Smoking Harms Baby During Pregnancy

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Smoking Harms Baby During Pregnancy

1. Complete the following information according to what you hear on the tape.
The US. government's statistics show:
(1) the number of adult smokers keeps
;
(2) more and more women are
;
(3) more than enough men are
.

2. True or False Questions.
(1)
Dr Ervin Mann's is working in the American Cancer society.
(2)
Dr Ervin Mann's offer equals one thousand two hundred dollars.
(3)
One result of smoking during pregnancy is that babies are small at birth.
(4)
Seventy-five women have completed their pregnancy without smoking during the pregnancy.

3. Choose the best answer (a, b or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) The "figures" the interviewee mentioned at the end refers to ____________.

a. the number of pregnant women who would quit smoking b. the weight of babies at birth c. the money he will give away in a year from now
(2) The offer will be raised up to _____________. a. 200 or 250 dollars b. 300 or 350 dollars c. 500 or 550 dollars

4. Fill in the blanks.
(1) We know that
have more difficulty in
, so that it takes both babies who are
at the time of birth, will take at least
before they will come up
.
(2) It's all
. Each time they come for
they reaffirm
. And certainly we
those patients and feel that they are
. Other patients, of course, have stated they have started
. So I think it's
.

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Smoking Harms Baby During Pregnancy

1. Complete the following information according to what you hear on the tape.
The US. government's statistics show:
(1) the number of adult smokers keeps
;
(2) more and more women are
;
(3) more than enough men are
.

2. True or False Questions.
(1)
Dr Ervin Mann's is working in the American Cancer society.
(2)
Dr Ervin Mann's offer equals one thousand two hundred dollars.
(3)
One result of smoking during pregnancy is that babies are small at birth.
(4)
Seventy-five women have completed their pregnancy without smoking during the pregnancy.

3. Choose the best answer (a, b or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) The "figures" the interviewee mentioned at the end refers to ____________.

a. the number of pregnant women who would quit smoking b. the weight of babies at birth c. the money he will give away in a year from now
(2) The offer will be raised up to _____________. a. 200 or 250 dollars b. 300 or 350 dollars c. 500 or 550 dollars

4. Fill in the blanks.
(1) We know that
have more difficulty in
, so that it takes both babies who are
at the time of birth, will take at least
before they will come up
.
(2) It's all
. Each time they come for
they reaffirm
. And certainly we
those patients and feel that they are
. Other patients, of course, have stated they have started
. So I think it's
.