Question

“This pair of sunglasses just don’t suit you.” a friend of mine told me recently.

She wasn’t trying to _________ me. Instead, she was trying to be nice to me. She really wanted to give me _________ was the best for me. This kind of honesty is rare（稀有的）nowadays. And it’s getting rarer and rarer.

We live in a（n）_________ when technology is changing our interpersonal communications. We are forgetting how to be _________ with each other.

We see our friend wearing an awful coat, but comfort her it’s _________. When we are with friends, we not only avoid being honest with our friends but also avoid being honest with _________. For example, we don’t want to talk about diffculties that we’re facing, _________ they are scary and make us weak. We keep smiling and make ourselves look nice. And then when things fall apart, our friends feel _________, because they didn’t see it coming. As a matter of fact, we didn’t let them see it coming.

Honesty is difficult. But _________ it, you can’t get along well with others. So let’s start now. Tell your friend directly, “No, the coat isn’t the best. __________ you should consider something else.” Try to be a little more real on social media（社交媒體）, for you and everyone else.

1.A.encourage B.laugh C.cheat D.suggest

2.A.what B.which C.who D.when

3.A.family B.life C.moment D.age

4.A.careful B.truthful C.patient D.popular

5.A.terrible B.fine C.expensive D.cheap

6.A.they B.my C.him D.ourselves

7.A.because B.unless C.though D.after

8.A.tired B.shocked C.moved D.relaxed

9.A.without B.including C.besides D.under

10.A.However B.Otherwise C.Perhaps D.Mostly

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