单选题An argument made by supporters of smoking was that_____.Athere was no scientific evidence of the correlation between smoking and deathBthe number of early deaths of smokers in the past decades was insignificantCpeople had the freedom to choose their own way of lifeDantismoking people were usually talking nonsense
单选题
An argument made by supporters of smoking was that_____.
A
there was no scientific evidence of the correlation between smoking and death
B
the number of early deaths of smokers in the past decades was insignificant
C
people had the freedom to choose their own way of life
D
antismoking people were usually talking nonsense
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解析：
根据Excerpt 1可知，支持吸烟者认为，人们有权过他们自己选择的生活方式。因此人们有选择他们自己的生活方式的自由，故C项为正确答案。
根据Excerpt 1可知，支持吸烟者认为，人们有权过他们自己选择的生活方式。因此人们有选择他们自己的生活方式的自由，故C项为正确答案。
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