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The case for saving the old cinema is usually made on the grounds of its architecture, and the architecture is fine. But buildings survive by being used, not by being admired, and the cinema's best defence is the audience that still fills it on a wet Tuesday. Preserve the use and the building looks after itself.

Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

  1. A. The surest way to save the cinema is to keep it in use, since a used building protects itself.Correct
  2. B. The cinema's architecture is not fine.
  3. C. The cinema has no audience.
  4. D. Buildings should be admired rather than used.

Answer: A. The surest way to save the cinema is to keep it in use, since a used building protects itself.

Use, not admiration, keeps buildings alive.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The cinema's architecture is not fine.
'The architecture is fine.'
C. The cinema has no audience.
It fills on a wet Tuesday.
D. Buildings should be admired rather than used.
The reverse of the argument.

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