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Very often, new-born babies are not beautiful. They are wrinkled (多皱的) or hairless, or they have an angry look on their faces. They seem to say, “Get away! I hate everybody.” But to a parent, that hairless, wrinkled, angry-faced baby is the most beautiful and perfect child in the world. When a proud father or mother asks you, “Well, What do you think… isn’t she beautiful?” What are you going to say? Is this the time for the truth? Of course not!

You look that proud father in the eyes and say, “Yes, she is! She’s really a beauty. She’s one in a million. She’s going to be a movie star! I can tell! She’s as beautiful as a picture.”

In English, This is a white lie. White lies don’t hurt people. They are not cruel (残忍的) or angry words. People use them to make a difficult thing a little easier. When people don’t want to meet someone, or eat something new that they really don’t like at a friend’s house, they tell a white lie. They are trying to be kind. They don’t want to hurt anyone. It’s important to be honest (诚实的), but many people feel that being kind is sometimes more important.

6. Parents are usually ________ when their babies are born.

A. angry   B. proud   C. sad   D. surprise

7. When a parent asks what you think of their new baby, they want you to ________.

A. tell the truth      B. say what you like

C. tell lies       D. say something positive

8. The underlined word “white” in this passage means “________” in Chinese.

A. 善意的   B. 恶意的  C. 白色的  D. 苍白的

9. From the passage we know that ________.

A. a new-born baby hates everyone around her

B. a new-born baby is the most beautiful one

C. people who tell white lies are not kind

D. people who tell white lies want to be kind

10. Which of the following is a white lie?

A. You broke the window but you say you don’t know who broke it.

B. You know Jack has stolen a watch but you say you don’t know who stole the watch.

C. You don’t think your friend’s first drawing is great but you say it is.

D. You tell a mother that her new-born baby isn’t beautiful.