Do you know the famous movie Happy Feet? It tells a story about penguins(企鹅).

    Penguins are very {#blank#}1{#/blank#} animals. Many people like {#blank#}2{#/blank#} very much. But do you {#blank#}3{#/blank#} they live? They live at the South Pole(南极). Why do they live there? {#blank#}4{#/blank#} they like the cold weather there. They like {#blank#}5{#/blank#} with their family. There {#blank#}6{#/blank#} 20 kinds of penguins in the world. They have beautiful black and white {#blank#}7{#/blank#} Some of them are very big, and they can be one meter {#blank#}8{#/blank#} so they can eat a lot. What do they eat? They usually eat small {#blank#}9{#/blank#} .Many people think penguins are the cutest animals in the world. Do you want to go to the South Pole {#blank#}10{#/blank#} them one day?

    Mr. Smith lived in the country, but he worked in an office in a big city. So he went to work {#blank#}1{#/blank#} train every morning and came home in the same way.

    One morning he was {#blank#}2{#/blank#} his newspaper silently on the train when {#blank#}3{#/blank#}man sitting behind him, who Mr. Smith had never met before, leaned (倾斜) forward, tapped (拍打) him on the shoulder and spoke to {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. The man said," You're leading a very interesting life. You get on the same {#blank#}5{#/blank#}at the station at the same time every morning, and you always sit in the same seat and read the same newspaper. Life is always the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} to you.

    Mr. Smith put his paper {#blank#}7{#/blank#}, turned around, and said to the man, "Who are you? {#blank#}8{#/blank#} do you know all these things about me?"

    "{#blank#}9{#/blank#} I'm always sitting in this seat behind you," the man answered." This morning, I thought it would be good to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} hello."

    Lily was a single mother who lived with her little son. She lost her job two years ago and they lived {#blank#}1{#/blank#} very hard life. Her heart was {#blank#}2{#/blank#} every time her son asked, "Can I have some more bread, Mommy?"

    One day, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} her son asked the same question again, she bought some food with her only 5 dollars and cooked a big meal for him at home. Lily was a shy mother, but she was strong-minded. She used to love writing, so she decided {#blank#}4{#/blank#} some articles for magazines to make money. Things went {#blank#}5{#/blank#} than before. Thanks to some free {#blank#}6{#/blank#} provided by the local food bank, her son had more to eat. Once he told Lily that the dishes she made {#blank#}7{#/blank#} very delicious. Suddenly, an idea came to Lily's mind," {#blank#}8{#/blank#} " not share my recipes(食谱)on the Internet?" She did so. Many people liked her recipes and she became popular.

    Soon after that, Lily wrote a book on {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (cook) and got much money from it. Finally, she had a good sleep for the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (one) night during the two years. Now Lily lives happily, but she'll never forget the days when she worked hard for a good life.

    It seems that everybody tells lies-well, not big lies, but what we call "white lies". Telling white lies isn't that bad. Most of the time, people do it because they want to protect a{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. Here are some ways they do it.

Giving false excuses:

    Sometimes people lie because they don't want to do something. For example, someone invites you to a party. You think it will be{#blank#}2{#/blank#}, so you say you're busy.

    Lying to make someone feel good:

    Often we say something different from the facts to{#blank#}3{#/blank#}someone feel good. For example, your friend cooks dinner for you, but it tastes terrible. Do you say so? No! You{#blank#}4{#/blank#}say, "Umm, this is delicious!"