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Before each performance the bell-ringers climb the tower and check every rope for fraying, because a rope that snaps mid-peal can send a bell swinging uncontrolled and crack its frame.

According to the text, why do the ringers check the ropes before each performance?

  1. A. Because a snapped rope can let a bell swing uncontrolled and damage its frame.Correct
  2. B. Because the ropes are new.
  3. C. Because the tower is unsafe.
  4. D. Because the audience expects it.

Answer: A. Because a snapped rope can let a bell swing uncontrolled and damage its frame.

The text gives the reason directly.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Because the ropes are new.
Rope age is not mentioned.
C. Because the tower is unsafe.
The tower's safety is not in question.
D. Because the audience expects it.
The audience is not mentioned.

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