Question

which text best completes the sentence?
visitor statistics indicate that in 2013, great smoky mountains national park was

a more popular tourist destination than yosemite national park
a more popular tourist destination than any national park
a popular tourist destination than yosemite national park
the most popular tourist destination than yosemite national park

Explanation:

The sentence is making a comparison between Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Yosemite National Park. The use of "more...than" is appropriate for a comparison between two entities. Option 2 ("than any national park") is incorrect as it's an illogical comparison (Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a national park itself). Option 3 lacks the comparative "more". Option 4 ("the most") is for superlative (comparison among three or more), but here it's a comparison between two parks.

Answer:

a more popular tourist destination than Yosemite National Park