Luo Lin, a 23-year-old man from Zigong, Sichuan Province, won 10,000 yuan(US$

Luo Lin, a 23-year-old man from Zigong, Sichuan Province, won 10,000 yuan (US$1,250) for quitting smoking.
  The (26) reward was the highest for the Sichuan section of Quit & Win, an international contest (27) staged by the World Health Organization every two years. The aim is to encourage people to (28) quit smoking. Nearly 100 countries and regions have (29) participated in the contest.
  "It’s a surprise that quitting smoking can be rewarded. I must show my (30) gratitude to my parents, who have kept encouraging me to kick the habit," Luo said.
  According to Huang Ying, head of the health education department of the Disease (31) Prevention and Control Center of Sichuan Province, 2,194 people were (32) screened for the contest. The oldest was 91.
  Some had a smoking history of 65 years or smoked up to 80 (33) cigarettes a day.
  "The most difficult part about giving up smoking was in the first 10 days (34) when I had to keep chewing gum and drinking ice-cold water," said Luo, who works with the People’s Hospital of Zigong.
  Another winner, Wu Jin, said: "It is hard to quit smoking. As an office worker, I Would smoke to freshen myself after night shifts. (35) During the first several days when I began to quit. I couldn’t get to sleep. But now things are much better."
  Wu, from the provincial capital Chengdu, also said, "(36) I wish my friends would quit for their own health and that of their families."