the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society, has turned everyone into a real "gentleman"．

　　【解题导语】　本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，主要通过一些例子，介绍了芬兰人的诚实，并且诚实让他们成为真正的"绅士"。

　　【长难句分析】　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.

　　分析：该句为主从复合句。句中that you have some business to attend to为that引导的宾语从句，作say的宾语。

　　译文：你可以乘一辆出租车去任何地方，告诉司机让你在任何地方下车，告诉(司机)你有一些事情要处理，然后不付车费就可以离开。

　　1．The underlined words in Paragraph 5 mean "________"．

　　A．to be ready to help others

　　B．to make good use of one's friends

　　C．to be a little ahead of others

　　D．to gain something at others' expense

答案与解析：考查词义猜测。根据第五段第一句"With so many loopholes (漏洞) in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take 'petty_advantages'"可知，在日常生活中芬兰出现了很多的"漏洞"。结合上文内容可知，在芬兰，如果你告诉出租车司机你有一些事要处理，你不付车费就可以离开；在宾馆用旧的登记卡就可以享受免费大餐；工人只要告诉老板自己工作的时长就可以得到相应的工资，这些就是"漏洞"。由此可知，芬兰确定是那些爱贪小便宜的人的天堂，画线词意为"小便宜"，故D项正确。