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The fishing village's houses are all painted in different colours, which visitors take for cheerfulness. The custom began at sea: a crew coming home in fog could pick out its own house, and so the harbour entrance, by colour alone.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
- A. The houses' colours, which look decorative, began as a navigational aid for returning boats.Correct
- B. The houses were painted to attract visitors.
- C. The village has no harbour.
- D. Fog is rare in the village.
Answer: A. The houses' colours, which look decorative, began as a navigational aid for returning boats.
Looks cheerful; began as a way home in fog.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The houses were painted to attract visitors.
- Visitors are only the ones who misread it.
- C. The village has no harbour.
- The harbour entrance is mentioned.
- D. Fog is rare in the village.
- Fog is the reason for the custom.
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