Very often, newborn babies are not beautiful. They are wrinkled （多皱的）or hairless, or they have an   1   look on their faces. They seem to say," Get  2  ! I hate everybody. "But to a  3, that hairless, wrinkled, angry -faced baby is the most beautiful and   4   child in the world. What are you going to say when that proud father or mother asks you, "Well, what do you think... Isn' t she beautiful?" Is this the time for you to   5   the truth? Of course not!

You look at that proud father in the eye and say, "Yes, she is! She is really a beauty. She's one in a million. She' s going to   6   a movie star ! I can tell ! She is as beautiful as a picture. "     

In English, this is a white lie. White lies don' t  7  people. They are not cruel (伤人的) or bad words. People use them to   8   a difficult thing a little easier. When people don' t want to meet   9, or eat something new that they really don' t like at a friend's house, they often tell a white lie. They are trying to be honest, 10   many people feel that being kind is sometimes more beautiful.

1. A. amazing          B. angry        .  C. excellent          D. active

2. A. up               B. over           C. away              D. back

3. A. parent            B. friend          C. relative            D. doctor

4. A. creative           B. athletic         C. perfect            D. polite

5. A. say               B. speak          C. talk              D. tell

6. A. love              B. be             C. help              D. refuse

7. A. hurt              B. burn           C. influence          D. hit

8. A. keep              B. take           C. show             D. make

9. A. anyone            B.. someone       C. everyone          D. one

10. A. so                B. and       .    C. but               D. or

完形填空

　In the doctor's waiting-room, sick men and women sitting on their chairs. Bob, a school boy, was among them. They all looked sad 　1　 Bob. He was deep(深) in an 　2　　 　story in a magazine. Just then the doctor came in to say he was ready　　 　3　　 　the next person. Bob jumped 　4　　 　and ran into the doctor's room.

　“　 　　 5 　?” said the doctor. Before Bob could say a word , the doctor made him　　 　6　　 　a bed, “ Now, let me　　 　7　　 　your heart. ” Bob tried to speak, but the doctor told him not to　　 　8　　 　.“ I will　　 　9　 your temperature.” Bob tried to sit up, but the doctor stopped him. After a moment, the doctor said, “Well, boy, you don't have a fever. In fact, there's nothing wrong with you.”

　“ I know there isn't, ” said Bob, “ I just came here to get　　 　10　　 　medicine for my father.”

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1)  A．and	B．except	C．besides	D．or	[　　]
(2)  A．interested	B．interesting	C．interest	D．interests	[　　]
(3)  A．in	B．at	C．with	D．for	[　　]
(4)  A．off	B．up	C．onto	D．out	[　　]
(5)  A．What's your trouble	B．How do you do	C．How are you	D．Are you ill	[　　]
(6)  A．to lie down on	B．lie down on	C．lying down in	D．lay down in	[　　]
(7)  A．listen to	B．hear	C．to listen to	D．to hear	[　　]
(8)  A．speak something	B．say anything	C．talk anything	D．tell nothing	[　　]
(9)  A．try	B．bring	C．take	D．have	[　　]
(10)  A．a bottle	B．a few	C．little	D．a bottle of	[　　]