A marriage, however, is unlikely to be lucky if alcohol plays a major role in it. Nearly two-thirds of domestic violence involves drinking. Alcohol abuse by parents is strongly tied to child neglect and juvenile delinquency. Drinking during pregnancy can lead to miscarriage and is a major cause of such birth defects as deformed limbs and mental retardation. Those who depend on alcohol are far from happy: over a fourth of the patients in state and county mental institutions have alcohol problems; more than half of all violent crimes are alcohol-related; the rate of suicide among alcoholics is fifteen times higher than among the general population.

　　Alcohol, some would have us believe, is part of being successful, sexy, healthy, and happy. But those who have suffered from it directly or indirectly know otherwise. For alcohols victims, Heres to your health rings with a terrible irony when it is accompanied by the clink of liquor glasses.

　　1. The author provides lots of evidence to refute the harmful myth about drinking.

　　2. We can conclude from the passage that the media and the culture of American society promote false beliefs about alcohol.

　　3. Paragraph four tells us that alcoholics will never succeed if they dont quit drinking.

　　4. Instead of making people more attractive, alcohol makes man womanlike.

　　5. Drinking is one of the main causes of death among teenagers.

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