1. Paragraph 1 confusion (1) (n) uncertainty prevail (1) (v) to exist very common issue (1): (n) topic of discussion; problem; worry preference (3): (n) prefer (v) addiction (4): (n) bad habit of using narcotics primarily (4): (adv) chiefly community (6): a group of people who share the same religion, race, etc. morally (7): according to good principles eventually (7): (adv) finally solution (8): (n) answer restrict (9): (v) to limit

2. 1. What is the meaning of ‘confusion prevails on the issue of smoking in public places’? 2. Why do some people smoke? 3. What is the meaning of ‘for all the right reasons’?

3. Paragraph 2 disturb (11): (v) to interrupt violated (12): (adj) violate: (v) to do sth against the law benefit (13): (v) to be useful eliminate (14): (v) to remove; to get rid of sth hostility (14): (n) being hostile hostile: (adj) very unfriendly and aggressive percentage (14): rate out of 100 fire (16) (v) (1) to force to leave a job deprive of (17): (v) to prevent sb from sth privilege (17): (n) a special right; honor puff away (18): to smoke a cigarette, pipe, etc imperil (19): (v) endanger

4. 4. Find two benefits for restricting smoking in public places.

5. Paragraph 3 more likely (24): most probable lung (24): the breathing organ cancer (24): (n) a disease of growing cells allergic (25): (adj) having an allergy to sth respiratory (26): (adj) connected with breathing carcinogen (28): (n) a substance that can cause cancer asbestos (28): (n) a soft grey mineral that does not burn

6. 5. What is the main reason of restricting smoking? 6. Are secondhand smokers more likely to get cancer? 7. Scan the paragraph and find why these numbers are mentioned in the text. 5,00080%1993 8. What does EPA stand for?

7. Paragraph 4 discomfort (31): (n) ≠ comfort disagreeable (32): (adj) unpleasant; rude and unfriendly aroma (33): (n) a pleasant smell interfere (35): (v) to interrupt cling (35): (v) to stick to sth warrant (39): (v) to justify

8. 8. What is the second reason of restricting smoking? 9. How does smoking interfere with the pleasure of eating in a restaurant? 10. Does the discomfort factor warrant smoking restriction? Why?

9. Paragraph 5 surgeons general (40) (n) the chief medical officer of the US Public Health Service significant (41): (adj) the most important ≠ insignificant huge (42): (adj) very large taxpayer (42): (n) sb who pays tax sum (43): (n) amount of money miss (44): (v) to fail to catch, reach; productivity (45): (n) بهره وری install (46): (v) to fix; to put a new program in a computer; to put sb in a new position enforcing (47) (adj) enforce: (v) to make people obey a rule or law absence (48): ≠ presence

10. 11. What is the third reason of restricting smoking? 12. Mention some examples to show that smoking is costly for the whole society.

11. Paragraph 6 lobby (50): (n) a group of people who try to influence politicians honesty (51): (n) being honest abundance (51): (n) more than enough unwilling (53): (n) not willing quit (53): (v) to give up blow (54): (v) moving of wind at last (55): finally

12. 13. How many sides are involved in this issue?