The government decided to close the frontiers off with a view to ________ the disease.

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.

Each family forms its own set of values and decides what is most important to them. Discipline also varies among families. Families have different ways of dealing with different issues. In some families, one or both parents make all the decisions with no (29)________from the children, while other families may encourage input from all family members before decisions are made. Perhaps you know of a family (30)_______ there is equal decision making among family members.

There is no one family style for everyone. A family's style develops based on each family's individual situation and the values they care about. (31)_______, your family may be laid-back, while another family is very active and hurried. Many different ways of living together can work. What makes a family strong is not just (32)__________ of people in it, whether its members are related, or their pace of life; people caring for one another and sharing their lives is what really matters.

Many families also share faiths such as religious activities with one another. As a Scout, part of your duty is to do your best to make your family strong and help your family thrive. By doing this, you are helping to lay the (33)__________ for a stronger community and society

The burglar crept into the house without making any noise. That's why no one heard anything.

Covid-19 is highly contagious. Over eight million people have been infected worldwide.

He will drop you a line _____________.

In twenty years' time, the food supplies will be so scarce for some countries that people will start immigrating in huge numbers.

I saw some boys swimming _________ the river this afternoon.

He has just said that my piano playing ___________ on since he last _________me play.

A: "Sometimes I wish I was back to school."

B: “__________________________.”

The doctor warned us not to let other family members share towels because the infection is highly____________.

There was an accident on the highway, ___________ traffic.

The country's infrastructure is in poor condition and needs to be upgraded.

Playing cards is most commonly used for playing card games as well as for fortune-telling.

He shouldn’t have hurt her feelings, ___________.

The teacher ___________ an example of Tom to the class for cheating in the exam.