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IESOL C1

Part 3

Read the four texts below. There are eight questions about the texts. Decide which text (A, B, C or D)
tells you the answer to the question. The first one is done for you.

A.
The idea that bars will be
forced to close because of B.
the smoking ban is utterly As a non-smoker,
unconvincing. In other when the smoking
cities where smoking bans ban was first pro-
were enacted, post-ban bar posed, the prospect
profits went up. There are
of being able to eat a meal or have a drink
more people unwilling to go into the smoke-filled bars
with some friends without being drowned in
as they exist today than there are smokers unwilling
the off-putting smell of smoke was wonderful.
to go into smoke-free areas.
It was only when I started to look at the
It is also foolhardy to assert that smokers who light
specifics that I realised that perhaps this ban
up in bars would choose not to frequent the smokeless
wasn’t entirely ethical and good willed.
bars. Smoking, like television, is an activity that can be
done at home, at any time. Listening to live music is
the real draw of the bar scene - not ubiquitous ciga-
rettes - and someone who'd miss out on listening to
Austin's live music because they'd rather stay home
and light up a cigarette is a pretty sad sack.

C. D.
I genuinely believe that over I feel that this impinges
the past few years, smokers upon people's rights and
have become more under-
no one should be forced
standing and considerate to
to give up something
our rightly health-conscious
society and the question “do they don't want to. Personal health and safety has to
you mind if I light up?” is more prominent than ever. do with the individual - not the public.

As a student, much of my social life is spent with
Passive smoking is the same as car-fume inhalation,
friends in both bars and restaurants. Those of my
friends who do smoke have become more accustomed just a little lighter on the lungs, but the long-term
to ‘smoke free’ or ‘smoking areas’ within these estab- effects are just as prominent; it is just so idiotic and not
lishments. The non-smokers amongst us have also sensible. Ancient Indians smoked the pipe as do the
become used to these disciplines.
modern eastern Islamic countries and is part of a tradi-
I believe that by being tolerant of each other’s rights to tion and yet, why aren't they being banned when they
enjoy a relaxing social life, we should be able to avoid equally contain just as many powerful toxins that are
the need of an unfair ban that affects smokers and
inhaled and exhaled as regular cigarettes?
non-smokers alike.

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