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The ferry's timetable lists a 6 a.m. sailing on weekdays that has been cancelled every day for six months, and the ferry company has not printed a new timetable. ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. The company seems to have no intention of restoring the sailing but has not formally withdrawn it.Correct
  2. B. The 6 a.m. sailing is the most popular.
  3. C. The ferry no longer runs at all.
  4. D. The timetable has been reprinted.

Answer: A. The company seems to have no intention of restoring the sailing but has not formally withdrawn it.

Cancelled daily for six months, still listed: quietly abandoned.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The 6 a.m. sailing is the most popular.
Not suggested.
C. The ferry no longer runs at all.
Only the 6 a.m. sailing is cancelled.
D. The timetable has been reprinted.
It has not.

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