An overwhelming【C1】 to drink alcohol,【C2】 it is causing harm,

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问题    An overwhelming【C1】______ to drink alcohol,【C2】______  it is causing harm, is a disease called alcoholism. Alcohol is a drag. In the United States alcoholism is the most widespread form of【C3】______ abuse,【C4】______ at least 5 million persons.
   【C5】______  one third of high-school students in the United States are【C6】______  to be problem drinkers. Many already may be alcoholics. Drunk drivers【C7】______ one half of all fatal automobile【C8】______ each year in the United States. Drinking is a【C9】______ cause of loss of income and of social and personal problems.
   Alcoholism also creates many severe【C10】______ problems. More than three drinks a day over even a few weeks causes【C11】______ changes in the liver. (One ounce [30 milliliters] of hard liquor, 4 ounces [118 milliliters] of wine, or 12 ounces [355 milliliters] of beer are 【C12】______ considered one drink. ) About 15 percent of heavy drinkers【C13】______ cirrhosis, which can be 【C14】______ Changes in the brain and nervous system【C15】______ hostile behavior, loss of mental 【C16】______ , and poor judgment.
   One third of the babies born to mothers who drink 【C17】______ , especially during the first trimester, have birth【C18】______ or retardation. This condition is called fetal alcohol syndrome. Some drugs, such as tranquilizers, when【C19】______  with alcohol can result in death. Sexual potency and sperm count are greatly【C20】______  in alcoholic men, and alcoholic women often produce no fertile eggs. [br] 【C18】

选项 A、faults
B、errors
C、defects
D、deficits

答案 C

解析本题区分fault，error，defect和deficit的意思。Fault表示“缺点，毛病”，error表示“错误、过失”，deficit表示“赤字，不足”，只有defect可以与birth搭配，构成birth defects表示“有先天缺陷”，为本题正确答案。

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