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　　考题回忆：

　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is impossible to always be completely honest to your friends.

　　解题思路：

　　Agree

　　1. We have to tell white lies to comfort our friends.

　　2. We have our own secrets which we do not want anyone to know.

　　3. We may face a dilemma where we cannot be honest to both our friends.

　　参考范文：

　　We have always been taught that truth and honesty is the best policy, since being honest is considered to be one of the most important personal traits. However, despite our relentless effort in pursuit of honesty in all aspects of life, we are not likely to always be completely honest to our friends if we still want to keep them as close friends.

　　First, we have to tell while lies to our friends in order to comfort them. It is widely acknowledged that truth can hurt people more than a little while lie can. Therefore, when our friends are clearly unhappy about their life or are suffering from some tragic news, we can always comfort them with a white lie, which hurts less and harms none. For example, when a student fails to get a good score in a certain test and feels depressed, it is customary for his friends to soothe him by telling him that the test has been really difficult and that he will certainly do a better job in the next one. Under such circumstances, the complete truth will only make him feel more miserable and might even demotivate him so that he comes to hate that subject and stops making any progress.

　　Moreover, we may have our own secrets which we would like to hide from even our closest friends. Like a skeleton in the closet, which is better kept hidden, some secrets about us are better kept deeply buried in our mind rather than being exposed to our friends. Is it wise enough to let slip your bank account and your password? Is it wise enough to share the secret recipe with your friends even if it is the key to the success of your restaurant? Or is it wise enough to tell your close friends that you are a special agent working on a secretive mission for the government? In all these cases, even if your friends refrains from stealing your money, recipe or information, it is still very likely that your financial status, business or even life might be put under threat. Therefore, these secrets are better kept hidden from the prying eyes, including those of your nosy friends.

　　Finally, it is not uncommon to face a dilemma where we cannot be honest to all our friends simultaneously. Life and fictional stories abound with examples like this: Tom told Ann something and made her promise not to tell anyone. Unfortunately, Betty, a friend to both of them, became intrigued and inquired Ann about that particular information. Should Ann tell her “it’s nothing important”, or should Ann make up an excuse, or should Ann simply tell her the truth? In fact, all these replies involve a certain degree of dishonesty to either Betty or Tom. The only completely honest answer would be advising Betty to ask Tom herself. However, in this case, Betty might feel so betrayed that she might cease to be a friend of Tom. Therefore, in dilemmas like this, it is really impossible to be honest to all our friends simultaneously.

　　In conclusion, for the benefits of our friends, ourselves, and the friendship, we can hardly always be absolutely honest to all our friends.