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Bamboo is a favoured plant among architects and designers because of its incredible strength and durability. One Colombian architect __________ to it as nature’s steel, but in many respects it is even better than steel: it is lighter and more flexible, and these _________ make it the ideal building material in areas that suffer earthquakes and severe weather patterns. Construction workers in places such as Hong Kong rely on bamboo scaffolding whatever the _________ of the tower block they may be working on; over a billion people around the world live in a home that is made of bamboo; and China __________ the plant for thousands of years. The only drawback to this remarkable product is the cost of transporting it. So for those __________ live in cooler regions of the world, the enormous advantages of this natural building material are less accessible.

(A) implies                       mentions                    indicates                       refers

(B) abilities                      qualities                      talents                           values

(C) mass                            top                                 summit                         height

(D) has cultivated          cultivate                      cultivates                     had cultivated

(E) which                           may                               who                               are

Answer:

(A) refers: the only one followed by to
(B) qualities: reference indicates this as the only group noun
(C) height: the others are not appropriate in the context
(D) has cultivated: Present Prefect to refer to a period of time that is still continuing
(E) who: relative pronoun is needed to complete relative clause; for people it must be who or that

Victoria University of Wellington has conferred an honorary degree on a distinguished astrophysicist in a recent graduation ceremony. Professor Warrick Couch __________ the honorary degree of Doctor of Science for his remarkable contribution to our knowledge of galaxies and dark energy. Professor Couch is a distinguished astrophysicist who has __________ a crucial role in the discovery that the Universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, a finding which led to the lead scientists being awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics in 2011, which he attended in recognition of his contribution.

In his research, Professor Couch uses large ground-based and spaced-based telescopes to observe galaxy clusters, __________ are the largest structures in the Universe. He is also involved in a number of national and international committees overseeing the management of these telescopes. ___________ his own research activities, Professor Couch has worked to support young researchers and provide public comment on astronomy internationally.

(A) was receiving          had received             is received           received

(B) played                       found                           done                      led

(C) those                          which                          they                        who

(D) In addition to          As a result of           Regarding             Instead of

Answer:

(a) received: needs Past Simple (finished event in the past)
(b) played: collocation with role
(c) which: relative pronoun refers to galaxy clusters and begins the relative clause
(d) In addition to: Couch’s own research added to work he has done for others

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