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ped B. developed; developing C. developing; developing D. developed; developed 8. It was ________ he came back from Africa that year ________ he met the girl he would like to marry. A. when; then B. not; until C. not until; that D. only; when 9. Every evening after dinner, if not________from work, I will spend some time walking my dog. A. being tired B. tiring C. tired D. to be tired 10. The play________next month aims mainly to reflect the local culture. A. produced B. being produced C. to be produced D. having been produced Ⅵ. 閱讀理解 Few laws are so effective that you can see results just days after they take in the nine days since the federal cigarette tax more than doubled— to $ per pack— smokers have jammed telephone “quit lines” ac ross the country seeking to kick the habit. This is not a surprise to public health ’ve studied the effect of state tax increases for years, finding that smokers, especially teens, are price is it a shock to the industry, which fiercely fights every tax increase. The only wonder is that so many states insist on closing their ears to the taxes improve public health, they raise money and most particularly,they deter people from taking up the habit as teens, which is when nearly all smokers are the rate of taxation varies widely. In Manhattan, for instance, which has the highest tax in the nation, a pack of Marlboro Light Kings cost $ at one drugstore , S, C.,where the 7173。cent173。a173。pack tax is the lowest in the price was $. The influence is obvious. In New York, high school smoking hit a new low in the latest surveys— %,far below the national parison,26% of high school students smoke in low173。tax states have similarly depressing teen173。smoking records. Hal Rogers, Representative from Kentucky, like those who are against high tobacco tax