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Every tyre the garage replaced last month came from the front left wheel of a car, and every one of those cars belonged to a resident of the same street, which has a sharp bend with a raised kerb on the left. This suggests that ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. residents are scraping their front left tyres on the kerb at the bend.Correct
  2. B. the garage sells faulty tyres.
  3. C. the street has no other bends.
  4. D. cars on the street are driven too little.

Answer: A. residents are scraping their front left tyres on the kerb at the bend.

One wheel, one street, one kerb on that side: the kerb is wearing the tyres.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. the garage sells faulty tyres.
The pattern follows the street and the wheel, not the tyre brand.
C. the street has no other bends.
Other bends are not discussed.
D. cars on the street are driven too little.
Worn tyres suggest use, not disuse.

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