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The American war on drugs has gotten all the types in recent years, but alco

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问题     The American war on drugs has gotten all the types in recent years, but alcoholism is still the nation’s most serious addiction. True,【B1】______drinking is no longer as fashionable as it once was. But alcoholism’s【B2】______remains very high: Some 18 million Americans abuse alcohol, and more than 100,000 die【B3】______each year from alcohol-related causes. And alcoholism costs the nation $86 billion a year.
    Business picks up most of the tab. Virtually every company has workers with a drinking problem, often veteran employees in【B4】______or other critical positions. When their alcoholism goes【B5】______, it costs a bundle. Problem drinkers don’t 【B6】______their weight in the office, are often chronically late or absent, and file $4,600 more in health claims a year than other employees. Their families’ doctor 【B7】______are much higher, too. Meanwhile, the company pays full salary and benefits for an employee who is fully【B8】______only some of the time.
    【B9】______. But now the progress against Corporate America’s biggest drug problem is being threatened.【B10】______. In many cases, alcoholics are denied the treatment they need because it’s too expensive.
    This is bad business. Limiting treatment may seem to save money. But the onetime expense of helping an alcoholic recover is a fraction of the long-term potential cost.【B11】______ [br] 【B7】
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解析 此句中的too表明，本空与上句表达对象是相同的：钱的花费。空前的families’ doctor和空后的谓语are表明，本空应填一复数名词，该词应该有“花费，费用”的含义。
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