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A terrible competition is going on in England，with billions of dollars and hundreds of lives at risk．OK，that's not true．But competitors from around the world gathered on Thursday for the annual competition to compete for the world's biggest person who tells lies．
Each participant（参与者） is given up to five minutes to make up the best fib in the contest，which was founded in honor of 1 9th-century Bridge Inn landlord Will Ritson，who was reportedly famous for his lies．Competitors gather at the Bridge Inn every year for the competition，a small pub in northwestern England．Anyone but lawyers and politicians can take part in the competition．
A study found that nearly all lies are detectable （可检测的） through visible facial muscle reactions（反应）in the person telling a lie．"Thus，while interpersonal cheat often is highly successful，signs of hidden emotional states are communicated clearly to the informed observer，"the study concluded．
A churchman of Carlisle reportedly holds what may be the greatest lie of all time in the competition，simply stating，"I have never told a lie in my life．"
In 2003，Abrie Krueger from South Africa became the first one to win the competition．In 2006，comedian Sue Perkins became the first female to win the competition，telling a tale about people riding camels to work as a result of climate change．
28．Why does the author tell a lie at the beginning of the passage？___
A．He likes telling lies．
B．He intends to talk about a contest．
C．Lies can be detected by someone．
D．Nearly everyone has told lies．
29．What does the underlined word"fib"in Paragraph 2 probably mean？___
A．Experience．
B．Story．
C．Lie．
D．Plot．
30．W ho can't take part in the competition？___
A．Lawyers & politicians．
B．Reporters & editors．
C．Doctors & teachers．
D．Students & managers．
31．What's the author's main purpose of this passage？___
A．To explain how to deal with lies．
B．To invite people to take part in the competition．
C．To discuss how to avoid telling lies．
D．To introduce a strange competition．

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28-31．BCAD
28题答案：B考查细节推理，根据后面的But competitors from around the world gathered on Thursday for the annual competition to compete for the world's biggest person who tells lies．但是来自全世界的竞争者周四汇聚一堂参加年度最大的撒谎者角逐大赛．可知作者撒谎的目的是为了引出这次比赛，故本题答案为B选项．
29题答案：C考查细节推理，根据文章第一段的…compete for the world's biggest person who tells lies．角逐世界最大的撒谎者．可知fib一词的含义为"谎言"，故本题答案为C选项．
30题答案：A考查细节推理，根据文章第二段的Anyone but lawyers and politicians can take part in the competition．除了律师和政治家意外的任何人都可以参加比赛．可知本题答案为A选项．
31题答案：D考查主旨大意，文章作者主要向读者介绍了一个奇怪的"撒谎大赛"；故本题答案为D选项．