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Information and Ideas practice question

When the survey asked residents to name the town's best feature, the river came first by a wide margin. When it asked what the council should spend money on, the river came last. ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. Residents seem to regard the river as an asset that needs no improvement rather than one that needs investment.Correct
  2. B. Residents dislike the river.
  3. C. The river is polluted.
  4. D. The survey was badly designed.

Answer: A. Residents seem to regard the river as an asset that needs no improvement rather than one that needs investment.

First as a feature, last for spending: fine as it is.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Residents dislike the river.
It came first as the best feature.
C. The river is polluted.
Not stated.
D. The survey was badly designed.
Not suggested.

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