It is, partly at least, owing to the effectiveness of cigarette giants’ advertising that smoking foreign brand-name cigarettes has almost become a fashion in Asia.

填空题Research has shown that foreign cigarettes do taste better to Asian smokers than native brands.

问答题有的人认为，科学的价值在于对人类物质生活的提高作出了巨大贡献；另一些人则认为，科学的真正价值在于它提高了人的整体素质.你的看法如何？写出你的观点，并适当举例说明你的理由.

填空题To engage the reader’s interest, the author begins his article with a picturesque description of a cigarette advertising item.

单项选择题The reason why one would rather be a mosquito than a mute at a party is that ______.

单项选择题According to the author, what part does weather play in conversation

单项选择题Why, according to the author, is a man so keen to join in conversation

单项选择题The author once heard a young man who for thirty minutes ______.

单项选择题According to the author, conversation is by and large a grim effort to ______.

单项选择题It can be concluded from the passage that ______.

单项选择题The second paragraph attempts to tell us that ______.