| "The impulse to excess among young
Britons remains as powerful as ever, but the force that used to keep the impulse
in check has all but disappeared," claimed a newspaper. Legislation that made it
easier to get hold of a drink was "an Act for the increase of drunkenness and
immorality", asserted a politician. The first statement comes from 2005, the second from 1830. On both occasions, the object of scorn was a parliamentary bill that promised to sweep away "antiquated" licensing laws. As liberal regulations came into force this week, Britons on both sides of the debate unwittingly followed a 19th-century script. Reformers then, as now, took a benign view of human nature. Make booze cheaper and more readily available, said the liberalisers, and drinkers would develop sensible, continental European style ways. Nonsense, retorted t A. the statement by a critic B. the increase of drunkenness C. the decline of immorality D. the assertion by a politician [单项选择]The book, which is a useful guide for today’s young people, deals with many questions and problems that face them at school and at home as well as in society（）.
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The youngest students questioned were thirteen
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