The Fourth of July means beer and New Year's Eve is an entire night dedicated to the proposition that everyone must get 25 .
答案：(D) drunk
【句型】get drunk 是字詞搭配，表示「喝醉」；drink 是原形動詞不能直接作 get 的補語，to drink 不定詞不符合這個補語結構，drinking 雖然文法上可能接 get，但「get drinking」不是「喝醉」的意思，正確的固定用法是 get drunk。
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四個選項都是 drink 的變化形，你會想「跨年夜大家都在喝酒」，於是選了 drinking。這一格要看的是 get 後面該接什麼詞性。
先看句型：everyone must get ___。get 在這裡不是「拿到」，而是連綴動詞「變成某種狀態」，後面要接一個形容詞當補語。drunk 在這裡正是形容詞「喝醉的」，get drunk 就是「喝醉」。這一組用法在英文裡非常密集，掛鉤隨手可得：get tired（變累）、get lost（迷路）、get married（結婚）、get ready（準備好）、get angry（生氣）。再用語意驗算：這一句說跨年夜是「整晚都獻給一個命題：每個人都必須喝醉」，講的是最後達到的狀態，不是喝酒這個動作本身。順帶一提，這與 90 年第 19 題的 make ＋ 受詞 ＋ 受詞補語屬於同一類——get、make、become、turn 這些動詞後面都要一個補語來說明「變成什麼樣子」。
drinking：get drinking 不是通行的說法；而且語意變成「開始喝」，與「必須喝醉」這個結果不同。drink：原形動詞，get 後面不接原形。to drink：不定詞，get to V 是「有機會做、得以做」（I finally got to meet him. 我終於見到他了），語意不合。
get drunk（喝醉）、get tired（變累）、get lost（迷路）、get married（結婚）、be dedicated to（獻身於、專門用於）、the proposition that …（……這個命題）。
America encourages its young people to drink. 21 , our society makes drinking a part of every celebration. Our personal celebrations, 22 weddings, promotions, graduations, and anniversaries, are 23 linked with drinking. 24 children can attend any family affair without seeing the adults enjoying their liquor. Drinking is part of our national celebrations as well. The Fourth of July means beer and New Year's Eve is an entire night dedicated to the proposition that everyone must get 25 .
Secondly, the shows young people watch on television encourage them to drink. On 26 every soap opera, the characters drink casually and often. The rock videos young people watch over and over again feature alcohol, too. 27 on the videos sit in bars, nightclubs, and roadhouses. Drinking, the message goes, is cool.
The strongest encouragement to drink that young people receive, 28 , comes from advertisers. Beer companies often sponsor the sports events young people watch. In addition, advertisements for liquor, on TV and in print, show situations that are 29 to the young. People hoist their glasses 30 they are sitting around ski lodges, sailing, dancing, or enjoying a football game. We may say we don't want our children to drink, but our messages say just the opposite.