中考英语七选五试题 A 记叙文 (简单) Ali is from a Middle Eastern country
He now stays in the USA
He smokes a lot of cigarettes every day
He has smoked for nine years
Ali says, “ I tried to quit (放弃) smoking in my hometown, but it was impossible
My parents smoke
My brothers smoke
All my friends smoke
At parties and at meetings, almost all the men smoke
Here in the United States, not as many people smoke
_1___ ” Many smokers are like Ali: they want to stop smoking
__2__They know it can cause cancer and heart disease
But it is difficult for them to give up smoking because cigarettes have a drug in them
The drug is nicotine
People who smoke a lot need nicotine
_3__ The nicotine makes him sick
In a few days, the smoker’s body is used to the nicotine, and he feels fine
Later, the smoker needs