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mccauley arboretum by ruben weiss
(1) in the winter of 1980, dr. keith farrow and emily
lane, a professor and a graduate student at hickory
college, they began to discuss turning a parcel of land on
the west side of campus into an arboretum. (2) this was
around the time that the united states mens ice hockey
team shocked the world by winning the gold medal in the
winter olympics in lake placid. (3) a grove of sycamore
trees on the land was plagued with disease. (4) it was
also in a state of serious neglect. (5) few people held out
much hope that any of the trees in the grove could be
saved. (6) dr. farrow and mrs. lane, however, formed a
committee devoted to doing just that and, to everyones
surprise and delight, were awarded a grant from the epa
to save the grove and establish the arboretum (7) in
1981, a fundraising drive was begun by the hickory

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in sentence 13, the word it is best replaced by which of
the following phrases (reprinted)?

today it is one of hickory colleges most beloved campus
features

○ the sycamore tree
○ mccauley arboretum
○ the epa
○ hickory college
○ the green thumb club

Explanation:

The passage centers on the creation of the McCauley Arboretum at Hickory College. Sentence 13 refers to this developed arboretum as a beloved campus feature, so "it" refers to the arboretum.

Answer:

McCauley Arboretum