Read the text. For each gap, find the most appropriate phrase from the alternatives given in the table. Write the corresponding letter in the gap. The first one is an example. Note that there are more phrases than you need.

A - not from
B - best known for
C - a firm favourite
D - its leaves
E - as a cooking ingredient
F - in the stone
G - native to the USA
H - from the skin
I - on account of
J - many different diseases
K - it is now grown
L - much too bitter
M - use a natural antiseptic

Bergamot in focus

If you want to create a calm atmosphere, make a soothing cup of tea or (M) on problem skin, look no further than bergamot.

The plant bergamot (Citrus bergamia) is named after Bergamo, an attractive town in Northern Italy where it was first sold ...( )... It is thought that Christopher Columbus brought the bergamot tree to Italy from the East and, although it was once found only in the Bergamo region, ...( )... in Calabria, Southern Italy and along the North African coast.

The essential oil is cold-pressed ...( )... of its fruit, which looks similar to a small round yellowish orange, but is ...( )... to eat, even when ripe. The oil, however, has a wonderfully fresh aroma.

Essential oil of bergamot comes from the citrus plant, ...( )... the herb Monarda didyma, which, rather confusingly, is also called bergamot. This plant, which has beautiful scarlet flowers, is ...( )... but is now ...( )... in many British herb gardens.

Medical teas are made from Monarda’s aromatic leaves. This herb is thought to have acquired the name bergamot ...( )... its small surface roots which have a scent similar to the true citrus bergamot oil.

Over the years, true bergamot has been included in variety of products and the rind has been used to treat ...( )... These days the oil is a particular flovouring in confectionary, cakes and pastries, but it is perhaps ...( )... the distinctive aroma and flavour it gives to Earl Grey tea.