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Many smokers aren't finding the cost of cigarettes a laughing matter. The federal tax(联邦税) on a pack...
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Many smokers aren't finding the cost of cigarettes a laughing matter. The federal tax(联邦税) on a pack jumped Wednesday -- April Fools' Day -- from 39 cents to $1.01. The tax increase is so big, it's being called "historic."Higher federal taxes apply to(适用于) other tobacco products, so even those smokers who have taken to rolling their own to save money can't escape them. The tax is expected to cause about 1 million smokers to quit.
New York leads the pack, so to speak, with a combined $3.76. Any smokers planning to visit New York City should bring cigarettes from home. A pack there now costs more than $9.
Some tobacco companies raised their prices several weeks ago. For example, the price of a pack of Marlboros jumped 71 cents. Where the price settles depends on the company. Some may absorb part of the tax and others will make smokers carry the entire weight and more.
However, some people think the tax unfair. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only one in five Americans smokes, and over half of all smokers are low income, and one of four is officially classified as poor.
What do you think? Is the tax unfair? We think cancer sticks should have been taxed into disappearance years ago, combined with a very strong public and private effort to help smokers quit.
1.Which of the following statements is wrong according to the passage?
A. Cigarettes as well as other tobacco products are affected by the tax increase.
B. More and more smokers have to stop smoking as a result of tax increase on tobacco.
C. Cigarettes in New York must be very expensive.
D. smokers will carry all the tax increase on tobacco.
2. The author’s attitude toward the tax increase is ________.
A. showing agreement with the tax
B. showing disagreement with the tax
C. could not be seen
D. keeping his own ideas
3. Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?
A. The Federal Tax
B. New Cigarette Tax Is No April Fools’ joke
C. Stop Smoking Immediately!
D. Unfair Tax on Tobacco
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