HALF off all Germans want to axe the euro and bring back their mark, according to a vote．
Although the government has been telling the public a year that the grouped European currency(货币)is good for them, 49 per cent of Germans still wish they had the powerful mark in their pockets．
This is one of the highest rates of Germans wanting its return since votes in the 1990s showed close to 70％ of them wanted to keep the mark, the currency of their “economic miracle”．
The recent difficulties in Greece and Ireland have contributed to further disappointment．
In the survey for the daily Bild newspaper, only 41 per cent of people were satisfied with the euro．Most of the rest said they did not know what to think．
The survey found that the majority of Germans are worried about the stability of the currency and the possibility of inflation(通货膨胀)．
Three－quarters of the people questioned by YouGoy said they personally had not benefited from the adoption of the euro．
And if Germany was not part of the eurozone, only 30 per cent of those asked would today vote to adopt the euro and 60 per cent would vote against it．
Although there are the concerns, the majority believe the euro is here to stay．
Asked whether the euro would still be country’s currency in 20 years, 55 per cent of the people replied yes．Germany adopted the euro in 1999 along with 10 other countries．
JAZZ with the Mike Thomas Jazz Band at The Derby Arms．Upper Richmond Road West, Sheen．
DISCO Satin Sounds Disco．Free at The Lord Napier, Mort lake High St．, from 8a．m．to 8p.m. Tel：682－1158．
SATURDAY, November 13
JAZZ Lysis at The Bull’s Head, Barnes．Admission 60p．
MUSICAL HALL at The Star and Garter, Lower Richmond Road, Putney, provided by the Aba Daba Music Hall company．Good food and entertainment fair price．Tel：789－6749．
FAMILY night out?Join the sing-along at The Black Horse．Sheen Road, Richmond．
JAZZ The John Bennett Big Band at The Bull’s Head, Barnes．Admission 80p．
THE DERBY ARMS, Upper Richmond Road West, give you Joe on the electric accordion．Tel：789－4536
SUNDAY, November 14
DISCO Satin Sounds Disco, free at The Lord Napier, Mort Lake High Street, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m．
FOLK MUSIC at The Derby Arms．The Short Stuff and residents the Norman Chop Trio．Non-remembers 70p．Tel：688－4626．
HEAVY MUSIC with Tony Simon at The Bull, Upper Richmond Road West, East Sheen．
THE DERBY ARMS, Upper Richmond Road West, give you Joe on the electric accordion．
(1)
Where and when can you hear the Norman Chop Trio?
[ ]
A．
At the Bull’s Head on Sunday．
B．
At the Derby Arms on Sunday．
C．
At the Bull on Saturday．
D．
At the Black Horse on Saturday．
(2)
Where and when can you hear the Mike Thomas Jazz Band?
[ ]
A．
At the Derby Arms on Friday．
B．
At the Black Horse on Friday．
C．
At the Star and Garter on Saturday．
D．
At the Derby Arms on Sunday．
(3)
You want to enjoy the electric accordion on Saturday．Which telephone number do you have to ring to find out what time it starts?
[ ]
A．
789－6749．
B．
789－4536．
C．
682－1158．
D．
688－4626．
(4)
You want to spend the Saturday by joining the entertainment with your family．Where should you go?
[ ]
A．
Disco at The Lord Napier．
B．
The sing-along at The Black Horse．
C．
The electric accordion at The Derby Arms．
D．
Jazz at The Bull’s Head．
(5)
You want to spend the same day at two different places and don’t want to cross any street．Which of the following is your best choice?
