Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Britain will soon ban smoking in cars with children. Britain's government wants to (1)_______ the harm that cigarette smoke does to children. New laws will cut the chances of children's passive smoking. This is when someone breathes in the smoke from other people's cigarette.(2) _______ studies say passive smoking can almost be as ...

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Britain will soon ban smoking in cars with children. Britain's government wants to (1)_______ the harm that cigarette smoke does to children. New laws will cut the chances of children's passive smoking. This is when someone breathes in the smoke from other people's cigarette.(2) _______ studies say passive smoking can almost be as harmful as actually smoking a cigarette. The British government said it looked at research that found children (3) _______ sat in smoke-filled cars had health problems. It is particularly bad in cars because there is so little space, so the car fills with smoke very quickly. Not everyone agrees (4_______) the new law. Some lawmakers argue that it takes away the freedom for people to smoke in their own car. (5) _______, Britain's health minister said the health of children was more important than the freedom to smoke.