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BEEKEEPER MOVEMENTS
They transport their hives to orange groves where farmers ... (16) ... beekeepers for
placing them on their land. Here the bees make honey.
Example
Answer
In February, Californian farmers hire bees to help ...........................................almond trees.
pollinate
After three weeks, the supers can be taken to a warehouse where ... (17) ... are used to
remove the wax and extract the honey from the ... (18) ... .
After the honey collection, the old hives are rejected. Good double hives are ... (19) ... and
re-queened and the beekeeper transports them to their summer base.
List of Words/Phrases
smoke
chemicals pay
barrels
protection charge
set off
light
split
pollinate
machines
supers
combs
screen
prepare
full
empty
queens

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Reading
Questions 20-23
Label the diagram below Choose ONE OR TWO WORDS from the Reading Passage for
each answer Write your answers in boxes 20-23 on your answer sheet.
A BEEHIVE
Questions 24-27
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 2?
 
In boxes
24-27 write.
YES
if the statement agrees with the information given
NO
if the statement contradicts the information given
NOT GIVEN
if there is no information about this
24
The Egyptians keep bees on the banks of the Nile.
25
First attempts at migratory beekeeping in America were unsuccessful.
26
 Bees keep honey for themselves in the bottom of the hive.
27
The honey is spun to make it liquid.

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Practice Test 2