Passage Three
Most Americans are very conscious of their health and try to maintain a nutritious diet and daily routines to maintain good health.Yet, for many years the tobacco and liquor industries have tried to project the image of style and fashion for those who use their products.
Most have learned, however , that the dangers caused to health by tobacco and alcohol can no longer be denied or ignored.The campaigns to alert the public to the evils of these two social drugs have been intense and effective .However,most people dislike being warned that they shouldn’t do something.It is a kind of psychological
resistance.
Yet, all tobacco and liquor products must now contain a warning on the package.The warning is simple,but the message is clear:smoking and drinking are hazardous to health. The wording may vary, but it is phrased in such a way as to draw the attention of the consumer to the danger.On TV all tobacco advertising is legally banned, and every ad in a magazine must display the warning.There are many public notices on trains and buses giving out the warning that smoking is linked to lung cancer and other lung and heart diseases.
The warning against alcohol consumption is of a different kind.It goes out especially to women who are pregnant and anyone operating a car or electrical machinery. A pregnant woman can cause damage to her baby by drinking alcohol.Also anyone operating a machine runs the risk of an accident which could be fatal.Such warnings appear on all wine bottles and even an appatently harmless can of beer.
26.Tobacco and liquor ads try to make people believe that smoking and drinking will ________C______.
A.make them look fashionable B.help them keep a nutritious diet C.make them conscious of their health D.show their healthy images to others
27.In the case of smoking and drinking, most people __B______. A.ignore the campaigns against them B.are aware of the dangers they cause C.do not really believe their dangers D.participate in campaigns against them
28.It can be inferred from the passage that the campaign against smoking is _____B_.
A.short-lived B.long-standing C.widespread D.well organized
29.Tobacco advertising is __B_______. A.popularized B.restricted C.banned D.disliked
30.Warnings against drinking are usually directed at ____D_____. A.civilians B.car drivers
C.young people D.some groups of people
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