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The village has one bus a day. It leaves at eight in the morning and comes back at five, and on the days it does not run, which are Sundays and holidays, the nearest shop is a six-mile walk. People plan their weeks around it.

Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

  1. A. The village's single daily bus shapes how its residents organise their lives.Correct
  2. B. The bus leaves at eight in the morning.
  3. C. The nearest shop is six miles away.
  4. D. The village should have more buses.

Answer: A. The village's single daily bus shapes how its residents organise their lives.

One bus, and the week planned around it.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The bus leaves at eight in the morning.
A detail.
C. The nearest shop is six miles away.
A detail.
D. The village should have more buses.
Not a claim the text makes.

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