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The village school has forty pupils and one teacher for every ten, which the county calls generous. The county's plan to merge the school with the town's, five miles away, cites the cost per pupil. Parents point out that the road to town is closed by snow for several weeks each winter. A reader could reasonably infer that the parents ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. are arguing that the merger's savings would come at the cost of pupils' access to school in winter.Correct
  2. B. agree that the cost per pupil is too high.
  3. C. want more teachers.
  4. D. think the town's school is better.

Answer: A. are arguing that the merger's savings would come at the cost of pupils' access to school in winter.

A closed road is a closed school.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. agree that the cost per pupil is too high.
They answer cost with access.
C. want more teachers.
Nothing about more teachers.
D. think the town's school is better.
Nothing about quality.

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