Passage Four
　　When Herbert. J. Taylor first came to this company, the workers didn’t hold much faith in him. He looked into the way the company did its business, which was the sale” of aluminum pots and pans. The nature of the industry was fraught with dishonest business practices. To bring the business out of bankruptcy Taylor knew that he had to change the way business was performed. Finally he developed a very simple business tip that. all employees were to follow in all of their business dealings with customers and suppliers. The tip changed the business, turned the business around and at last brought it out of bankruptcy.
　　The business tip is a simple four-step decision-making tool. It didn’t tell people what to do or how to think, but it did give them a tool to use in all of their business dealings. It is simple The four way test. The tip is to use this simple decision-making tool in your life and see if it doesn’t make a difference. As people, we must all stick to our personal honesty. This is handy and simple test of what you say, do or think. Give it a try in your life.
　　The four way test
　　①. Is it the TRUTH?
　　②. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
　　③. Will it build GOODWILL and better friendship?
　　④. Will it be GOOD to all concerned?
　　By the way, this tool made Herbert. J. Taylor a multi-millionaire in the 1930s. So it’s also a very profitable way of doing business.
　　31. The underlined phrase “was fraught with” in paragraph 1 means .
　　A. was filled with B. was popular with
　　C. was famous for D. was covered with
　　32. This four-step decision-making tool can .
　　A. give you an exact answer to all the problems
　　B. help you change the way you do things
　　C. certainly help you do all business successfully
　　D. help you find better ways to fight against the people around you
　　33. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
　　A. Herbert. J. Taylor is the richest business man in the world
　　B. All the business don’t make their money in an honest way
　　C. The company of Herbert. J. Taylor didn’t trade according to The four way test.
　　D. The workers didn’t believe Herbert. J. Taylor could succeed at first.
　　34. This simple decision-making tool is__________.
　　A. only a honest way of doing business.
　　B. only profitable to others
　　C. both a honest and profitable way of doing business
　　D. only a profitable way of doing business
　　35. What could be the best title of the passage?
　　A. The four way test
　　B. Herbert, J. Taylor’s success.
　　C. How to survive in business
　　D. To be honest in business.

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