Mark the letter a, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the best option for each numbered gap to complete the following passage

Many thousands of children have …. (76).….in their homes. As a result, some children died. The most common accidents are with fire and hot water. Small children often .….(77)…... pots of boiling water on the stove. The pots fall over and the hot water falls on the children and burns them. Some children like to play with fire. They enjoy striking matches or throwing things on a fire to make it burn brightly. If a fire gets too big, it gets out of control. Then the house…...(78)…….. fire. It is very dangerous to play with matches. When a child strikes a match, the flame soon burns near his fingers. Then he….(79)…….. the match on the floor. Many houses catch fire in this way.

Some kinds of clothing burn very…….(80)…….. Many children have been badly burned because they have stood too near a fire and their clothing has suddenly caught fire.

Many thousands of children have …. (76).….in their homes.