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The Danger of Smoking
Smoking leads to disease and disability and harms nearly every organ of the body. This, unfortunately, is not merely harming people who smoke. Those who are unluckily exposed to smokers, commonly called passive smokers, are similarly endangered by this secondhand smoke.
More than 16 million Americans are living with a disease caused by smoking. For every person who dies because of smoking, at least 30 people live with a serious smoking-related illness. Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Smoking also increases risk for tuberculosis, certain eye diseases, and problems of the immune system, including rheumatoid arthritis.
Secondhand smoke exposure contributes to approximately 41,000 deaths among nonsmoking adults and 400 deaths in infants each year. Secondhand smoke causes stroke, lung cancer, and coronary heart disease in adults. Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke are at increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome, acute respiratory infections, middle ear disease, more severe asthma, respiratory symptoms, and slowed lung growth.
Select the correct option for each of the questions!
1. What is the purpose of this text?
A. To describe firsthand and secondhand smoke
B. To persuade readers to stop smoking
C. To retell a life story of a smoker
D. To convince readers of smoking danger
E. To report on health related issue
2. What does the first paragraph function as?
A. Argument elaboration
B. Topic explanation
C. Thesis statement
D. Refutation
E. Example of smoking's danger
3. Which of the following statements IS NOT true according to the text?
A. Active smokers are as endangered as passive smokers
B. Smoking is harmful to one's health
C. Passive smoking's effect is easier to deal with
D. A smoker can have breathing difficulty
E. There are serious health issues related to smoking
4. What is the second paragraph about?
A. The danger of being an active smoker
B. Smoking description
C. Smoking mortality rate
D. Smoking related diseases
E. Americans death rate due to smoking related diseases
5. What does the writer probably want to achieve by elaborating on secondhand smoke dangers?
A. To make readers believe that passive smoking is harmful
B. To describe the health impacts on passive smokers
C. To present factual data on passive smoking
D. To deter people from smoking
E. To encourage people to seek medical treatment immediately
6. What does the word "those" in paragraph one refer to?
A. Passive smokers
B. Active smokers
C. Non regular smokers
D. Anti smoking campaigner
E. Unlucky smokers
7. What disease falls under COPD?
A. Cancer
B. Stroke
C. Bronchitis
D. Tuberculosis
E. Sore eyes
8. If this passage were to be added another paragraph after the third, what would it be about?
A. Invitation to stop smoking
B. Elaboration on secondhand smoke
C. Detailed explanation on the connection between active and passive smoking
D. Detailed analysis of diseases related to smoking
E. Reiteration of the first paragraph point
9. What is the approximate ratio of mortality rate of child and adult passive smokers?
A. About 41,000
B. About 16 millions
C. About one in 41,000
D. About one in 400
E. About one in 100
10. Who are at risk of hearing loss due to smoking?
A. Active smokers
B. Passive smokers
C. People with weak immune system
D. Children
E. Adults