fall and break his leg. A drunk person is often subject to violence and public disorder. He is extremely dangerous when he drives a car as it can lead to terrible accidents. Alcohol misuse causes physical, social and moral harm to the drinker. Overdosing can be fatal as it causes alcoholic poisoning. Large amounts of alcohol impair normal brain development. A person who drinks loses everybodys respect and it affects his family and friends. Besides, it is very difficult to stop drinking especially for a woman.
Millions of people throughout the world have AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) which is caused by HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). HIV makes a persons body unable to defend itself against diseases and infections. Thousands of young people are infected with AIDS every day. 9 out of 10 people are unaware that they are infected. The disease is passed through leading a dissolute life, blood transfusion or breastfeeding from mother to her baby. People taking drugs infect each other exchanging needles or syringes. There is still no cure for AIDS, but some medical treatments have made it possible for the infected people to live for much longer than before as they slow the course of the disease. Everybody should care about AIDS as it can touch anyone.
1. Read the following sentences and circle TRUE or FALSE:
1) Smoking is practiced by more than 1 million people including women, teenagers and children. T F
2) Nicotine is a drug that causes addiction like heroin or cocaine. T F
3) Regular smokers are estimated to live up to 10 years fewer than nonsmokers. T F
4) Owing to many restrictions, bans and anti-smoking advertising a considerable proportion of the population has given up smoking. T F
5) It is very easy to give
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