Lydia, from Somerset, England, took up drinking at the age of just 14
Read this BBC story about an English girl who got hooked on alcohol.
Complete the text with these words:
1. did 2. disrupting 3. drank 4. drinking 5. going
6. hooked 7. realized 8. started 9. took 10. used to
Lydia is only 16 now, but until recently she ____ at least two litres of cider on a Friday and Saturday night - and sometimes on a Sunday too.
Lydia, from Somerset, England, _____ up drinking at the age of just 14. She _____ get older boys to buy her cider.
"I was absolutely wasted," she said.
Finally, she ______ she needed to seek professional help.
"It was ______ my family, it was getting in the way of friendships, and also there were health issues - not that I knew exactly what they were. I just hope that I haven't damaged anything yet."
Lydia said her parents _____ "everything they possibly could have done" to try to tackle her problem.
"But it is not easy to stop your daughter, or son from _____ out. It is easy to say I'm just going to such-and-such's house, and then go somewhere completely different."
Lydia admits that peer pressure was the main reason she got _____ on alcohol.
"Everybody I was with was older than me, and they were all drinking. So I _____ drinking too. What are you supposed to do?
"I haven't stopped _____. I drink now in moderation, and I don't get wasted at every opportunity."
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Related sites
Alcohol Concern
They work to reduce the incidence and costs of alcohol-related harm.
They provide information and encourage debate on the wide range of issues affected by alcohol, including public health, housing, children and families, crime and licensing. They support specialist and non-specialist service providers helping to tackle alcohol problems at a local level. They also work to influence national alcohol policy.
Lydia, from Somerset, England, _____ up drinking at the age of just 14. She _____ get older boys to buy her cider.
"I was absolutely wasted," she said.
Finally, she ______ she needed to seek professional help.
"It was ______ my family, it was getting in the way of friendships, and also there were health issues - not that I knew exactly what they were. I just hope that I haven't damaged anything yet."
Lydia said her parents _____ "everything they possibly could have done" to try to tackle her problem.
"But it is not easy to stop your daughter, or son from _____ out. It is easy to say I'm just going to such-and-such's house, and then go somewhere completely different."
Lydia admits that peer pressure was the main reason she got _____ on alcohol.
"Everybody I was with was older than me, and they were all drinking. So I _____ drinking too. What are you supposed to do?
"I haven't stopped _____. I drink now in moderation, and I don't get wasted at every opportunity."
Key: Move your cursor mouse from x to y : x 3-9-10-7- 2- 1- 5 - 6- 8 - 4 y
Related sites
Alcohol Concern
They work to reduce the incidence and costs of alcohol-related harm.
They provide information and encourage debate on the wide range of issues affected by alcohol, including public health, housing, children and families, crime and licensing. They support specialist and non-specialist service providers helping to tackle alcohol problems at a local level. They also work to influence national alcohol policy.
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