Question

have an \ice\ day
it’s hard to imagine a refrigerator putting someone out of a job. but before this common household machine became popular in the 1930s, people needed \ice cutters.\
when lake surfaces froze in the winter, ice cutters would saw through the ice to make long strips. next, they would cut the frozen strips into ice blocks and transport them to ice houses for storage. the ice was then delivered to homes and businesses to keep food from spoiling. the blocks of ice were placed in early refrigerators called iceboxes.

what happened next after ice cutters made ice blocks?
the blocks were cut into long strips.
the blocks were transported to ice houses.
the blocks were placed in refrigerators.
the blocks were delivered to businesses.

Explanation:

El texto dice: "When lake surfaces froze in the winter, ice cutters would saw through the ice to make long strips. Next, they would cut the frozen strips into ice blocks and transport them to ice houses for storage...". Entonces, después de hacer tiras largas, lo siguiente es cortarlas en bloques de hielo? No, espero, la pregunta es "What happened NEXT after ice cutters made ice blocks?". Espera, el texto: "saw through the ice to make long strips. Next, they would cut the frozen strips into ice blocks and transport them to ice houses for storage". Entonces después de hacer los bloques (o después de cortar en tiras y luego en bloques), transportarlos a ice houses? Wait, las opciones:

1. The blocks were cut into long strips. (No, primero hacen tiras, luego bloques)
2. The blocks were transported to ice houses. (Después de cortar en bloques, transportan a ice houses? O después de transportar a ice houses? Wait, el texto: "Next, they would cut the frozen strips into ice blocks and transport them to ice houses for storage". Entonces el orden es: 1. hacer tiras, 2. cortar tiras en bloques, 3. transportar a ice houses. Entonces después de hacer los bloques (paso 2), lo siguiente es transportarlos a ice houses (paso 3). Entonces la opción correcta es "The blocks were transported to ice houses."? Wait, las opciones:

Opciones:

• The blocks were cut into long strips. (esto fue antes de los bloques)
• The blocks were transported to ice houses. (esto es después de cortar en bloques)
• The blocks were placed in refrigerators. (esto es después de transportar a hogares y negocios, no después de los bloques)
• The blocks were delivered to businesses. (esto es después de transportar a hogares y negocios, no después de los bloques)

Entonces el siguiente paso después de hacer los bloques es transportarlos a ice houses. Entonces la opción correcta es la que dice "The blocks were transported to ice houses." (segunda opción? Wait, las opciones en la imagen:

1. The blocks were cut into long strips.
2. The blocks were transported to ice houses.
3. The blocks were placed in refrigerators.
4. The blocks were delivered to businesses.

Entonces el orden en el texto:

• ice cutters saw through ice to make long strips (paso 1)
• Next, cut strips into ice blocks (paso 2)
• transport them to ice houses (paso 3)
• then delivered to homes and businesses (paso 4)
• placed in iceboxes (paso 5)

Entonces después de hacer los bloques (paso 2), lo siguiente es transportarlos a ice houses (paso 3). Entonces la opción correcta es "The blocks were transported to ice houses." (segunda opción? Wait, la segunda opción es "The blocks were transported to ice houses."?

Wait, las opciones en la imagen:

1. The blocks were cut into long strips.
2. The blocks were transported to ice houses.
3. The blocks were placed in refrigerators.
4. The blocks were delivered to businesses.

Entonces la respuesta correcta es la segunda opción: "The blocks were transported to ice houses."

Answer:

The blocks were transported to ice houses. (la opción que dice "The blocks were transported to ice houses.")