理工類B級輔導資料:補全短文The French

　　The French surprised even themselves when they banned tobacco ads three years ago， and created smoke-free zones in public spaces. Even then， ___（1）___ seemed a little too American. Now some French lawmakers are preparing to end the act as reform that simply cant work in a country __（2）___.

　　Law or no law， smokers and nonsmokers mingle __（3）__， whose owners generally ignore requirements to create separate no-smoking sections. French smokers __（4）___， in hospitals and directly under no -smoking signs. There are stiff fines for violating the smoke-free areas， but they are never imposed. "We have more important things to do"， says a Paris official.

　　The 1992 laws most controversial provision is the tobacco-ad ban. An exception has been made for motor sports， which are underwritten by tobacco firms. And fans shouted angrily when French TV blacked out a soccer game from abroad because of "secondary" tobacco and liquor ads at the local stadium. Still， those __（5）___ credit the ad ban for a 15 percent drop in smoking among French teens in the last three years.

　　EXERCISE：

　　A） without apparent friction in Paris café and restaurants

　　B） light up in train stations

　　C） doing great harm to the smokers health

　　D） the attempt to legislate good health

　　E） who are against smoking

　　F） that has always aided lifes petty vices

　　標準答案： D，F，A，B，E

　　In the American family the husband and wife usually share important decision making. When the children are old enough， they take part__1__.

　　Foreigners are often surprised by the permissiveness of American parents. The old rule that "children should be seen and not heard" is rarely__2__， and children are often allowed to do what they wish without strict parental__3__. The father seldom expects his children to obey him__4__ question， and children are encouraged to be independent__5__ an early age. Some people believe that American parents carry this freedom__6__ far. Others think that a strong father image would not__7__ the American values of equality and independence. Because Americans emphasize the importance of independence， young people are expected to __8__ their parental families by the time they have__9__ their late teens or early twenties.__10__， not to do so is often regarded as a failure， a kind of weak dependence.

　　This pattern of independence often results in serious__11__ for the aging parents of a small family. The average American is expected to live __12__ the age of 70. The job-retirement age is __13__ 65. The children have left home， married， and __！4__ their own households. At least 20 percent of all people over 65 do not have enough retirement incomes.__15__ the major problem of many elderly couples is not economic. They feel useless and lonely with neither an occupation nor a close family group.

　　1.A） either B） though C） as well D） also

　　2.A） discussed B） followed C） seen D） heard

　　3. A） control B） support C） agreement D） criticism

　　4. A） for B） on C） without D） in

　　5. A） in B） at C） on D） for

　　6. A） too B） almost C） nearly D） quite

　　7. A） fit B） meet C） suit D） satisfy

　　8. A） break up B） break into C） break through D） break away from

　　9.A） reached B） come C） arrived D） D） developed

　　10.A） In truth B） In name C） Indeed D） In a word

　　標準答案： C，B，A，C，B，A，C，D，A，C