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The old footpath across the field is still marked on maps, but its stile has rotted through and the grass along the path is knee-high. It is reasonable to infer that ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. few people have walked the path recently.Correct
  2. B. the path has just been repaired.
  3. C. the maps are new.
  4. D. the field has been ploughed.

Answer: A. few people have walked the path recently.

A rotten stile and long grass: little use.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. the path has just been repaired.
A repaired path would have a sound stile.
C. the maps are new.
The maps show an old path; their age is not indicated.
D. the field has been ploughed.
Knee-high grass is not a ploughed field.

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