In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered.…
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In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which fills the blank appropriately.
The Sam Kee Building, located at 8 West Pender Street in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is (____1______) the "shallowest commercial building in the world", according to the Guinness Book of Records. The Sam Kee Company—one of the wealthiest firms in Chinatown— purchased a standard-sized lot in 1903. In 1912, however, Vancouver widened Pender Street and expropriated 24 feet (7.3 m) of the above-ground (____2______) —effectively (or so it was first believed) making conventional commercial use of the remaining frontage impractical, if not impossible. Refusing the neighbors offer to (____3_____), Sam Kee decided to build anyway. In 1913, the architects Brown and Gillam designed this narrow, steel-framed building's ground-floor depth (from storefront to rear of building) to measure 4'11" (1.50 m), with a second-floor depth (from overhanging bay window to rear) of 6' (1.83 m). The basement (_____4____) sidewalk and originally housed public baths, while the ground floor was used for offices and shops and the (_____5_____) for living quarters.
Choose the correct answer from the given options to fill the blanks which are numbered 1
- A.
Famous at
- B.
Famously known at
- C.
Noteworthy for being
- D.
Is very
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Correct answer: C
Answer: Noteworthy for being
Explanation: "Noteworthy for being" correctly completes the sentence by introducing the characteristic that makes the building notable: it is notable for being the "shallowest commercial building in the world." This phrasing is grammatically natural and fits the meaning required.
"Famous at" is incorrect because English requires "famous for" to state what something is famous for, or "famous as" to give a title. "At" is not the right preposition here.
"Famously known at" is unidiomatic; correct alternatives would be "famously known as" or "famous for being."
"Is very" cannot directly introduce the noun phrase indicating a record; it requires an adjective or adverb (for example, "is very shallow"), so it does not fit here.
Therefore, "Noteworthy for being" is the best choice because it grammatically and clearly presents the building's distinguishing record.