a survey done by the
in the survey, over 44,000 students in grades 8, 10 and 12, from 424 schools across the __1__ were asked about their smoking habits. the results show that smoking among 8th graders __2__ from 21 percent in 2002, to 12 percent in 2007.in the same period, smoking dropped from 30% to 21 % among 10th graders and from 37 % to 30 % among 12th graders.
antismoking organizations think educating kids about smoking risks are the __3__ of the drop. “the important __4__ in teen smoking did not just happen by chance,” says study director lloyd d.
others say the __6__ price of cigarettes is an important reason teens are cutting back.
__7__ the reason, the drop in teen smoking is good news to everyone, even cigarettemaking companies who __8__ their product is only for adults, not kids. health experts are particularly paying attention to teenage smoking habits __9__ lifetime smokers often get hooked on smoking at an early age.
but some say that the new figures aren’t exactly cause for __10__ . while it is true fewer teens are smoking today than five years ago, the rate of teen smoking is still higher than it was.
cigarette smoking is the __11__ cause of preventable death and disease in this country. “our survey __12__ that a lot of teens still do not understand the dangers of smoking, particularly the younger teens,” johnston said.
( )1.a.country b.school
c.city d.university
( )2.a.went up b.came up
c.went down d.came over
( )3.a.result b.cause
c.reason d.excuse
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