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Experts believe that young people are drinking more alcohol than ever．They say it's not just the __1__ that teenagers consume that's worrying them but also what they do when they're drunk．

A recent survey found that 40% of British teens drank at least once every month and that younger teens were often __2__ to take their first drink by older friends．

As one teen said "When you're with all your friends and having a good time if someone gets out some alcohol you just __3__ it and drink．"

The government believes part of the problem is the availability of __4__ alcohol and has introduced a law to ban such drinks．Others oppose the law because they say it __5__ targets poorer drinkers．

One young drinker interviewed thinks price is __6__ and that teens determined to get drunk will find a way．But alcohol expert Professor Martin Plant says the evidence supporting the new law is __7__．He said "The science is absolutely clear．Putting in a minimum price will __8__ alcohol consumption by young drinkers．This is the first real development that offers the __9__ of cutting the size of the alcohol problem and luckily the government has __10__ the opportunity．"

1．A．time B．types C．products D．amount

2．A．promised B．encouraged C．forced D．charged

3．A．go along with B．come into C．turn to D．get away with

4．A．sweet B．strong C．cheap D．expensive

5．A．intentionally B．unfairly C．rightly D．completely

6．A．irrelevant B．unreasonable C．inexpensive D．unknown

7．A．weak B．existing C．convincing D．approving

8．A．prevent B．reduce C．balance D．delay

9．A．issue B．choice C．time D．promise

10．A．missed B．given C．taken D．used

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