When Juul launched in the UK this July, it met with anticipation and trepidation 26 .
Anticipation because Juul has captured 71 percent of the American e-cigarette market in three short
years. However, trepidation because it has also 27 a vast teenage fanbase, who think it’s cool to
juul and are busy vaping like mad all over social media. Under #juul and #juulnation, you will see
teenagers smoking multiple Juuls at once, juuling while eating or flirting, or tucking their Juuls into
their cleavage. It's become part of a culture of daffy and dumb jokes, and it’s been 28 the
iPhone of e-cigarette.
So concerned is the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that last week it gave Juul Labs
and four other companies three months to prove they can keep their products out of the hands of
minors. If they cannot, they will have to 29 them from the market. In addition, Juul has faced a
number of lawsuits alleging that it has exacerbated nicotine addiction in some cases, and 30
marketed its product as safe.
【題組】27. (A) contrived (B) amassed (C) aggravated (D) conjured