CHOOSE THE ITEM ( A, B, C OR D ) THAT BEST ANSWERS THE QUESTION ABOUT THE PASSAGE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, THE NUMBER OF PLACES WHERE PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO SMOKE HAS GRADUALLYBECOME SMALLER AND SMALLER
Exercise 4 : Choose the item ( A, B, C or D ) that best answers the question about the passage
Throughout the United States, the number of places where people are allowed to smoke has gradually
become smaller and smaller. First, it was banned on trains, buses, and planes, then in public places such
as theatres and airports. Now you can’t smoke any workplace. Nonsmokers are definitely winning the
battle. “Why should we breathe their smoke ?”, they say.
If they are lucky, smokers can still find some bars and restaurants where they can light up a cigarette,
but it may soon be banned there, too. Anti - smoking groups even think that smoking ought to be banned
in people’s homes.
Under new plans you won’t be able to smoke where there are more than ten visitors in a week, or
where there are children. In 1996, nicotine was classed as drug, like cocaine or heroin. In the country that
gave tobaco to the world, smoking might one day illegal.
1. Now you can smoke ………… but in the furture you can’t.
A. on trains B. in theatres C. on planes D. in bars
2. “Why should we breathe their smoke ?” The word “their” in this sentence means:
A. smokers’ B. other peoples’ C. nonsmokers’ D. visitors’
3. Which of the following sentences is true according to the passage ?
A. The number of smokers has become smaller. B. You can smoke in some bars and restaurants.
C. You can smoke in your office. D. There are more places for people who want to smoke.
4. “Nonsmokers are winning the battle” means :
A. there are more nonsmokers . B. there are more smokers.
C. there are fewer places where people can smoke. D. there are more places wher people can smoke.
5. In the furture, smoking in ………. may soon be banned.
A. bars and restaurants B. the country that gave tobaco to the world.
C. large family’s homes D. all ofthese places.