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When the church clock stopped, the parish could not afford a clockmaker, so a retired engineer and two teenagers took the mechanism apart on the vestry table, cleaned every wheel, and had it running again in a fortnight. It has kept better time since than in living memory.

Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

  1. A. Volunteers repaired the church clock themselves, and it now runs better than before.Correct
  2. B. The parish hired a clockmaker.
  3. C. The clock has never worked properly.
  4. D. The clock was replaced with a new one.

Answer: A. Volunteers repaired the church clock themselves, and it now runs better than before.

No clockmaker; volunteers; better time than ever.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The parish hired a clockmaker.
They could not afford one.
C. The clock has never worked properly.
It keeps better time than in living memory.
D. The clock was replaced with a new one.
The same mechanism was cleaned and reassembled.

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