Cambridge ielts 1-15 series reading answers explained

24. Answer: public
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A major reason for improving ventilation in 19th–century hospitals was the demand from the … for 
protection against bad air, known as …
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Key words: major, reason, improving, ventilation, 19th century hospitals, demand, 
protection, against bad air
· The first sentence of paragraph F states that much of the ventilation demand was “driven by a 
panicked public clamouring for buildings that could protect against … miasmas – toxic air that spread 
disease”. The phrasal verb “clamour for” means “demand or request something passionately”. In this 
context, it can be understood that the public demanded proper ventilation to protect them from toxic air 
(or „bad air‟) known as miasmas. Thus, the answers are “public” and “miasmas”, respectively. 
o Demand = clamour for 
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Answer: public; miasmas
25. Answer: miasmas
Explain
A major reason for improving ventilation in 19th–century hospitals was the demand from the … for 
protection against bad air, known as …
·
Key words: major, reason, improving, ventilation, 19th century hospitals, demand, 
protection, against bad air
· The first sentence of paragraph F states that much of the ventilation demand was “driven by a 
panicked public clamouring for buildings that could protect against … miasmas – toxic air that spread 
disease”. The phrasal verb “clamour for” means “demand or request something passionately”. In this 
context, it can be understood that the public demanded proper ventilation to protect them from toxic air 
(or „bad air‟) known as miasmas. Thus, the answers are “public” and “miasmas”, respectively. 
o Demand = clamour for 
26. Answer: cholera