Question

** new nevada palominos enlisting in the u.s. marines
us dept. of the interior—carson city field office
“70 m wild horses joining the marine corps mounted color guard on june 3 in carson city, nv”
¹a special tradition, almost two decades old, between the bureau of land management (blm) and the u.s. marine corps, will be renewed in carson city on saturday, june 3, 2000, as a new generation of up to four young wild horses from rangelands in northern nevada joins older wild horses in the elite u.s. marine corps mounted color guard. this special adoption event will take place preceding the scheduled 10:00 a.m. public wild horse adoption at the warm springs correctional facility (wscf), edmonds road south of fifth street, in carson city
²these palomino wild horses from the blm calico herd management area (hma) and one palomino from the warm springs canyon hma, both located in northern nevada, have been in a four - month long training program at the wscf. they are being trained by inmates in the nevada department of corrections program, supervised by lead trainer hank curry. marine corps gunnery sergeant ivan collazo sanchez and two additional marines will be at the wscf in dress blue uniform to (1) take possession of the new horses, the latest generation of wild horses to be
in addition to the information about wild horses joining the marine corps mounted color guard, the passage is mainly about
a the bureau of land management
b security clearance arrangements
c parades and shows of wild horses
d the public adoption of wild horses

Explanation:

To solve this reading comprehension question, we analyze the passage and the options:

1. Analyze Option A: The passage mentions a tradition between the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Marine Corps, but the passage (from what’s visible) is about wild horses joining the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard and a public adoption event. The main focus isn’t the BLM’s history. Eliminate A.

1. Analyze Option B: The passage talks about wild horses being trained by inmates and joining the Marine Corps, but there’s no mention of “security clearance arrangements.” Eliminate B.

1. Analyze Option C: The passage focuses on wild horses joining the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard (a formal unit) and a public adoption, not “parades and shows of wild horses” as a primary topic. Eliminate C.

1. Analyze Option D: The passage explicitly states: “This special adoption event will take place preceding the scheduled 10:00 a.m. public wild horse adoption at the Warm Springs Correctional Facility...” This confirms the passage is partly about the public adoption of wild horses.

Answer:

D. the public adoption of wild horses