There are two common explanations for origin of tipping. The Oxford English Dictionary say
Tipping became common in England by the middle of the eighteenth century. Because it is ill-suited to a country without an established servant class, it did not catch on in America until after the Civil War, when former slaveholders suddenly found themselves having to pay the help and when new-rich industrialists adopted the European fashion. By the turn of the century, we had made the custom our own, and the American “big tipper ” was on his way.
Today, although the lines between bribery(贿赂) and thanks for services remain as vague as ever, tipping has become universal, not least because, in an increasingly uncertain economy, it provides the growing service class with income that is at least as reliable as wages and that is less subject to tax review.
Not surprisingly, government officials as among the few die-hards who still question the tipping system. They have a point too. Tippers ’ International Association estimates that U.S. workers get about $5 billion a year in tips.
In the seventeenth century, tip was probably a word used by_____.
A.lawbreakers
B.customers
C.waitresses
D.coffeehouse bosses
Tipping did not become popular in U.S. until after the Civil War because______.A.the country was free of a servant class
B.former slaveholders did not want to pay the help
C.northern industrialists refused to adopt the European fashion
D.tipping was contradictory to the American custom
Tipping is universally accepted mainly because_______.A.it is an easy way to make money
B.it ensures people a good and prompt service
C.it enables the service class to be free from taxes
D.it supplies the service class with a sort of reliable income
Which of the following words can best describe the government officials ’ attitudes towards the tipping system?A.Positive.
B.Negative.
C.Doubtful.
D.Indifferent.
The passage is about_______.A.the origin of tipping
B.the practice of tipping in U.S
C.the popularity of tipping
D.the shaping of the tipping system
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