If you go to Finland, you will likely be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.

    The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals．The most they would do to show their good faith (信任) is to wave their registration (登記) card to the waiter.With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.

       The Finnish workers are paid by the hour.They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate.From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly.

       With so many loopholes (漏洞)in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”. But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms.And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.

       In a society of such high moral(道德的)practice, what need is there for people to be on guard (警惕)against others ?

56. While taking a taxi in Finland, a passenger __________.

       A. can never be turned down by the taxi driver wherever he wants to go

       B. only pays two US dollars for a taxi ride

    C. can go anywhere without having to pay the driver

       D. needs to provide good faith demonstration(證明) before leaving without paying

57. We can know from the passage that in Finland __________.

       A. both hotel guests and outside diners are served food free of charge

       B. big hotels are mostly poorly managed

       C. guests can enjoy free food once they stayed in the hotel

    D. big hotels provide meals for all kinds of diners

58. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

       A. Generally speaking, in Finland, workers can get more pay by working long hours.

       B. The bosses are too busy to check the working hours of their employees.

       C. The workers are always honest with their working hours.

       D. The workers and their bosses will make an agreement in advance about the pay.

59. It can be concluded that _________.

       A. Finnish people are really foolish in daily life

       B. Finland has been a good place for cheats

    C. all the Finns are rich and therefore honest

    D. the Finnish society is of very high moral level

                                      

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