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The village's red telephone box no longer holds a telephone. It holds a defibrillator, a shelf of paperbacks, and, on Fridays, a box of eggs from the farm with an honesty tin.

Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

  1. A. The old phone box has been given new uses by the village.Correct
  2. B. The phone box has been removed.
  3. C. The village has no telephones.
  4. D. The eggs are free.

Answer: A. The old phone box has been given new uses by the village.

Defibrillator, books, eggs.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The phone box has been removed.
It still stands.
C. The village has no telephones.
Only the box has lost its phone.
D. The eggs are free.
An honesty tin means payment.

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