The ancient woodland mentioned in the passage...
a) occurred to be too small to place golf courses on it.
b) preserved remarkable beauty of nature to be used for grazing.
c) is being actively developed and improved by the owner for the sake of the beauty of the nature.
d) is under strong protection of the residents
486. Penn Wood, one of Britain's last surviving areas of ancient woodland, with 432 acres of mixed trees as well as grassland, is in a place of outstanding natural beauty. The wood has a record of public usage, stretching back through recorded history, but recently, the menace of development and improvement' threatened its survival. In a region already well-endowed with golf
courses. The owner submitted plans for yet another 18-hole course. I however, this angered local residents. They put up so much opposition to the plans that they were turned down by the Environment Secretary. Frustrated by the strength of the opposition he was receiving, the landowner eventually sold up, and the land was bought by the Woodland Trust, which will preserve the whole site as a prime wildlife habitat.
Because of the residents' strong discontent, Penn Wood...
a) was passed to a nature group.
b) was to be preserved only for pastures.
c) wasn't considered by the Environment Secretary.
d) had to be sold to another businessman.
487. Penn Wood, one of Britain's last surviving areas of ancient woodland, with 432 acres of mixed trees as well as grassland, is in a place of outstanding natural beauty. The wood has a record of public usage, stretching back through recorded history, but recently, the menace of development and improvement' threatened its survival. In a region already well-endowed with golf
courses. The owner submitted plans for yet another 18-hole course. I however, this angered local residents. They put up so much opposition to the plans that they were turned down by the Environment Secretary. Frustrated by the strength of the opposition he was receiving, the landowner eventually sold up, and the land was bought by the Woodland Trust, which will preserve the whole site as a prime wildlife habitat.
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