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California State Law requires that all bicycle riders under age 18 wear protective helmets whenever they ride on public streets

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问题     California State Law requires that all bicycle riders under age 18 wear protective helmets whenever they ride on public streets or trails．Medical research shows that 85% of【B1】______brain injuries can be【B2】______by wearing a bicycle helmet．About 1000 bicycle riders are killed in the U.S.every year，usually in【B3】______with cars，and 75% of them die of head injuries．Many thousands more suffer less severe but still debilitating injuries which are【B4】______than simple road rash and broken bones．Children can suffer permanent personality changes and learning【B5】______from a brain injury．Common long term【B6】______includes concentration difficulties，aggressiveness，headaches and balance problems．【B7】______your great pain if this happens and you have to blame it on your【B8】______to buy a helmet!
    There are many good helmets off the market．You can make your choice based on three criteria：【B9】______．
    A helmet that doesn’t fit，doesn’t sit correctly on your child’s head，not only looks silly but is less than useless．A good reason to purchase the helmet from a bike store is the fact that【B10】______．You shouldn’t expect the sales to help at a discount or department store to correctly perform the service．Some helmets look better than others．【B11】______．
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答案worse
解析 空前的系动词be和空后的than提示此处所填词应为形容词的比较级。前半句的less severe虽然降低了injuries的严重程度，但less…but still…这种结构仍然肯定了问题的严重；than后面的simple一词又降低了后面的road rash and broken bones的严重程度。由此推测，此处要表达的意思应该是对车祸中幸存下来的骑车者来说，还有比road rash and broken bones更严重的伤势，更糟糕的情况。worse为比较级，意为“更糟糕的”。
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