Question

The outbreak of COVID-19 resulted in a health crisis and a drop in economic activity that were without ……….. in history. While containing and ………. the spread of the virus was the first priority of public authorities, reducing the …………… of the disease and limiting the pressure on healthcare systems were also considered equally important.

• A. similarity; combating; prevalence
• B. precedent; mitigating; incidence
• C. equivalent; eradicating; toll
• D. parallel; controlling; outbreak

Hint:

When filling in blanks in sentences with multiple options, ensure that the words logically fit with both the grammatical structure and the context of the sentence.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

In this sentence, the first blank requires a word indicating something that did not happen before, making "precedent" the most appropriate choice. For the second blank, "mitigating" is the best word, as it refers to reducing or lessening the impact, which fits with the idea of combating the virus. The third blank requires a word related to the spread of the disease, with "incidence" referring to the occurrence or spread of the disease, making it the correct choice.