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The ferry across the river ran for two centuries, powered by the current alone: a cable across the river held the boat, and the ferryman angled it so the water pushed it over. It stopped in 1968, not because a bridge was built, but because the river's flow, reduced by a new dam upstream, was no longer strong enough to push the boat.
According to the text, why did the ferry stop running in 1968?
- A. A dam upstream weakened the current that powered it.Correct
- B. A bridge was built across the river.
- C. The cable broke.
- D. The ferryman retired.
Answer: A. A dam upstream weakened the current that powered it.
The dam, not a bridge.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. A bridge was built across the river.
- The text says no bridge was built.
- C. The cable broke.
- Not mentioned.
- D. The ferryman retired.
- Not mentioned.
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