More than four out of five people admit to telling little white lies at least once a day and the preferred way of “being economical with the truth” is to use technology such as cell phones, texts and e-mails, a survey last Thursday said.

　　The research by UK pollsters 72 Point found that “techno-treachery(高科技说谎)” was wide-spread with nearly 75 percent of people saying gadgets made it easier to fib(撒小谎).

　　Just over half of respondents(被调查者) said using gadgets made them feel less guilty when telling a lie than doing it face to face.

　　The workplace was a favorite location for fibbing with 67 percent of the 1,487 respondents admitting they had lied at work.

　　The top lie was pretending to be ill (43 percent) followed by saying work had been completed when it hadn’t (23 percent). Worryingly for bosses 18 percent said they lied to hide a big mistake.

　　But, employers were not the only ones on the receiving end of dishonest statements. Just over 40 percent of the respondents said they had lied to their families or partners.

　　Key topics to lie about were: buying new clothes or the cost of them (37 percent), how good someone looked in something (35 percent), how much they had eaten (35 percent) and drunk (31 percent) and how much they weighed (32 percent).

1. The underlined phrase “being economical with the truth” probably means ________.

A. telling lies           B. making apologies      C. feeling guilty     D.admitting mistakes

2. It can be inferred from the passage that ___________.

A. employers sometimes lie to their employees, too

B. 75% of people have ever lied to someone

C. without gadgets, people may feel more pressure when telling white lies

D. more people lie to their family than to their bosses

3. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. Cell phones make people more likely to lie.

B. Some people might lie to their bosses when they are not doing their work well.

C. 40% of employers admit that they have lied to their families or partners.

D. Nearly 1,500 people were questioned in the survey.

4. According to the passage, in which of the following situations are you most likely to lie?

A. You are going to spend the night at your friend’s, which your parents won’t allow.

B. Your friend is wearing a new dress and asks you how you find it.

C. You are a little too fat, and you’re trying to tell your friend how heavy you are.

D. You want to ask your boss for a sick leave, although you are not ill.

5. The main idea of the passage is that __________.

A. people are getting more likely to lie

B. gadgets are seen as the best way to tell white lies

C. most people tell white lies at the workplace

D. 18% of people lie to their bosses