Why has it taken so long for the UK government to consider plain packaging?

A．Prime Minister Cameron has been reluctant to take action.

B．There is strong opposition from veteran nicotine addicts.

C．Many Members of Parliament are addicted to smoking.

D．Pressure from tobacco manufacturers remains strong.

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由题干中的Why has it taken so long定位到文章第四段第二至四句：The Department of Health declared its intention to consider the move in November 2010 and consulted through 2012．But the plan was suspended in July 2013．It did not escape notice that a lobbying firm set up by Lynton Crosby，David Cameron’s election campaign director，had previously acted for Philip Morris International．
推理判断题。第四段第二句提到卫生部于2010年11月宣布要考虑平装并在整个2012年期
间一直协商，这表明英国政府花费了漫长的时间考虑平装。紧接着在第三句和第四句指出了原因，采用平装的计划于2013年7月被搁置，并且戴维·卡梅伦的竞选主管林顿·克罗斯比创立的一家游说公司以前曾代理过菲利普·莫里斯国际公司，由此可知卡梅伦首相对于采用平装并不情愿，故答案为A。
B.“来自老烟枪的强烈反对”，文章第三段第一句提到强烈反对平装的是烟草行业，而不是
老烟枪，故B.与原文表述不符，可以排除；C.“许多议会议员有烟瘾”，原文并未提及议员们是否有烟瘾，可以排除；D.“来自烟草制造商的压力依旧巨大”，原文并未提及烟草制造商给英国政府施加了巨大的压力，可以排除。

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