It’s a land where winter darkness is long, and summers bring continuous sunlight.
However, people are very happy in Finland, despite the country’s natural challenges. Last
month, the nation was named the happiest on Earth, according to the 2018 World Happiness Report released by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
    The Finns certainly have a high range of happiness, Eric Weiner wrote in his 2008 book The Geography of Bliss.
There’s a stereotype (刻板印象) that Finns are introverted (内向的) and shy, because they
often stay silent. But in fact, “for Finns, it is extremely rude to interrupt someone. This leads to us making pauses (停顿) or taking our time to talk”, Krista Huhtala-jenks, a senior officer at Finland’s Ministry of Transport and Communications, explained to CNN.
    Perhaps Finland’s love for heavy metal music and tango reveals the country’s true personality, however. Indeed, young Finns love heavy metal, while tango remains a huge part of Finnish culture for the older generation. The passionate dance started in Argentina, but it’s Finland that became the tango capital of the world. Every July, the Finnish town of Seinajoki draws thousands of people from all over the world to a four-day tango festival. During the festival, a tango king and queen are chosen.
    Another trademark (特征) of Finnish culture is the sauna (桑拿). According to CNN, the nation has about 3.5 million saunas – roughly one for every 1.6 people. And 99 percent of Finns take at least one sauna a week, BBC News reported.
    In Finns’ eyes, saunas are closely related to well-being. For example, if a person gets sick, he or she will take a sauna. Many women also prefer to give birth in a sauna, because “the walls of traditional smoke saunas were lined with naturally bacteria-resistant soot (抑菌的煤烟灰), making them the cleanest room in the house”, BBC News noted.
    Medical benefits aside, the sauna is also seen as a place to collect your thoughts. “Sauna is for your mind. It really helps you to calm down in a modern society where it is never quiet,” Jarmo Lehtola from the Finnish Sauna Society, told BBC News. “If somebody wants to understand what it is to be a Finn, they have to understand what a sauna is. If you do not experience sauna, you do not experience Finland.”
24. According to Huhtala-jenks, why do Finns often remain silent?
A. They are too introverted to talk.
B. They prefer to take time to think.
C. They have plenty of time for conversation.
D. They believe it’s impolite to interrupt others.
25. How does the author show the sauna’s popularity in Finland?
A. By giving examples.
B. By raising questions.
C. By presenting data.
D. By making a comparison.
26. How do Finns believe saunas benefit people?
A. They help people keep a peaceful mind.
B. They can reduce the pain of giving birth.
C. They help people to recover from cancer.
D. They’re a good place to look for inspiration.
27. What’s the author’s main purpose in writing the article?
A. To explore the interesting history of Finland.
B. To introduce some aspects of Finnish culture.
C. To study Finns’ true personality.
D. To show Finns’ love for saunas.
 24-27 DCAB