Cambridge ielts 1-15 series reading answers explained

=>ANSWER: C
CAMBRIDGE IELTS 6 – TEST 2 – PASSAGE 1
ADVANTAGES OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT 
GREYING POPULATION STAYS IN THE PINK 
QUESTIONS 14-22: COMPLETE THE SUMMARY USING THE 
GIVEN LIST OF WORDS 
14 &15. RESEARCH CARRIED OUT BY SCIENTISTS IN THE UNITED 
STATES HAS SHOWN THAT THE PROPORTION OF PEOPLE OVER 65 

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SUFFERING FROM THE MOST COMMON AGE-RELATED MEDICAL 
PROBLEMS IS (14)…AND THAT THE SPEED OF THIS CHANGE IS (15)… 
Keywords: the United States, 65, most common age-related medical problems, speed, change 
In paragraph 2, the writer discusses the health of the over 65 age group. The writer says: “R
esearchers … sayarthritis, high blood pressure and circulation problems –
the major medical complaints in this age group -are troubling a smaller and smaller proportion 
every year. …the rate at which diseases are declining continues to accelerate.” 
+ The major medical complaints in this age group = the most common age-related medical 
problems 
+ The rate at which diseases are declining = the speed of this change 
+ to accelerate = to increase 
So the missing word in number 14 and 15 is “falling” and “increasing”, respectively. 
=>ANSWER: 14. B 15. I
16. IT ALSO SEEMS THAT THESE DISEASES ARE AFFECTING PEOPLE 
… IN LIFE THAN THEY DID IN THE PAST. 
It is stated in the first paragraph that: “…the diseases associated with old age are afflicting fe
wer and fewer people and when they do strike, it is much later in life.” 
This means that these age-related diseases are affecting people later in life than they did in the past. 
+ to affect ~to afflict 
=>ANSWER: F
17 & 
18. THIS IS LARGELY DUE TO DEVELOPMENTS IN (17) …, BUT O
THER FACTORS SUCH AS IMPROVED (18)…MAY ALSO BE PLAYING 
A PART. 
Keywords: developments, improved, factors 
In the fourth paragraph, the writer says: “Clearly, certain diseases are beating a retreat in 
the face of medical advances. But there may be other contributing factors.Improvements in childhood 
nutrition …gave today‟s elderly people a better start in life than their predecessors.” 
So among the given list of words, “medicine” and “nutrition” are the best choices. 
+ due to = in the face of 
+ playing a part = contributing (factors)