Ex. 2. Fill in the correct preposition.

1. For the first time in a quarter of a century the number of women smoking is (1) … an increase. Statistics show that it’s the youngest women who are increasingly taking (2) … the habit. The habit is (3) … an increase (4) … teenage girls while it is falling (5) … all other groups of the population. Dr. Charlton said, “The rates are less (6) … those who go to university. The smokers are usually the ones who do not do well (7) … school and show few signs (8) … wanting to. They mistakenly believe it helps to keep their weight (9) … , although they have no weight problem (10) … the first place. One of the most effective methods of getting girls to stop smoking is to point (11) … how much they smell, says Dr. Charlton.

2. Some employers solve their dilemma (12) … prohibiting smoking (13) … company premises. Other employers sympathize (14) … smokers.

3. Would you mind putting (15) … your cigarette?

Ex. 3. Fill in the appropriate form of the word in brackets.

It’s hardly surprising that smokers show (reluctant) to give up the habit. Although a (depend) on cigarettes is (damage) to the health, giving up can be extremely (pain). However, many modern (treat) can help. For example, many find (circle) nicotine patches stuck onto the skin on a (day) basis can help them become less (depend) on the chemicals in cigarettes. If this isn’t (appeal), then consider trying (alternate) methods such as hypnosis or acupuncture. You’ll still need (determine), but it will be easier.

Ex. 4. Complete the following sentences with a word in the correct form from the box below.

1. The new law will require employers to establish … areas if their employees request it. … of the proposed law could … . A similar proposition … two years ago after … companies spent $ 6.3 million on an … campaign against it.

2. A recent report published in the New England Journal of Medicine provided … that working in a roomful of smokers is … to non-smokers. The University of California studied the effects of … smoke on over 2,000 middle-aged men and women. Their report concluded that working next to a person who smokes causes the same lung … as smoking eleven cigarettes a day.

3. Next Thursday smokers in cities and towns all across America will try to … smoking for as many hours as they can on Thursday and many of them will … for good.

To many people, smoking is not a pleasure, it is an (a) ... They need it, depend on it, can’t stop it. If they haven’t smoked for some hours, they feel a ... for a cigarette. They often … , which means they light another cigarette immediately they have … the one before. Smoking is often considered … since many people don’t like the smell of cigarettes or the sight of the smoker’s … fingers or … full of cigarette-ends. Above all, smoking is … to health and in many countries a warning is printed on every … of cigarettes. Scientists have proved that there is a … between smoking and a disease which can be … , cancer.

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