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Riders on the beach must keep their horses below the tide line. Above it, the dry sand is where the terns nest, and a single hoof can crush a clutch the birds spent a month incubating.

According to the text, why must riders stay below the tide line?

  1. A. To avoid crushing the terns' nests in the dry sand.Correct
  2. B. Because the wet sand is faster.
  3. C. Because the horses prefer it.
  4. D. Because the dry sand is private.

Answer: A. To avoid crushing the terns' nests in the dry sand.

Nests above the line.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Because the wet sand is faster.
Not mentioned.
C. Because the horses prefer it.
Not mentioned.
D. Because the dry sand is private.
Not mentioned.

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