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M: (sniffing) Is that a French cigarette
W: Pardon
M: Is that a French cigarette you’re smoking
W: Yes, that’s right. Why What’ s the matter
M: I don’t understand how you smoke French cigarettes. They make a terrible smell.
W: I like them very much. I prefer them to English cigarettes.
M: Have you got a lot of them
W: Yes, about 200, why
M: Well... er... could I buy some from you
W: Buy some from me But... you don’t like French cigarettes!
M: No, I don’t. But my wife does.

Who is smoking a French cigarette（　）.
A. The woman.
B. A new person.
C. The man.

M: (sniffing) Is that a French cigarette
W: Pardon
M: Is that a French cigarette you’re smoking
W: Yes, that’s right. Why What’s the matter
M: I don’t understand why yousmoke French cigarettes. They make a terrible smell.
W: I like them very much. I prefer them to English cigarettes.
M: Have you got a lot of them
W: Yes, about 200, why
M: Well... er... could I buy some from you
W: Buy some from me But... you don’t like French cigarettes!
M: No, I don’t. But my wife does.

During McDonald’s early years French fries were made from scratch every day, Russet Burbank potatoes were (31) , cut into shoestrings, and fried in its kitchens. (32) the chain expanded nationwide, in the mid-1960s, it sought to cut labour costs, reduce the number of suppliers, and (33) that its fries tasted the same at every restaurant. McDonald’s began (34) to frozen French fries in 1966 — and few customers noticed the difference. (35) the change had a profound effect on the nation’s agriculture and diet. A familiar food had been (36) into a highly processed industrial (37) McDonald’s fries now come from huge manufacturing plants (38) can process two million pounds of potatoes a day. The expansion (39) McDonald’s and the popularity of its low-cost, mass-produced fries changed the way Americans eat.
The (40) of McDonald’s French fries played a crucial role in t
A. Still
B. Anyway
C. Besides
D. Nevertheless