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Expression of Ideas practice question

The town's new bike-share scheme has been popular, with 20,000 rides in its first month. ____ the bikes cluster at the bottom of the hill, where every rider leaves them, and the council now pays a van to carry them back up each night.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

  1. A. That said,Correct
  2. B. As a result,
  3. C. Indeed,
  4. D. To that end,

Answer: A. That said,

A success, then a cost that qualifies it.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. As a result,
The clustering is a feature of the rides, but the sentence is framed as a counterweight to 'popular'.
C. Indeed,
'Indeed' would reinforce.
D. To that end,
Not a means to an end.

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