B1+_U4A_Vocabulary_truth and lies

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I realised that she hadn’t told me the truth and she had tried to​ (a)   me.

• deceive
• come clean
• doubt
• made up
• pretend
• scheme

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I (a)   he’s telling the truth because he lies about everything.

• deceive
• come clean
• doubt
• made up
• pretend
• scheme

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I’m sure she (a)   that story. I don’t believe a word.

• deceive
• come clean
• doubt
• made up
• pretend
• scheme

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I know you're lying. Why don't you (a)   and tell me the truth?

• deceive
• come clean
• doubt
• made up
• pretend
• scheme

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Let's (a)   to be famous and see if anyone believes us.

• deceive
• come clean
• doubt
• made up
• pretend
• scheme

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They created a (a)   to make money from old people by saying they were going to help them.

• deceive
• come clean
• doubt
• made up
• pretend
• scheme

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It’s hard to (a)   so I decided to come clean.

• tell the truth
• scheme
• doubt
• made up
• pretend
• live a lie

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Brian (a)   that story about meeting Elon Musk. It’s definitely not true.

• tell the truth
• scheme
• doubt
• made up
• pretend
• live a lie

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Why don’t you just (a)   ? Life’s much easier if you’re honest.

• tell the truth
• scheme
• doubt
• made up
• pretend
• live a lie

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If you (a)   to be me, you can use my membership card to get into the gym.

• tell the truth
• scheme
• doubt
• made up
• pretend
• live a lie