Alcohol is often taken as a symbol of a special celebration or as a sign of friendship. So it is to see people toasting with a large glass of alcohol to the health or fortune. Unfortunately, every year, alcohol also ruins thousands of lives and destroys many happy families.
Some people drink alcohol to their tension or pain. They mistakenly think that through drinking, they can from their problems and worries. But it is never a . During those hours of drinking, alcohol only numbs their senses and makes them forget their worries. However, when they wake up, their problems are still unsolved.
A alcohol drinker is running the great risks of getting heart diseases and liver failure. Too much alcohol taken into the body system, death will occur. Alcohol also affects unborn babies disastrously. Those pregnant mothers with alcohol in their blood system risk causing their unborn babies to suffer from defects (缺陷) at birth. , babies are innocent victims due to their mothers’ mistakes. Therefore they should be extremely cautious of any alcohol and it is better to all drinking during pregnancy.
Drunken driving is one of the worst of alcohol abuse. Every year, many lives are lost due to driving on roads and highways. A drunk driver cannot see and judge the distance clearly and will find it difficult to control his vision and on the road, so he fails to control over his reflexes. That is how accidents occur. Not only does he hurt himself but also other innocent road users.
1.A. normal B. ideal C. common D. regular
2.A. increase B. create C. produce D. relieve
3.A. differ B. escape C. solve D. cancel
4.A. solution B. success C. fact D. decision
5.A. social B. addicted C. heavy D. light
6.A. seldom B. hardly C. eventually D. strongly
7.A. proper B. excessive C. little D. no
8.A. After all B. Above all C. First of all D. All in all
9.A. run out B. leave out C. carry out D. cut out
10.A. reasons B. effects C. causes D. examples
11.A. normal B. careless C. dangerous D. drunken
12.A. judgment B. patience C. emotion D. imagination
___ it rain tomorrow, we would have to cancel the football match.
A. Were B. Would C. Should D. Will
-Sunday is a public holiday, ___ children should get close to nature.
-But most of them have several lessons to attend.
A. where B. which C. in which D. when
I have finished a large part of the novel written by Dickens, the rest of which ___ very difficult.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
___ with the increasing unemployment, many people went on strike in most of the European countries.
A. Facing B. Being faced C. Faced D. Having faced
-Mr. Harry, we want to hear what you think about the reform being carried out in our school.
-OK, I ___ to that.
A. am coming B. have come C. came D. come