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Q41.

In ancient Thailand, much of the local artisans’ creative energy was expended for the creation of Buddha images and when they constructed and decorated the temples that enshrined them.

1. much of the local artisans’ creative energy was expended for the creation of Buddha images and when they constructed and decorated  the temples that enshrined them
2. much of the local artisans’ creative energy was expended on the creation of Buddha images and on construction and decoration of the temples in which they were enshrined
3. much of the local artisans’ creative energy was expended on the creation of Buddha images as well as constructing and decoration of the temples in which they were enshrined
4. creating images of Buddha accounted for much of the local artisans’ creative energy, and also constructing and decorating the temples enshrining them
5. the creating of Buddha images accounted for much of  the local artisans’ creative energy as well as construction and decoration of the temples that enshrined them

answer b   they 指代什么？

buddha images

they指代很明确，因为前面只有一个可以指代的复数名词。local artisans 是energy的修释成分，不能成为指代的对象。