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The county wants to close the small museum because 'only' nine thousand people visited it last year. Nine thousand is the population of the town it serves, and the museum's records show that a third of its visitors come more than once. A museum that its whole town visits, and a third of it returns to, is not failing. It is doing exactly what a local museum is for, and the county is measuring it against a standard built for somewhere else.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
- A. Judged by its purpose as a local museum, the visitor figure shows success, and the county's standard is the wrong one.Correct
- B. Nine thousand visitors is too few.
- C. The museum should charge for entry.
- D. The county should close larger museums instead.
Answer: A. Judged by its purpose as a local museum, the visitor figure shows success, and the county's standard is the wrong one.
A whole town's worth of visits; the wrong yardstick.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Nine thousand visitors is too few.
- The reverse of the argument.
- C. The museum should charge for entry.
- Not proposed.
- D. The county should close larger museums instead.
- Not proposed.
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