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The footpath signs on the moor are made of granite, not wood. Wooden posts rot in five years and are used as firewood by campers; the granite ones have stood since 1932.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
- A. Granite signs were chosen because wooden ones do not last on the moor.Correct
- B. Campers should be banned from the moor.
- C. The signs were put up in 1932 by campers.
- D. Wooden signs are cheaper.
Answer: A. Granite signs were chosen because wooden ones do not last on the moor.
Wood rots or burns; granite lasts.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Campers should be banned from the moor.
- Not proposed.
- C. The signs were put up in 1932 by campers.
- Not stated.
- D. Wooden signs are cheaper.
- Cost is not mentioned.
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