Britain's most popular lie has been disclosed, with one in four people admitting using sor

Britain's most popular lie has been disclosed, with one in four people admitting using sorry I had no signal when returning a missed mobile phone call, a survey found．
Researchers found the average Briton tells on average four lies every day or almost 1500 every year． Almost one in six men admitted they were most likely to lie to their wife or girlfriend, on average at least twice a day．The most popular lie was saying you had no mobile phone signal．with one in four people admitting regularly using the little white He．It usually came after they hit the ignore button when their mobile rang．
Three quarters of people think women are better Hare．The research found 46 per cent of girls have been caught lying, pared to 58 of men．
The second most mon fib（无关紧要的谎言） is “I haven't got any cash on me when asked for money by tramps （流浪者）．beggars and Big Issue sellers．Nothing's wrong - I'm fine came third followed by You look lovely and Nice to see you．
Modern technology turned out to have contributed to many lies with I didn't get your text in 18th．Our server was down in 20th and My battery died in 26th place．
Other lies to make the top ten included I'll give you a ring, We're just good friends and We'll have to meet up soon．I'm on my way and No, your bum doesn't look big in that pleted the top ten．
Men tell the most fibs, ing out with five every day pared to women who lie just three times． In many cases perhaps it is better to flatter with a fib than destroy someone with the truth, according to a spokesman for OnePoll, which carried out the research of 4．300 adults．
【小题1】Whether the person being called has pushed the ignore button or     ．the caller at the other end hears the same tone．A．really has no signalB．can't get the textC．has a battery failureD．answers the call【小题2】Most people think women are better liars because     ．A．there're more women liarsB．fewer women liars are found outC．women tell less harmful liesD．women are harder to convince【小题3】Our server was down is perhaps a lie told as an excuse for not     ．A．inviting a friend to dinnerB．responding to an e - mailC．ing to a party on timeD．cleaning one's room【小题4】You look lovely and I'm on my way rank      on the popular - lie list．A．3rd and 8thB．5th and 10thC．4th and 9thD．5th and 12th【小题5】The OnePoll spokesman seems to think it's      for the British to lie so much．A．puzzlingB．disgustingC．impossibleD．reasonableA