Try using better words for the little words you use. Maybe for an example say, And this is the reason because. Or maybe another reason due to this is...
The correct answer is B: Cicely reads an article in the Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences stating that herbal skin creams that contain aloe vera cause less irritation than those without it.
A thorned shrub. It could be part of the rose family, or blackberry. Its not limited to these though
It is in the present participle.
