trustworthy 值得信任的

fraud 诈骗

get into hot water 陷入困境，使尴尬

in all honesty 老实说

测验与练习 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

1. What does an honesty box rely on people doing?

2. According to psychologist Philip Graves, what is the advantage of being dishonest?

3. True or false: Societies can trust each other if everyone behaves honestly.

4. Which word used in the article means 'extremely important because it has a major effect on the result of something'?

5. Why do you think being honest with your words can be a bad thing?

2. 请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处 。

1. Sam worked for an ______ employer and when it closed down he still hadn't been paid.

decent        cheat        unscrupulous        corruption

2. Daisy finally ______ to breaking the window and was made to pay for repairing it.

owned up        owe up        own up        owed

3. The car seller seemed ______ so we decided to buy from him instead of the garage down the road.

ostracised        trustworthy        let's be honest        unscrupulous

4. Mandeep asked me what I thought of the film but ______ I couldn't really say that I enjoyed it.

【How honest are you? 你诚实吗？】相关文章：

★ Passion and enthusiasm 两个词的区别

★ Are you a team player? 你是一名具有团队精神的人吗？

★ Are you addicted to your phone? 你是不是玩手机上瘾了？

★ Have a go 除了“试一试”以外还有什么意思？

★ Close, but no cigar 几近成功

★ How late is too late? 多晚算太晚？

★ Bored at work? Sue the boss! 工作无聊怪老板？

★ Burn a hole in your pocket 有钱不花难受

★ Do we need to attend lectures? 大学生是否需要听讲座式课程？

★ Artistic investments 投资艺术品就肯定有回报？