulties.45 , we sometimes tell white lies so as not to hurt other people’s feelings. These types oflies are generally not considered bad or wrong. In fact, many people who have told the truth totheir loved ones, only to 46 a negative reaction, wish they had told a white lie. Therefore,white lies can be helpful in maintaining good relationships.
39.
(A) in order to
(B) so as to
(C) with a view to
(D)for purpose to

參考答案

答案：B
難度：非常困難0.166667
統計：A(7),B(2),C(1),D(1),E(0)

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