Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 18?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.
One _____ (17) _____ wear a helmet while riding a bicycle.
The risk of serious head injury is ______ (18) _____ as much as 85% and the risk of brain injury by as much as 88% if a bicycle rider wears a helmet.
If all the bicycle riders between the ages of 5-14 wore helmets while riding, at least 150 deaths and a hundred thousand nonfatal head injuries ______ (19) _____ prevented each year.

It is sorrowful that less than one in four children between the ages of 5-14 wear bicycle helmets while riding, and most teens _____ (20) _______ it.

  1. decreased by

  2. reduce to

  3. lessen to

  4. reduced by
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

(4) The risk comes down by as much as 85%. When we want to say that something has come down, we use the verb reduce. Therefore, option 4 is correct.

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