Question

Not all ads play tricks   1.  us, though.  PSAs use some of   2.  same methods as commercial ads, like attractive pictures and clever language. They aim to teach us and help us    3. better lives. Our government has been using PSAs to educate people   4.   many years. One of these is, “  5.  you smoke cigarettes, you are slowing killing 6.  . All of these ads   7. meant to benefit the public, and you can often learn a lot by following the advice they give. Finally, when 8.  comes to advertisements, we must be intelligent and not be a slave to them.

Answer

1.on

2.the

3.lead/live

4.for

5.When

6.yourself/yourselves

7.are

8.it

【解析】

1.on 考查短语。Play jokes on 与。。开玩笑；

2.the 考查冠词；the same 同样的；

3.lead/live 考查动词。lead/live a …life过着怎样的生活；

4.for 考查介词。For many years许多年；

5.When 考查连词。句意：当你吸烟时，你是在慢性自杀；

6.yourself/yourselves 考查代词。Kill oneself 自杀；

7.are 考查动词。Be meant to do 一定会做某事，主语是All of these ads故用are;

8.it 考查代词。When it comes to 当提到。。时；

考点：短文填空。