lead to vs. result in

[Zarinamo]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #151 "Traveling Downunder: How can I immigrate to Australia?", question 10

Retirement visas do not ......... to Australian permanent residency or citizenship. However people with this type of visa my stay in Australia for a long period of time.

(a) lead
(b) result
(c) generate
(d) develop

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #151 "Traveling Downunder: How can I immigrate to Australia?", answer 10

Retirement visas do not lead to Australian permanent residency or citizenship. However people with this type of visa my stay in Australia for a long period of time.

Correct answer: (a) lead

Your answer was: incorrect
Retirement visas do not result to Australian permanent residency or citizenship. However people with this type of visa my stay in Australia for a long period of time.
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Can you please the word lead in this sentence???
It has lot of meanings and difficult to certify which one is right...
Thank you.

[Torsten]

Something can lead to or result in so "lead to" is the correct answer here.

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[Yankee]

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'Lead to' and 'result in' are typical collocations.
Look at the definitions for the verb 'lead' here:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=lead&r=66
The third definition seems most appropriate to me in this case.
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[Thunu]

Hello Teachers

What does "retirement visas" mean?

Thank you
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Reach an agreement as ploughing, don't let argument happen at crops.

[Torsten]

A retirement visa is a visa for people who are retired and want to spend some of their retirement years the country the visa is issued.

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