Question 8. The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signalling engineer. It was installed (1)______ the Houses of Parliament in 1868. It (2)______ like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas. (3)______, it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident (4)______further development until cars became common. (5)______ traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green (6)______were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three- colour signals operated (7)______hand from a tower in the (8)______of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The (9)______lights of this type to (10)______in Britain were in London, on the junction between St. James's Street and Picadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were installed (11)______year later. In the past, traffic lights were (12)______In New York, some lights had a statue on top. In Los Angeles the lights did not just (13)______silently, but would ring bells to (14)______the sleeping motorists of the 1930s. These are gone and have been (15)______by standard models which are universally adopted.. Một lựa chọn.
(1 Điểm)
a. middle
b. heart
c. focus
d. halfway
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Question 9. The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signalling engineer. It was installed (1)______ the Houses of Parliament in 1868. It (2)______ like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas. (3)______, it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident (4)______further development until cars became common. (5)______ traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green (6)______were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three- colour signals operated (7)______hand from a tower in the (8)______of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The (9)______lights of this type to (10)______in Britain were in London, on the junction between St. James's Street and Picadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were installed (11)______year later. In the past, traffic lights were (12)______In New York, some lights had a statue on top. In Los Angeles the lights did not just (13)______silently, but would ring bells to (14)______the sleeping motorists of the 1930s. These are gone and have been (15)______by standard models which are universally adopted.. Một lựa chọn.
(1 Điểm)
a. original
b. primary
c. first
d. early
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Question 10. The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signalling engineer. It was installed (1)______ the Houses of Parliament in 1868. It (2)______ like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas. (3)______, it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident (4)______further development until cars became common. (5)______ traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green (6)______were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three- colour signals operated (7)______hand from a tower in the (8)______of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The (9)______lights of this type to (10)______in Britain were in London, on the junction between St. James's Street and Picadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were installed (11)______year later. In the past, traffic lights were (12)______In New York, some lights had a statue on top. In Los Angeles the lights did not just (13)______silently, but would ring bells to (14)______the sleeping motorists of the 1930s. These are gone and have been (15)______by standard models which are universally adopted.. Một lựa chọn.
(1 Điểm)
a. show
b. appear
c. happen
d. become
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Question 11. The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signalling engineer. It was installed (1)______ the Houses of Parliament in 1868. It (2)______ like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas. (3)______, it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident (4)______further development until cars became common. (5)______ traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green (6)______were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three- colour signals operated (7)______hand from a tower in the (8)______of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The (9)______lights of this type to (10)______in Britain were in London, on the junction between St. James's Street and Picadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were installed (11)______year later. In the past, traffic lights were (12)______In New York, some lights had a statue on top. In Los Angeles the lights did not just (13)______silently, but would ring bells to (14)______the sleeping motorists of the 1930s. These are gone and have been (15)______by standard models which are universally adopted.. Một lựa chọn.
(1 Điểm)
a. a
b. in the
c. in a
d. the
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Question 12. The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signalling engineer. It was installed (1)______ the Houses of Parliament in 1868. It (2)______ like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas. (3)______, it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident (4)______further development until cars became common. (5)______ traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green (6)______were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three- colour signals operated (7)______hand from a tower in the (8)______of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The (9)______lights of this type to (10)______in Britain were in London, on the junction between St. James's Street and Picadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were installed (11)______year later. In the past, traffic lights were (12)______In New York, some lights had a statue on top. In Los Angeles the lights did not just (13)______silently, but would ring bells to (14)______the sleeping motorists of the 1930s. These are gone and have been (15)______by standard models which are universally adopted.. Một lựa chọn.
(1 Điểm)
a. various
b. particular
c. rare
d. special
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Question 13. The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signalling engineer. It was installed (1)______ the Houses of Parliament in 1868. It (2)______ like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas. (3)______, it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident (4)______further development until cars became common. (5)______ traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green (6)______were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three- colour signals operated (7)______hand from a tower in the (8)______of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The (9)______lights of this type to (10)______in Britain were in London, on the junction between St. James's Street and Picadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were installed (11)______year later. In the past, traffic lights were (12)______In New York, some lights had a statue on top. In Los Angeles the lights did not just (13)______silently, but would ring bells to (14)______the sleeping motorists of the 1930s. These are gone and have been (15)______by standard models which are universally adopted.. Một lựa chọn.
(1 Điểm)
a. change
b. alter
c. vary
d. move
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Question 14. The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signalling engineer. It was installed (1)______ the Houses of Parliament in 1868. It (2)______ like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas. (3)______, it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident (4)______further development until cars became common. (5)______ traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green (6)______were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three- colour signals operated (7)______hand from a tower in the (8)______of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The (9)______lights of this type to (10)______in Britain were in London, on the junction between St. James's Street and Picadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were installed (11)______year later. In the past, traffic lights were (12)______In New York, some lights had a statue on top. In Los Angeles the lights did not just (13)______silently, but would ring bells to (14)______the sleeping motorists of the 1930s. These are gone and have been (15)______by standard models which are universally adopted.. Một lựa chọn.
(1 Điểm)
a. rise
b. raise
c. wake
d. get up
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Question 15. The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signalling engineer. It was installed (1)______ the Houses of Parliament in 1868. It (2)______ like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas. (3)______, it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident (4)______further development until cars became common. (5)______ traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green (6)______were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three- colour signals operated (7)______hand from a tower in the (8)______of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The (9)______lights of this type to (10)______in Britain were in London, on the junction between St. James's Street and Picadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were installed (11)______year later. In the past, traffic lights were (12)______In New York, some lights had a statue on top. In Los Angeles the lights did not just (13)______silently, but would ring bells to (14)______the sleeping motorists of the 1930s. These are gone and have been (15)______by standard models which are universally adopted.. Một lựa chọn.
(1 Điểm)
a. reproduced
b. replaced
c. removed
d. remained
1. A. outside B. out C. out of D. outdoors
2. A. resembled B. looked C. showed D. seemed
3. A. However B. Therefore C. Although D. Despite
4. A. forbade B. avoided C. discouraged D. disappointed
5. A. New B. Recent C. Modern D. Late
6. A. methods B. systems C. means D. ways
7. A. worked B. operated C. turned D. held
8. A. heart B. focus C. halfway D. middle
9. A. original B. primary C. first D. early
10. A. show B. appear C. happen D. become
* Read, then choose the best answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.
The traffic light signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed (1)……………………The House of Parliament in 1868. It (2) ……………………like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas. (3) ……………………, it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident (4) ……………………further development until cars became common.
(5) ……………………traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green (6) ……………………were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three-color signals, (7) ……………………by hand from a tower in the (8) ……………………of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The (9) ……………………lights
of this type to (10) ……………………in Britain were in London, on the junction between St James’s street and Piccadilly in 1925.
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1. A. outside B. out C. out of D. outdoors
2. A. resembled B. looked C. showed D. seemed
3. A. However B. Therefore C. Although D. Despite
4. A. forbade B. avoided C. discouraged D. disappointed
5. A. New B. Recent C. Modern D. Late
6. A. methods B. systems C. means D. ways
7. A. worked B. operated C. turned D. held
8. A. heart B. focus C. halfway D. middle
9. A. original B. primary C. first D. early
10. A. show B. appear C. happen D. become