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21. What is the purpose of the passage?

A) to show why olive oil is produced around the Mediterranean Sea.

B) to explain the history, production, benefits, and use of olive oil.

C) to discuss olive oil production outside the Mediterranean region.

D) to compare Mediterranean olive oil with that produced in other places.

22. Which use of olive oil is not mentioned in the passage?

A) currency B) fragrance C) tool for defence D) nourishment

23. Why has the author included information about several studies of olive oil?

A) to explain the growing interest in olive oil around the world.

B) to give reasons why olive oil is similar to medicine.

C) to explain miscellaneous benefits of olive oil.

D) to show how the biology of Mediterranean people is special.

24. What sentence is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A) Olive oil was used to save some food well-preserved. B) Modern medicine has approved benefits of olive oil.

C) Having more olive oil exceeds the risk of perilous illness. D) Olive oil was used as a currency of long ago.
That evening we arrived in Delhi, the great walled city of the Mogul Empire, scattered with tombs and forts, many decayed or built over. Some scholars say that there are seven cities on the sites of Old and New Delhi, while some say more. The history is rich and stretches back for centuries. At one time, Shah Jahan, the ruler who built the Taj Mahal, reconstructed Old Delhi, restoring large bazaars and streets leading to the fortress. As there was no wall on the eastern side, where the River Yumuna flows, Delhi was sacked regularly over the centuries, the last time being in the eighteenth century, when the Persian ruler Nadir Shah looted treasures that included the Peacock Throne and the Koh-i-noor diamond.