Cambridge ielts 1-15 series reading answers explained

=> ANSWER: NOT GIVEN
31. SOME POLLUTION PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN CORRECTLY LINKED 
TO INDUSTRIALISATION. 
Keywords: pollution problems, correctly linked, industrialisation 

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In paragraph 2, line 7, the writer says: “And finally, most forms of environmental pollution either 
appear to have been exaggerated, or are transient – associated with the early phases of industrialisation 
and therefore best cured not by restricting economic growth, but by accelerating it.” So, in the early 
period of industrialisation, some pollution problems were linked with this new development at the 
time. 
– associated with = linked to 
=> ANSWER: YES
32. IT WOULD BE BEST TO ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN ECONOMIC 
GROWTH. 
Keywords: best, slow down, economic growth 
In the same sentence in paragraph 2, the writer argues that most forms of environmental pollution 
are: “….therefore best cured not by restricting economic growth, but accelerating it.” So, it is best to 
attempt to have more rapid economic growth, by accelerating it. 
=> ANSWER: NO
QUESTIONS 33-37 
33. WHAT ASPECT OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH DOES THE WRITER 
EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT IN PARAGRAPH 4? 
Keywords: scientific research, concern about 
In paragraph 4, the writer says ” One is the lopsidedness built into scientific research”. In the next 
sentence, the writer also states that ” Scientific funding goes mainly to areas with many problems. That 
may be wise policy, but it will also create an impression that many more potential problems exist than 
is the case” So, the problem referred to is that research is „lopsided‟ – funding goes to some areas of 
research, but not to other areas. 
=> ANSWER: C
34. THE WRITER QUOTES FROM THE WORLDWIDE FUND FOR NATURE 
TO ILLUSTRATE HOW… 
Keywords: quotes, Worldwide Fund for Nature 
In paragraph 5, the writer says: “Understandably, perhaps, they sometimes overstate their 
arguments. A press release by the Worldwide Fund for Nature in 1997 is given as an example to 
show/illustrate this. 
– exaggerate their claims=overstate their arguments