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The town's swimming pool is heated by the bakery next door: the ovens' waste heat is piped under the road, and the pool has not paid a heating bill since 2011.

Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

  1. A. The pool is heated free by the bakery's waste heat.Correct
  2. B. The bakery is closing.
  3. C. The pool is unheated.
  4. D. The bakery bakes underground.

Answer: A. The pool is heated free by the bakery's waste heat.

Waste heat piped across; no bill since 2011.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The bakery is closing.
Not stated.
C. The pool is unheated.
It is heated.
D. The bakery bakes underground.
The pipe runs under the road.

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