Question

   As his quitting date comes near, Matt McDonnell, 51, has been thinking about his life as a smoker. “It has such power over me,” he admits, “but this is something I don’t want to continue doing.”

   Diagnosed with a lung disease two years ago, the private investigator who has smoked 36 years is well aware of the damage cigarettes have done to his health.

   When his wife Laurel bought him a bagpipe as a birthday gift a few years ago, McDonnell didn’t have the lung ability to play the instrument. “I could tell it was smoking-related and I couldn’t believe that my health was being stolen away.”

   So he quit… for a while. “In four months, my skin tone improved and I noticed that I wasn’t getting chest pains.” But after a stressful day, McDonnell went out and bought cigarettes. “I felt like the biggest loser.”

   Now working with non-smoking coach Angela Forfia, McDonnell says, “I find that it takes the average person seven attempts to actually quit and the big trip wires are emotional. Lesson learned: I will now follow this program― and it had better work!”

 

50. When did McDonnell begin to realize that something was wrong with his lung?

   A. When he first began to smoke in his life.             

   B. When he was diagnosed with a lung disease.

   C. When his wife bought him a bagpipe.

   D. On a stressful day.

51. The underlined sentence “I felt like the biggest loser” means that ________.

   A. he wanted very much to give up smoking       B. he failed to give up smoking

   C. he spent too much money on cigarettes          D. he lost his way home

52. What conclusion can we draw according to the last paragraph?

   A. Mr. McDonnell will not smoke any more.

   B. Mr. McDonnell may smoke again a few months later.

   C. Mr. McDonnell has given up smoking successfully now.

   D. Mr. McDonnell wants to stop smoking but he can’t.

Answer 1

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