I. For questions 1 to 10, read the text and decide which answer (a, b, c or d) fills the blank.

Although doctors have been warning about the dangers of cigarettes (1)_____ over fifty years, the number of people who smoke is still disturbingly high. These people are not (2) _____; they do worry (3) _____ their health; they know the risks they are (4) _____ with their lives. They also realise how much money they are (5)_____ on cigarettes, yet they still find it almost impossible to give them (6) _____.

Smoking is also much more socially unacceptable now. A lot of people (7) _____ to others smoking in public places – I personally can’t (8)_____ sitting next to a smoker in a restaurant, and I just don’t go into (9) _____ bars anymore because I know what the air will be like. But we have to remember that most smokers do want to stop. Instead of criticising them, perhaps we should give them a (10) ____.

1)a)from b) for c) since d) during

2) a) ridiculous b) silly c) senseless d) childish

3) a) about b) over c) with d) around

4) a) doing b) making c) having d) taking

5) a) earning b) making c) wasting d) saving

6) a) in b) up c) out d) to

7) a) oppose b) protest c) object d) disagree

8) a) let b) stand c) allow d) like

9) a) crowded b) blocked c) filled d) solid

10) a) help b) support c) hold d) hand

1) b 2) b 3) a 4) b 5) c 6) b 7) a 8) b  9) a 10) d