If you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably 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 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”.
小題1: The underlined words in this passage means to “______”.
A．be ready to help othersB．make good use of one’s friends
C．be a little ahead of othersD．gain something at other’s expense
小題2: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．While taking a taxi in Finland, you can get off without first paying your fare.
B．In a big hotel in Finland, you can enjoy free meals if you’re living in the hotel.
C．The bosses in Finland pay the employees according to registration of their working hours.
D．The workers are always honest with their working hours.
小題3:We can learn from the passage that ______.
A．the Finnish society is of very high moral （道德） level
B．there are many loopholes in everyday life in Finland
C．in Finland, most taxi drivers will not charge you anything
D．everyone in Finland is like a gentleman, for they have faith in themselves
小題4:Which of the following is the best title of the passage ?
A．Life in FinlandB．A Society with “Foolish” People
C．What a LifeD．Honest accounts of the Finns

小題1:D
小題1:C
小題1:A
小題1:B
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