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Obama still smokes in secret

　　US President Barack Obama may have just made life more difficult for cigarette smokers, but he still smokes every now and then in secret．

　　Obama, who has publicly struggled to quit smoking, said he still hasn't completely kicked the habit even after signing a law this week that will set tough new rules for the tobacco industry．

　　“As a former smoker I constantly struggle with it．Have I fallen off the wagon sometimes? Yes．Am I a daily smoker, a constant smoker? No,” Obama said at a news conference．

　　“I don't do it in front of my kids, I don't do it in front of my family．I would say that I am 95 percent cured, but there are times where I mess up,” he said．

　　The new law gives the US Food and Drug Administration the power to strictly limit the making and marketing of tobacco products．

　　At a White House signing ceremony Monday, Obama said he was among the nearly 90 percent of smokers who took up the habit before their 18th birthday．

　　“Once you go down this path it's something you continually struggle with, which is exactly why the law we signed is so important because what we don't want is kids going down that path in the first place,” he said at the news conference．

　　Nearly 20 percent of Americans smoke and tobacco use kills about 440,000 people a year in the United States due to cancer, heart disease, and other serious diseases．

(1)

According to the passage, Obama ________．

[　　]

A．

has no plan to give up smoking

B．

still smokes as usual

C．

no longer smokes

D．

hasn't completely given up smoking

(2)

What does the underlined sentence mean in the third paragraph?

[　　]

A．

Have I dropped from the wagon?

B．

Have I stopped smoking completely?

C．

Do I still smoke sometimes?

D．

Do I still smoke as much as before?

(3)

Which of the following is Not TRUE?

[　　]

A．

Nearly 90 percent of the population of America smoke．

B．

Nearly 90 percent of the smokers of America began to smoke before they turned 18．

C．

Nearly one-fifth of Americans smoke．

D．

Smoking kills about 440,000 people a year in the USA．

(4)

The new law first looks at ________ health．

[　　]

A．

adults'

B．

middle-aged people's

C．

women's

D．

children's

答案：1．D;2．C;3．A;4．D;
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Obama still smokes in secret

　　US President Barack Obama may have just made life more difficult for cigarette smokers, but he still smokes every now and then in secret．

　　Obama, who has publicly struggled to quit smoking, said he still hasn't completely kicked the habit even after signing a law this week that will set tough new rules for the tobacco industry．

　　“As a former smoker I constantly struggle with it．Have I fallen off the wagon sometimes? Yes．Am I a daily smoker, a constant smoker? No,” Obama said at a news conference．

　　“I don't do it in front of my kids, I don't do it in front of my family．I would say that I am 95 percent cured, but there are times where I mess up,” he said．

　　The new law gives the US Food and Drug Administration the power to strictly limit the making and marketing of tobacco products．

　　At a White House signing ceremony Monday, Obama said he was among the nearly 90 percent of smokers who took up the habit before their 18th birthday．

　　“Once you go down this path it's something you continually struggle with, which is exactly why the law we signed is so important because what we don't want is kids going down that path in the first place,” he said at the news conference．

　　Nearly 20 percent of Americans smoke and tobacco use kills about 440,000 people a year in the United States due to cancer, heart disease, and other serious diseases．

(1)

According to the passage, Obama ________．

[　　]

A．

has no plan to give up smoking

B．

still smokes as usual

C．

no longer smokes

D．

hasn't completely given up smoking

(2)

What does the underlined sentence mean in the third paragraph?

[　　]

A．

Have I dropped from the wagon?

B．

Have I stopped smoking completely?

C．

Do I still smoke sometimes?

D．

Do I still smoke as much as before?

(3)

Which of the following is Not TRUE?

[　　]

A．

Nearly 90 percent of the population of America smoke．

B．

Nearly 90 percent of the smokers of America began to smoke before they turned 18．

C．

Nearly one-fifth of Americans smoke．

D．

Smoking kills about 440,000 people a year in the USA．

(4)

The new law first looks at ________ health．

[　　]

A．

adults'

B．

middle-aged people's

C．

women's

D．

children's

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                                                Obama still smokes in secret
     US President Barack Obama may have just made life more difficult for cigarette smokers, but he still
smokes every now and then in secret.
      Obama, who has publicly struggled to quit smoking, said he still hasn't completely kicked the habit
even after signing a law this week that will set tough new rules for the tobacco industry.
     "As a former smoker I constantly struggle with it. Have I fallen off the wagon sometimes?  Yes. Am I
a daily smoker, a constant smoker? No," Obama said at a news conference.
     "I don't do it in front of my kids, I don't do it in front of my family. I would say that I am 95 percent
cured, but there are times where I mess up," he said.
      The new law gives the US Food and Drug Administration the power to strictly limit the making and
marketing of tobacco products.
     At a White House signing ceremony Monday, Obama said he was among the nearly 90 percent of
smokers who took up the habit before their 18th birthday.
      "Once you go down this path it's something you continually struggle with, which is exactly why the
law we signed is so important because what we don't want is kids going down that path in the first
place," he said at the news conference.
      Nearly 20 percent of Americans smoke and tobacco use kills about 440,000 people a year in the
United States due to cancer, heart disease, and other serious diseases.

