When economists try to explain why the internet is more popular in one country than another, they usually point to factors such as the number of PCs. telephone lines or average years of schooling. But something less quantifiable may be more important: trust this, at least, is the result of a recent study, which compared 17 countries. The Internet's anonymity and vastness encourage misrepresentation and fraud. Thus, people who are normally suspicious (and there are a lot of them) lend to shun the medium, while more trusting ones embrace it.
One important point made in the passage is that ____.
without the Internet to help, education in schools would be less efficient
the Internet could be used to prevent corruption and cheating
an increasing number of people now do their business through the Internet
to be effective, the Internet needs to be more easily accessible
many people feel no confidence in the Internet
We understand from the passage that the Internet ____.
does not have the same appeal throughout the world
has contributed enormously to the improvement of the world economy
is being used more and more commonly in schools around the world
enjoys great popularity in 17 countries in the world
has failed to attain the world-wide popularity expected of it by economists
It is pointed out in the passage that trust ____.
in the Internet has been undermined by too many cases of fraud
is only of secondary importance for the popularity of the Internet
is of paramount importance for the spread of the Internet
in the Internet cannot be restored in the near future
in the Internet cannot exist so long as there are so many naturally suspicious people