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The trail was muddy, and there were fresh deer tracks along it, but the walkers saw no deer all morning. ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. Deer had passed along the trail not long before the walkers.Correct
  2. B. There are no deer in the area.
  3. C. The walkers made the tracks.
  4. D. The trail is closed to walkers.

Answer: A. Deer had passed along the trail not long before the walkers.

Fresh tracks mean deer had been there recently.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. There are no deer in the area.
The tracks show deer are present.
C. The walkers made the tracks.
Deer tracks, not boot prints.
D. The trail is closed to walkers.
The walkers were on it.

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