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“Can I get a light?” This question is among the most common between smokers. What if this question was to come from an unusual source? The National Health Promotion Foundation uploaded an anti-smoking advertisement onto YouTube. The anti-smoking ad has quickly been known as the “most powerful anti-smoking ad”.
The anti-smoking video, called the “Smoking Kid” features children walking up to adult smokers asking for a light. The children in the ad are actors but the adults smoking are unsuspecting participants in the project.
The video begins with the statement “adults know that smoking is harmful, but dont remind themselves of this fact.” Once a “smoking kid” approaches the adults, every adult asked is shocked that a child with a cigarette in hand is asking for a light. The first adult starts by saying, “Im not giving it to you,” and the video goes on to state “every adult filmed said no and reminded the children that smoking is bad.”
Before going away, the kid hands each adult a booklet after being turned down for a light. The booklet says, “You worry about me, but why not about yourself?” Each adult looks around for the child as their faces are filled with confusion and discomfort.
The video shows that a few of the smokers quickly threw away their cigarettes or put their cigarettes away, showing that this experiment was effective at that moment.
The most influential element in the ad isnt the use of children or the responses from the smoking adults. It comes down to something much simpler than that. Why is it that we worry about other people, forgetting to worry about ourselves?
1. According to the text, the anti-smoking ad is ___ .
A. discomfortable B. encouraging
C. influential D. shocking
2. What does the underlined word “unsuspecting” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Unwilling. B. Uninformed.
C. Unfortunate. D. Unacceptable.
3. What are the adults reactions to the children asking for a light?
A. They look around for childrens parents.
B. They refuse kids request and educate them.
C. They pay no attention to childrens request.
D. They quickly throw childrens cigarettes away.
4. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Give up Smoking, for Your Own Sake
B. Keep away from Smoking, Adults
C. Reject a Child Asking for a Light
D. Tell Your Children not to Smoke
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Healthy Habits for Living Longer
Many of us are set in our daily habits. We eat the same meal, wear the same clothes, take the same route to work and work the same old job. But what we sometimes fail to recognize is the huge influence that our daily habits can have on our health. It is very important for us to keep our daily habits healthy.
Take some exercise every day. Daily exercise does improve our health. In fact, studies show that daily exercise can add three years to our life. Opportunity for exercise is everywhere—just be creative. Whenever we can, walk to work. Its really that simple.
Eat a healthy breakfast. Researchers have found that those who eat an early morning meal are less likely to be too fat and get diseases compared with those who dont. All in all, eating breakfast is a great and healthy way to start our day.
Have enough sleep. Failing to get at least seven hours of sleep appears to increase the risk of major illnesses including cancer, heart disease, diabetes and many more.
Get chances to communicate. Any social communication can positively affect our health because we can have more time and chances to communicate with others. All of these can add years to our lives.
A. Breakfast-eaters also report feeling better.
B. Not enough quality sleep can shorten our life.
C. Exercise also helps us keep away from illnesses.
D. If we live or work in a tall building, just take the stairs.
E. Theres an old saying that says a good friend is cheaper than treatment.
F. Finding time for structured exercise can be rather impossible for many people.
G. By making just a few small changes and keeping them, we can add a few years to our life.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.