DoyouplantogotoHongKongDisneylandwithyourfamilythiswinter/ifyourdadsmokesyoumaywanttoaskhimtobecareful.FromJanuaryIHongKongbannedsmokinginmostpublicplaces.Theplacesincludedrestaurantsworkshop
DoyouplantogotoHongKongDisneylandwithyourfamilythiswinter/ifyourdadsmokesyoumaywanttoaskhimtobecareful.FromJanuaryIHongKongbannedsmokinginmostpublicplaces.
Theplacesincludedrestaurantsworkshopsschoolsorkaraokelounges(卡拉OK厅).Evensmokingatsomeoutdoorplacesisagainstthelaw.Forexamplebeachessportsgroundsmuseumsandmostareasofpublicparks.
HongKonghopesthebancanpreventpassive(被动的)smoking。Whatispassivesmoking?Whenpeoplesmokeinarestaurantoronabusothersareforcedtobreathethesmoketoo.Theydon’twanttosmokebuttheyhavenochoice.Thisispassivesmoking.Itdoesgreatharmtopeople’shealth.Andit’llbebetterifmorepeopleinHongKonggiveupsmokingbecauseoftheban.
HongKonghas7millionpeople.Amongthemabout840000peopleaged15orabovearesmokers.AmyChoi27astudentagreestothesmokingban.‘Idon’tlikepeoplesmokingnexttome.It’ssosmokyandsmelly”shesaid.IfsomeonebreaksthebanhewillhavetopayuptoHk$5000.Thebandoesnotincludenightclubsbarsorbath-housesyet.ButtheseplaceswillhavetobansmokingbyJuly12009.
HongKongisnotthefirstAsiancitytohaveasmokingban.OnJanuary12006Singaporebannedsmokinginmostpublicplaces.
( )1.InwhichplacepeoplecansmokebeforeJuly12009inHongKong?
A.restaurantworkplaceandschools
B.Karaokeloungesbeachesandmuseums
C.mostpublicplaces
D.barsbathroomsandnightclubs
( )2.WhichisNOTbadforyourhealth?
A.youoftensmoke
B.youdon’tsmokebutyourfatheroftensmokesinyourroom
C.smokesometimesespeciallywhenyoufeeltired
D.don’tsmokeandkeepawayfromthepersonswhosmoke
( )3.HowmanypeoplesmokeinHongKong?
A.sevenmillion B.840hundred
C.12percent D.allpeopleabove15
( )4.ThesmokingbanCAN”T
A.helpkeeppeoplehealth
B.maketheenvironmentbetter
C.becarriedoutinotherareas
D.becarriedoutinallthepartsoftheworld
( )5.WhichdoyouthinkCANNOTbethereasonofsmoking?
A.maybetheywanttomakethemselvesactive
B.perhap