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The case against the new footpath is that it will bring walkers past the farm's back door. The case for it is that walkers are already there: the old path, a mile round, is ignored, and the field is crossed daily by people the farmer would rather not meet. A path that follows where people actually walk will not create the problem. It will make the existing problem polite.

Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

  1. A. Formalising the route people already take would manage an existing intrusion rather than cause a new one.Correct
  2. B. Walkers should use the old path.
  3. C. The farm should be fenced.
  4. D. The footpath will bring walkers who were not there before.

Answer: A. Formalising the route people already take would manage an existing intrusion rather than cause a new one.

They cross already; the path makes it orderly.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Walkers should use the old path.
The old path is ignored.
C. The farm should be fenced.
Not proposed.
D. The footpath will bring walkers who were not there before.
'Walkers are already there.'

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