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IELTS Academic Reading — Test 1, Passage 3

Creating a Better Grapefruit

Questions 27–40 of Reading Test 1. Do it online and every answer is marked the moment you finish, with your band score and the exact line of the passage each answer came from.

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Where are the answers to “Creating a Better Grapefruit”?

Every answer is marked for you the moment you finish the passage — you get the correct answer beside each question you got wrong, your raw score out of 14 and your band. Vertex does not publish a flat answer key: reading a list tells you nothing about why you missed a question, and it lets you check answers you never actually attempted.

How many questions is it?

Questions 27–40 — 14 questions, in these types: Matching Information, Multiple Choice, Sentence Completion.

Is it free?

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How the passage begins

By blocking the right taste receptors, biotech researchers turn bitter into sweet. There is a reason why grapefruit juice is served in little glasses. Most people don’t want to drink more than a few ounces at a time. This is because a natural chemical compound…

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