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 from 19 to 24.

Britain will soon ban smoking in cars with children. Britain's government wants (19) ______ the harm cigarette smoke does to children. New laws will cut the chances of children passive smoking. This is when someone breathes in the smoke from other people's cigarettes. Many studies say passive smoking can almost be as (20) ______ as actually smoking a cigarette. The British government says that it has looked at searches pointing out that children (21) ______ sit in smoke-filled cars have health problems. It is particularly bad in cars because there is so little space, so the car fills (22) ______ smoke very quickly. Everyone agrees with the new law. Some lawmakers argue that it takes away the freedom for people to smoke in their own car. (23) ______, Britain's health minister states that the health of children is (24) ______ than the freedom to smoke.

Question 19.