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People often lose their driving license because of driving after drinking. I have always      myself that I will never drive if I have drunk alcohol     , no matter the     .

Still, half a year ago I made this     of driving after having drunk two beers at my friend’ s. Then I drove home, since it wasn’t very     . I thought that there would be no     , because it was very late at night. However, to my surprise, I was     and left without my driving license for three months. I told my parents nothing     , but then I had to invent a lie, because I did not have the     to tell them that I had drunk alcohol and that was the real reason for which I was left without my driving license.

Those three months seemed to pass very     for me, because I had got into the      of driving almost daily and I really needed my car quite often. I had to take a     and I didn’t like it as I spent lots of money. It was, indeed, a( n)     for me not to have my driving license and I told myself never to repeat this mistake.

       this, being drunk while driving     a real danger not only for the driver, but also for      . Car accidents caused by alcoholism are very      nowadays. Teenagers especially use alcohol      going out with friends and then return home driving their cars. They are very irresponsible as they put their lives and health      and, therefore, I advise people to     drinking alcohol before driving.

1.A. promised  B. taught  C. settled  D. prepared

2.A. possibly  B. recently  C. gradually  D. previously

3.A. color       B. taste  C. quantity  D. brand

4.A. decision  B. mistake  C. conclusion  D. prediction

5.A. far      B. long  C. high  D. fast

6.A. postman  B. spaceman  C. caveman  D. policeman

7.A. moved    B. stopped  C. followed  D. forgotten

8.A. in the end  B. from then on  C. at the beginning  D. after a while

9.A. time     B. patience  C. strength  D. courage

10.A. slowly B. quickly  C. closely  D. peacefully

11.A. way     B. habit  C. race  D. trouble

12.A. bus     B. bike  C. taxi  D. boat

13.A. question  B. opportunity  C. competition  D. punishment

14.A. Apart from  B. Instead of  C. Along with  D. Due to

15.A. escapes  B. reduces  C. represents  D. changes

16.A. lookers-on  B. passers-by  C. grown-ups  D. baby-sitters

17.A. strange  B. complete  C. necessary  D. frequent

18.A. before    B. though  C. while  D. whether

19.A. in danger  B. in doubt  C. in advance  D. in difficulty

20.A. enjoy     B. avoid  C. keep  D. consider