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The village history devotes a chapter to the 1953 flood and a paragraph to the 1947 one, though the earlier flood was higher and did more damage. The author was born in 1948. ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. The author's emphasis probably reflects living memory rather than the relative importance of the two floods.Correct
  2. B. The 1947 flood did not happen.
  3. C. The 1953 flood was the higher.
  4. D. The author dislikes the village.

Answer: A. The author's emphasis probably reflects living memory rather than the relative importance of the two floods.

Born in 1948: 1953 is remembered, 1947 is not.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The 1947 flood did not happen.
It was higher and did more damage.
C. The 1953 flood was the higher.
The reverse.
D. The author dislikes the village.
Not suggested.

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