单选题 The survey showed that ______ numbers of 15-year-olds were already smoking twenty cigarettes a week.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题中,essential的意思是“本质的”;steady的意思是“稳定的”;primary的意思是“主要的,初步的”;substantial的意思是“大体上,基本上,实质的,坚固的”。四个选项中只有D项符合题意。