Choose the correct word or expression from the boxes to complete the sentences below. (Sometimes you will need to use the same word twice in a sentence).

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ALTHOUGH - BUT - EVEN - FOR EXAMPLE - FORTUNATELY - IF ASKED - IN PRACTICE

we may feel it is wrong to tell a white lie, most people avoid telling the truth if we feel it may offend someone.

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ALTHOUGH - BUT - CASE - EVEN - FACT - IN PRACTICE - NOT SURPRISINGLY - PROBABLY

We may tell young children that a pet which has died has gone to heaven though we do not believe ourselves that dead animals go to heaven. We would argue that this is a of protecting a child who cannot yet understand the truth.

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ALTHOUGH - BUT - CASE - EVEN - FACT - FORTUNATELY - HOWEVER - IF ASKED - NOT SURPRISINGLY - PURELY

There are some people - they are rare - who seem to want to tell lies if lying is not in their interests, or when telling the truth would be more to their advantage. They appear to lie for fun. Lying is a dare or a challenge. , there are individuals who seem to lie automatically and are unaware of the . Lying has become second nature and they do no longer realise that they are doing it.

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ALTHOUGH - BUT - CASE - EVEN - FOR EXAMPLE - HOWEVER - IF ASKED - NOT SURPRISINGLY

, most people would say without a second's thought that lying is wrong. , if we think harder, we can easily think of situations when lying is not only excusable, actually preferable to telling the truth.

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ALTHOUGH - BUT - CASE - EVEN - FOR EXAMPLE - HOWEVER - IF ASKED - NOT SURPRISINGLY

, different cultures view lying in slightly different ways. , values related to personal modesty or face saving may affect whether a person decides to tell the truth or not.