Britain will soon ban smoking in cars with children. Britain’s government wants to (8) _____ 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 cigarettes. (9) _____ 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 (10) _____ sat in smoke-filled cars had health problems. It is particularly (11) _____ in cars because there is so little space, so the car fills with smoke very quickly. Not everyone agrees with the new law. Some lawmakers argue that it takes away the freedom for people to smoke in their own cars. (12) _____, Britain’s health minister said the health of children was more important than the freedom to smoke.

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

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