Drinking is not unusual among high-school students. There are numerous __1__ in our society urging people to drink, not the least of which is advertising. Alcohol ads appear with high __2__ in magazines, on billboards, and in college newspapers. The __3__ advertising of alcohol promotes a harmful myth about drinking. Part of the myth is that liquor signals __4__ success. Contrary to what the liquor company would have us believe, drinking is more closely related to __5__ of success than to achievement. Another part of the alcohol myth is that drinking makes you more __6__ to the opposite sex. The alcohol myth also creates the __7__ that beer and athletics are a perfect combination. Finally, according to the myth, alcohol is the __8__ factor for social success. Hundreds of TV and radio ads have echoed this message in recent years. Relationships based on alcohol are unlikely to lead to social success and true friendships. Indeed, studies show that when alcohol becomes the centre of a social gathering, it may lead to public drunkenness and __9__. Advertisers would have us believe the myth that alcohol is part of being successful, sexy, healthy, and happy; but those who have __10__ from it--directly or indirectly--know otherwise.