With the sudden urge for social engagements in the modern world, many events and activities are being promoted to attract teens and adults. While adults feel out of place in a space filled with younger aged teens, teens often find themselves having to ___51___ between two extremes being presented by society: either teens decide to attend these events and are heavily pressured to”take just one sip ,” or ___52___ the popular act of drinking. The legal drinking age is currently eighteen, but the illegal drinking age is as low as zero. Most people have their first drink by the time they’re 13. Unbelievably, that first drink can be the ___53___ of a troubled life.
A few reasons for teens drinking are peer pressure, enjoyment, ___54___, sadness, boredom, rebellion and insomnia. But the main reason for doing so is “to ___55___ the law.” Teenagers become ___56___ with alcoholic beverages from the moment they enter high school. That means that a large quantity of teens under the age of eighteen have used alcohol before. Teens feel as though drinking before the legal age is a big deal, so they all try to ___57___ the rest of the “legal ”society. Being a ___58___ and not following the rules is an important role of a teen’s life, though no one wants to face the consequences of being an adult.
Despite the fact that it is legal for young teens to purchase alcohol, they are able to get it through their parents’ liquor cabinets, ___59___ store clerks, or older friends who purchase it for them. As we all see, it is not hard for teens to obtain alcohol. Since there seems to be no ___60___ of under age teen drinking in society, why then not just lower then drinking age? Drinking can make teens “feel good,” but this feeling lasts only for a short time. Teenagers on shows like Gossip Girl get drunk regularly, but those shows rarely ___61___ the problems alcohol can cause. Teenagers often think that drinking will give them more energy, but ___62___ isn’t an energy drink; it’s a depressant. Alcohol ___63___ damages the brain and body, and for this to happen at a very young age, is saddening. Drinking stimulates poorly made decisions by teens, and ___64___, many teens end up pregnant or dropping out of school. They may even get hurt or ___65___ in severe accidents caused by their being drunk.
51.A cause B.choose C.avoid D.witness
52.A.pick up B.deal with C.fight against D.engage in
53.A.excuse B.start C.symbol D.meaning
54.A.anxiety B.disorder C.imitation D.lifestyle
55.A.observe B.resist C.break D.invent
56.A.busy B.content C.honest D.familiar
57.A.fit in with B.make up for C.catch up with D.hold on to
58.A.protester B.supporter C.rebel D.lawyer
59.A.illegal B.irresponsible C.forgetful D.unsatisfactory
60.A.report B.prohibition C.elimination D.measures
61.A.solve B.blame C.explore D.assume
62.A.water B.wine C.liquor D.alcohol
63.A.constantly B.actually C.exactly D.unexpectedly
64.A.as a result B.in return C.on the contrary D.after all
65.A.arrested B.cheated C.disturbed D.killed