1. According to the passage, Obama _________.

A. has no plan to give up smoking    
B. still smokes as usual
C. no longer smokes              
D. hasn't completely given up smoking
2. What does the underlined sentence mean in the third paragraph?

A. Have I dropped from the wagon?  
B. Have I stopped smoking completely?
C. Do I still smoke sometimes?      
D. Do I still smoke as much as before?

3. Which of the following is Not TRUE?

A. Nearly 90 percent of the population of America smoke.
B. Nearly 90 percent of the smokers of America began to smoke before they turned 18.
C. Nearly one-fifth of Americans smoke.
D. Smoking kills about 440,000 people a year in the USA.

4. The new law first looks at _________ health.

A. adults'    
B. middle-aged people's  
C. women's  
D. children's

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                                                        Obama Still Smokes in Secret
     US President Barack Obama has just made life more difficult for cigarette makers. He has just signed
a law that will set tough new rules for the tobacco industry. The new law gives the US Food and Drug
Administration the power to strictly limit the making and marketing of tobacco products.
     At a White House signing ceremony Monday, Obama said that he was among the nearly 90% of
smokers who took up the habit before their 18 th birthday.
     Obama, who has publicly struggled to give up smoking, said he still hadn't completely kicked the habit.
Every now and then he still smokes in secret.
     "As a former smoker I struggle with it all the time. Do I still smoke sometimes? Yes. Am I a daily
smoker, a constant smoker? No." Obama said at a news conference.
     "I don' t do it in front of my lads．I don ?t do it in front of my family．I would say that I am 95%
cured, but there are times when I mess up, " he said．
     "Once you go down this path, it' s something you continually struggle with, which is exactly why the law
is so important．The new law is not about me, it' s about the next generation of kids coming up．What
we don ' t want is kids going down that path," he said．
     Nearly 20% of Americans smoke and tobacco use kills about 440,000 people a year in the United
States due to cancer, heart disease, and other serious diseases．
1．The new law makes life difficult for              .
A．Obama            
B．tobacco industry
C．White House      
D．US Food and Drug Administratio
2．What do we know about Obama?
A．He no longer smokes．
B．He still smokes as usual．      
C．He began to smoke at eighteen．
D．He is trying hard to give up smoking．
3．According to the passage, Obama is most concerned about           ．
A．children      
B．officials        
C．his family      
D．businessmen

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                                                          Obama still smokes in secret
    US President Barack Obama may have just made life more difficult for cigarette smokers, but he still
smokes every now and then in secret.
     Obama, who has publicly struggled to quit smoking, said he still hasn't completely kicked the habit
even after signing a law this week that will set tough new rules for the tobacco industry.
     "As a former smoker I constantly struggle with it. Have I fallen off the wagon sometimes?  Yes. Am
I a daily smoker, a constant smoker? No," Obama said at a news conference.
     " I don't do it in front of my kids, I don't do it in front of my family. I would say that I am 95 percent
cured, but there are times where I mess up," he said.
    The new law gives the US Food and Drug Administration the power to strictly limit the making and
marketing of tobacco products.
     At a White House signing ceremony Monday, Obama said he was among the nearly 90 percent of
smokers who took up the habit before their 18th birthday.
     " Once you go down this path it's something you continually struggle with, which is exactly why the
law we signed is so important because what we don't want is kids going down that path in the first place," he said at the news conference.
      Nearly 20 percent of Americans smoke and tobacco use kills about 440,000 people a year in the
United States due to cancer, heart disease, and other serious diseases.

1. According to the passage, Obama _________.

A. has no plan to give up smoking    
B. still smokes as usual
C. no longer smokes              
D. hasn't completely given up smoking

2. What does the underlined sentence mean in the third paragraph?

A. Have I dropped from the wagon?  
B. Have I stopped smoking completely?
C. Do I still smoke sometimes?      
D. Do I still smoke as much as before?

3. Which of the following is Not TRUE?

A. Nearly 90 percent of the population of America smoke.
B. Nearly 90 percent of the smokers of America began to smoke before they turned 18.
C. Nearly one-fifth of Americans smoke.
D. Smoking kills about 440,000 people a year in the USA.

4. The new law first looks at _________ health.

A. adults'    
B. middle-aged people's  
C. women's  
D. children's

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