TPO10 Chinese Pottery - 英檢

我想請問TPO10 Chinese Pottery好多題...
尤其是單字題我錯好慘可是查字典還是不解!!
請大家幫忙!謝謝!

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The function and 【status】 of ceramics in China varied from dynasty to
dynasty, so they may be utilitarian, burial, trade-collectors', or even
ritual objects, according to their quality and the era in which they were
made.

1. The word 【status】in the passage is closest in
A) meaning to
B) origin
C) importance
D) quality
E) design
答案是B 可是我覺得是C

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During the Six Dynasties period (AD 265-589), kilns in north China were
producing high-fired ceramics of good quality. Whitewares produced in Hebei
and Henan provinces from the seventh to the tenth centuries 【evolved】 into
the highly prized porcelains of the Song dynasty (AD. 960-1279), long
regarded as one of the high points in the history of China's ceramic industry.

3. The word 【evolve】in the passage is closest in
A) meaning to
B) divided
C) extended
D) developed
E) vanished
答案是C 我想問為什麼不是D呢?

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Chinese porcelain wares imported into the Arab world. So admired were 【
these】 pieces that they encouraged the development of earthenware made in
imitation of porcelain and 【instigated】 research into the method of their
manufacture.

6. The word 【instigate】in the passage is closest
A) in meaning to
B) improved
C) investigated
D) narrowed
E) caused
答案是D 為什麼不是B

12. The word 【these】in the passage refers to
A) religious ceremonies
B) descriptions
C) types of ware
D) pots
這題我選C 可以解釋一下為什麼答案是B嗎?

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