A new study finds that more than 13 million deaths could be prevented in China over the next 40 years if the country had stronger anti-smoking measures. But the study's authors say China has not taken many steps to control the use of tobacco. The study was published in the British Medical Journal.
China signed the World Health Organization's international treaty on tobacco control in 2003. But it has not put in place many of the WHO ideas to help people stop smoking. Experts say following these ideas could cut smoking by 40 percent before the year 2050. Without stronger anti-smoking measures, there could be 50 million tobacco-related deaths in the country over that time.The authors of the study used a computer program called "SimSmoke" to make their predictions.
David Levy works at Georgetown University's Lombardi Cancer Center in Washington, DC. He says China has one third of the world's cigarette smokers. More than half of the men in China smoke. Mr. Levy says people often begin smoking without knowing it will harm their health. He says people in some countries smoke because it makes them feel important.
"Smoking, you know, once it gets established and in many of the low- and middle income countries, you know there's a kind of a prestige initially to smoking."
The WHO plan calls for a ban on smoking in all public places. It also calls for countries to place health warnings on cigarette containers and offer programs to help people stop smoking. And, it says, there should be high taxes on tobacco.
Experts say a 75 percent increase in cigarette taxes could save about 3.5 million lives. They say an end to cigarette advertising could save two million lives. After signing the WHO agreement, China placed a 12 percent tax on cigarettes. But the government did not force Chinese smokers to pay the tax.
One of the authors of the new study is Teh-we Hu. He is a professor of public policy economics at the University of California Berkeley. Professor Hu says China's culture and society are changing. He says President Hu Jintao supports a ban on smoking in public. The president also wants people to stop giving cigarettes as gifts to officials and employers. Mr. Hu says the most effective anti-smoking measure in China would be a large increase in the cigarette tax. But he does not expect that to happen soon.
To prevent people from smoking，which is wrong about the WHO plan？

A．The WHO plan calls for a ban on smoking in all public places.

B．The WHO plan calls for countries to place health warnings on cigarette containers.

C．The WHO plan calls for offering programs to help people stop smoking.

D．The WHO plan calls for there should be low taxes on tobacco.

If China has stronger anti-smoking measures, about ________ lives could be saved over the next 40 years.

A．3.5 million

B．more than 13 million

C．50 million

D．40 million

What does the underlined phrase “put in place” mean in Chinese?

A．carry out

B．put something in the correct place

C．stop

D．begin

According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A．After signing the WHO agreement, China placed a 75 percent tax on cigarettes.

B．Experts say a 12 percent increase in cigarette taxes could save about 3.5 million lives.

C．Experts say using stronger anti-smoking measures could cut smoking by 40 percent before the year 2050.

D．After signing the WHO agreement, China has taken many steps to control the use of tobacco.