In Manhattan, for instance, which has the highest tax in the nation, a pack of Marlboro Light Kings cost $10. 06 at one drugstore Wednesday. In Charleston, S. C. , where the 7-cent-a-pack tax is the lowest in the nation, the price was $4. 78.

　　The influence is obvious.

　　In New York, high school smoking hit a new low in the latest surveys—13. 8%, far below the national average. By comparison, 26% of high school students smoke in Kentucky. Other low-tax states have similarly 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 drives them to quit, they will have more to spend on their families, cut their risk of cancer and heart disease and feel better.

　　1. The text is mainly about　.　

　　A. the price of cigarettes

　　B. the rate of teen smoking

　　C. the effect of tobacco tax increase

　　D. the differences in tobacco tax rate

　　2. What does the author think is a surprise?

　　A. Teen smokers are price sensitive.

　　B. Some states still keep the tobacco tax low.

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