ThenumberofsmokersinEnglandisabout8million.AccordingtotheDepartmentofHealthsmokingisthebiggestcauseofearlydeathinthecountry.SmokersinEnglandhavebeenaskedtogiveupsmokingfor28daysthismonthinanaction
ThenumberofsmokersinEnglandisabout8million.AccordingtotheDepartmentofHealthsmokingisthebiggestcauseofearlydeathinthecountry.SmokersinEnglandhavebeenaskedtogiveupsmokingfor28daysthismonthinanactionbackedbyCancerResearchUKandtheBritishHeartFoundation.
Researchshowspeoplewhomanagenottolightupforthislengthoftimeare5timesmorelikelytokickthehabit.Publichealthexpertssaycampaignsthatincludeacombinationofhard-hittingadsandsupportivemessagesworkbest.
Quittingsmokingcanbedifficult.Howeverpeoplearemuchmorelikelytosucceedifotherpeoplearedoingthesamethaniftheytrytodoitaloneandgocoldturkey.RobertWestDirectorofTobaccoStudiesatUniversityCollegeLondonpointsouthowpressurefrompeoplearoundcanpreventasmokergoingonsmoking.“Wearesocialanimals”hesaid.
TheactionhasmetsomedoubtsamongreadersoftheBBCNewsOnlinewebsite.Somecomparedittoaskingpeopletostopeatingasawayoffightingoverweight.Othersdoubttheaction’seffectiveness.“Itsweaknessisthatitfailstoexplainwhyapersonsmokesandthereasonsareasmanyasthenumberofsmokers”sayssomeonewhosignedasBluesBerry.
AnotherreaderCazzhasdecidedtogiveitsomecredit.Hesays:“Campaignslikethiswon’tnecessarilyinspirethemajorityofsmokerstoquitbutmayencouragethosethinkingaboutquittingtosetadateandtry.Surelyit’sworthashot.”
1.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?
A.Anewactiontoquitsmoking
B.Awayoffightingoverweight
C.Acountrywiththemostsmokers
D.Thebiggestcauseofearlydeath
2.Theunderlinedphrase“gocoldturkey”inthethirdparagraphmeans“_______”
A.buyacoldturkey
B.eattoomuchfood
C.stopabadhabit
D.getmuchsupport
3.Whyisiteasiertostopsmokingwhenotherpeoplearedoingthesame?
A.Becausepeopleusuallyrespecteachother
B.Becausethey’refacedwiththesamepressure
C.Becausepeopleareinfluencedbyeachother
D.Becausetheykeepthesameanimalsaspets
4.What’sCazz’sattitudeinthelastparagraph?
A.Distant.
B.Doubtful.