Question

Read the following student draft. Then answer questions 23 and 24.

A Year at LeConte Lodge
LeConte Lodge is a rustic retreat near the 6,593-foot summit of Mount LeConte in the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park. Its guest cabins have no electricity or running water. The only way to reach the
lodge is to hike one of the five trails: Bullhead, Alum Cave, Trillium Gap, Rainbow Falls, or the Boulevard.
In March, a helicopter delivers pallets of nonperishable items to a nearby clearing. Boxes of canned goods
and other heavy items are transported by hand to the storage building in the middle of camp. Management
must determine exactly what will be needed for the upcoming season since the helicopter won't come again
for another year.
The ground is often still covered with snow when the first guests arrive for their overnight stay. Later,
guests may have to contend with heavy rain, which is often accompanied by thunder and lightning in the
late spring and summer months. During unstable weather conditions, only the most dedicated backpackers
use their reservations at the lodge. As the climate becomes suitable for hiking, backpackers flock to the
trails during fall to enjoy the breathtaking foliage.
On sunny days, however, the lodge teems with life. Dozens of day hikers join overnight guests on Alum
Cave Trail. Once at the top, trekkers relax in comfortable rocking chairs and gaze at the valley below. On a
clear autumn day, the view can extend more than fifteen miles.
Three days a week, a team of llamas treks up the mountain via Trillium Gap Trail. These llamas carry
clean sheets and towels for the guests and the lodge crew; they also carry fresh groceries. After only a short
break, they __________ down the 6.6 mile-long trail with packs full of dirty laundry.
About ten employees live at the lodge each year from early March through late November. They clean
cabins, serve meals, sell souvenirs, and wash a lot of dishes. On the day before Thanksgiving, everyone
heads down the mountain as the lodge closes its doors—everyone, that is, except for the winter caretaker,
who will remain alone at the lodge until spring.

23. Read this paragraph from the draft.
(1) The ground is often still covered with snow when the first guests arrive for their overnight stay.
(2) Later, guests may have to contend with heavy rain, which is often accompanied by thunder and
lightning in the late spring and summer months. (3) During unstable weather conditions, only the most
dedicated backpackers use their reservations at the lodge. (4) As the climate becomes suitable for
hiking, backpackers flock to the trails during fall to enjoy the breathtaking foliage.
The writer is considering adding the sentence "Guests must be very careful on the icy trails" to this
paragraph.
The best place to insert this sentence is __________.

Answer 1

The sentence "Guests must be very careful on the icy trails" fits best after sentence 1, which pertains to snowy conditions when guests first arrive, enhancing the reader's understanding of trail conditions.

Step-by-step explanation:

The best place to insert the sentence "Guests must be very careful on the icy trails" would be after sentence 1 of the paragraph. The sentence directly relates to the conditions experienced by guests at the beginning of their stay, specifically to the situation where the ground is often still covered with snow. Inserting it here helps the reader understand the context of the trail conditions and the caution required before discussing other weather-related issues faced later in the seasons. Here's how it should read:

(1) The ground is often still covered with snow when the first guests arrive for their overnight stay. Guests must be very careful on the icy trails. (2) Later, guests may have to contend with heavy rain...