[ ]
A．
The sing-along at the Black Horse and Jazz at The Bull’s Head．
B．
The sing-along at The Black Horse and Folk Music at The Derby Arms．
C．
Folk Music at The Derby Arms and Heavy Music with Tony Simon at The Bull．
D．
Musical Hal lat The Star ＆Garter and Disco at The Lord Napier．
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Few tsws are so effective that you can see fesults just days after they take effect．But in the nine days since the federal cigarette tax more than doubled－to＄1.1 per pack－smokers have jammed telephone”puit lines”aeross the country seeking to kick the habit．
This is not a surprise to public health advocates．They’ve studied the offoct of state tax increases for years, finding that smokers, especially teong, are price sensitive, Nor is it a shock to the industry, which fiercdly fights every tax inortse．
The only wonder is thst so many states insist on closing their ears to the message．Tobacco taxes omprove public health, health, they raise money and most particularly, they deter people from taking up the habit as teens, which is when nearly all smokers are addicted．Yet the rate of taxation varies widely．
In Manhattan, for instance．Which has the highest tax in the nation, a pack of Marlboro Light Kings cos???at one drugstore Wednesdav．Charleston, S．C．where the bent-n-pack tax is the lowest in the nation．The price was＄4.78．
The influence is obvious．
In New York, hogh school smoking hit a new low in the latest surveys－13.8％, far below the mational average．By comparison, 26％ of high school students smlke in Kentucky, Other low-tax states have somolarly depressing teen-smoking records．
Hal Rogers, Representative from Kentucky, like those who are against high tobacco taxes, argues that the burden of the tax falls on low-income Americans”who choose to smoke．”
That’s true, But there is more reason in keeping future generations of low-income workers from getting hooked in the first place, As for today’s adults, if the new tax drves them to quit, tyey will have more to spend on their famliles, cut their risk of camcer and heart disease and feel better．
(1)
The text is mainly about ________．
[ ]
A．
the price of cigarettes
B．
tie rate of teen smoking
C．
the effect of tobacco tax increase
D．
the differenees in tobacco tax rate
(2)
What does the author think is a surprise?
[ ]
A．
Teen smokers are price sensitive．
B．
Some atates still keep the tobacco tax low．
C．
Tobacco taxes improve public health．
D．
Tobacco industry fiercely fights the tax rise．
(3)
The underlined word "deter"in Paragraph 3 most probably means ________．
[ ]
A．
discording
B．
remove
C．
benefit
D．
free
(4)
Rogers’attitude towards the low-income smokers might be that of ________．
[ ]
A．
tolerance
B．
unconcern
C．
doubt
D．
sympathy
(5)
What can we learn from the last paragraph?
[ ]
A．
The new tax will be beneficial in the long run．
B．
Low-income Amerians are more likely to fall ill．
C．
Future generations will be hooked on smoking．
D．
Adults will depend more on their families．
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TODAY, Friday, November 12
JAZZ with the Mike Thomas Jazz Band at The Derby Arms．Upper Richmond Road West, Sheen．
DISCO Satin Sounds Disco．Free at The Lord Napier, Mort lake High St．, from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m．Tel：682-1158．
SATURDAY, November 13
JAZZ Lysis at The Bull’s Head, Barnes．Admission 60p．
MUSICAL HALL at The Star and Garter, Lower Richmond Road, Putney, provided by the Aba Daba Music Hall company．Good food and entertainment fair price．Tel：789-6749．
FAMILY night out? Join the sing-along at The Black Horse．Sheen Road, Richmond．
JAZZ The John Bennett Big Band at The Bull’s Head, Barnes．Admission 80p．
THE DERBY ARMS, Upper Richmond Road West, give you Joe on the electric accordion(手风琴)．Tel：789-4536
SUNDAY, November 14
DISCO Satin Sounds Disco, free at The Lord Napier, Mort Lake High Street, from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m．
FOLK MUSIC at The Derby Arms．The Short Stuff and residents the Norman Chop Trio．Non-members 70p．Tel：688-4626．
HEAVY MUSIC with Tony Simon at The Bull, Upper Richmond Road West, East Sheen．
THE DERBY ARMS, Upper Richmond Road West, give you Joe on the electric accordion．
(1)
Where and when can you hear the Norman Chop Trio?
[ ]
A．
At the Bull’s Head on Sunday．
B．
At the Bull on Saturday．
C．
At the Derby Arms on Sunday．
D．
At the Black Horse on Saturday．
(2)
You want to enjoy the electric accordion on Saturday．Which telephone number do you have to ring to find out what time it starts?
[ ]
A．
688-4626．
B．
682-1158．
C．
789-4536．
D．
789-6749．
(3)
You want to spend the Saturday by joining the entertainment with your family．Where should you go?
[ ]
A．
The sing-along at The Black Horse．
B．
Disco at The Lord Napier．
C．
The electric accordion at The Derby Arms．
D．
Jazz at The Bull’s Head．
(4)
You want to spend the same day at two different places and don’t want to cross any street．Which of the following is your best choice?
[ ]
A．
The sing-along at the Black Horse and Jazz at The Bull’s Head．
B．
The sing-along at The Black Horse and Folk Music at The Derby Arms．
C．
Musical Hal lat The Star & Garter and Disco at The Lord Napier．
D．
Folk Music at The Derby Arms and Heavy Music with Tony Simon at The Bull．
