C. one-fifth                              D. one-sixth

33. In Asia which country consumes the largest amount of cigarettes?(       )

  A. Japan                                  B. Singapore

  C. Hong Kong                          D. China

34. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a means to discourage smoking in Singapore?(      )

  A. recommending the marking of no-smoking areas

B. making selling machines illegal

  C. forbidding tobacco companies to do advertisement

D. raising tobacco companies to do advertisement

35. What can be inferred about smoking in Asia from the passage?(      )

  A. More and more adults are becoming smokers.

B. There are now many smoke-free cities in Asia.

  C. Health officials are satisfied with government's efforts.

D. Governments are taking actions to restrict smoking.

Passage 2

There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, vastly different ideas about how to teach it, or how much priority it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem ability, the problems, how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling? ª¥

If spelling becomes the only point of his teacher¡¯s interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to ¡° play safe ¡± .We will tend to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to avoid adventurous language. That¡¯s why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability. ª¥

I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience: ¡° This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible. ¡± It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupil¡¯s technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay, which contained some beautiful expressions of the child's deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors. But if his priorities had centred on the child's ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation to seek improvement.