1. Why do a few governments take timid measures toward smoking?

1. Because they are afraid of people.
2. Because diseases cost a lot.
3. Because they are afraid of the cutting down of their revenue.
4. Because they are afraid of manufacturers.

2. The tone of this passage is ____.

1. critical
2. ironical
3. distaste
4. amusing

3. What does the sentence "because you are in good company" mean?

1. You are backed by the government.
2. You are not alone.
3. You have good colleagues.
4. Governments are blind to evils of smoking too.

4. What is the best title of this passage?

1. World Governments Should Conduct Serious Campaigns Against Smoking
2. World Governments Rake Timid Measures Against Smoking
3. Smoking Is the Most Important Source of Income to Many Countries
4. Tobacco Industry Spends A Large Sum of Money on Medical Research

5. All of the following statements are correct EXCEPT ____.

1. governments collect a great amount of money from the tobacco industry
2. most governments hold ambiguous attitudes toward new findings about the harm of smoking
3. some governments have taken radical measures against smoking
4. advertisements by tobacco industry are quite dishonest

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