Olive Oil Production Reading Answers
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Olive Oil Production
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 28—40, which are based on the Reading Passage below.
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Answers
| Question number | Answer | Keywords | Location of keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | D | olive oil differs from one country or region to another because of the types of olives that are grown, the harvesting methods, the time of the harvest, and the pressing techniques. These factors all contribute to the individual characteristics of the olive oil. | Paragraph A;
Lines 7 -end |
| 29 | D | Care
includes regular irrigation, pruning, fertilising, and killing pests. |
Paragraph B;
Line 1 |
| 30 | A | The site must be free of hard winter frosts because wood damage will occur at temperatures below 15°F and a lengthy spell of freezing weather can ruin any chances for a decent crop. | Paragraph B;
Line 6 |
| 31 | D | expose the fragile fruit to crushing weight and the hot sun, In addition to the time-lapse between harvesting and pressing, olive oil must be obtained using mechanical processes only to be considered virgin or extra virgin | Paragraph C;
Line 7 |
| 32 | TRUE | Fortunately olive trees are very hardy in hot summer temperatures and they are drought tolerant. | Paragraph B;
Last line |
| 33 | TRUE | It is these polyphenols that really set extra virgin olive oils apart from any other oil and any other form of olive oil. | Paragraph F;
Line 3 |
| 34 | NOT GIVEN | – | – |
| 35 | Clay loam soil | The ideal site for olive oil production is a clay loam soil with good internal and surface drainage | Paragraph B;
Line 4 |
| 36 | pests | Care
includes regular irrigation, pruning, fertilising, and killing pests |
Paragraph B;
Line 2 |
| 37 | Good economic yields | Olive trees must be properly cared for in order to achieve good economic yields. | Paragraph B;
Line 1 |
| 38 | paste | The first step of extraction is mashing the olives to create a paste. | Paragraph D;
Line 2 |
| 39 | Hydraulic press | The mats are stacked and placed under the head of a hydraulic press frame that applies downward pressure and extracts the oil. | Paragraph D;
Line 7 |
| 40 | centrifuge | The water and oil are then separated in a centrifuge. | Paragraph D;
Last line |
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