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A tradition is not the same as a habit, though the two are easily confused. The village has rung its bells on the first of May since 1660, which is a tradition: it is done because it was done, and it means something because of that. The village has also had its market on a Thursday since the bus timetable changed in 1962, which is a habit: it is done because it is convenient, and the day it stops being convenient it will move, and nobody will mourn it.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
- A. A tradition is kept for its own sake and carries meaning, while a habit persists only while it is convenient.Correct
- B. The village should move its market.
- C. Bell-ringing is more useful than markets.
- D. Habits are older than traditions.
Answer: A. A tradition is kept for its own sake and carries meaning, while a habit persists only while it is convenient.
Done because it was done, versus done because it is convenient.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The village should move its market.
- Not proposed.
- C. Bell-ringing is more useful than markets.
- Not claimed.
- D. Habits are older than traditions.
- The reverse in the example.
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