How to Master the ielts

Q138 TRUE.
(third and fourth paragraphs) 
Colour
 is an important factor in the 
selection
 of both of the premium grades of Cripps apples referred to. 
The statement is true because
‘To earn the name Pink Lady 
the skin of a 
Cripps Pink apple
 must be at least 40
% pink’
and ‘Apples that fall outside of 
this 
colour ratio
are rejected.’
Q139 FALSE.
(fourth paragraph) Lady Williams apples are sweeter than Golden 
Delicious. 
The statement is false because
‘Both apples are sweeter than 
Lady Williams but neither is as sweet as Golden Delicious’ where ‘both 
apples’ refers to Cripps Red and Cripps Pink. Order of sweetness. Golden 
delicious (most sweet) are sweeter than Cripps Red/Pink which are sweeter 
than Lady Williams (least sweet).
Q140 Rosy Glow.
(fifth paragraph) The answer is ‘Rosy Glow’ 
because
‘A bud 
taken from a mutated branch 
on a Cripps Pink Tree…
 to produce the new 
variety 
named
Rosy Glow’ 
can be likened to
‘A bud was taken from the 
mutated branch to produce the new variety. 
The
 fruit 
from the
 new Rosy Glow 
tree….’ 
The mutated branch is from a Cripps Pink tree.
Q141 ripens.
(fifth paragraph) The answer is ‘
ripens
’ 
because it
ripens sooner
than the Pink Lady with 
less sun
can be likened to ‘it 
ripens earlier
in the 
season in climates that have 
less
hours of 
sunshine
’.

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