The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed outside the Houses of Parliament in 1868. It looked like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas. However, it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident (1) _____further development until cars became common.Modern traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green systems was installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three-colour signals, operated (2) ______ hand from tower in the middle of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The first lights of this type to (3) ______ in Britain were in London, on the junction between St. James’s Street and Piccadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were installed a year later.
In the past, traffic lights were special. In New York, some lights had a statue on top. In Los Angeles the lights did not just (4) ______ silently, but would ring bells to
(5) ______the sleeping motorists of the 1930s. These are gone and have been replaced by standard models which are universally adopted.
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The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed outside the Houses of Parliament in 1868. It looked like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas. However, it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident (1) _____further development until cars became common.Modern traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green systems was installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three-colour signals, operated (2) ______ hand from tower in the middle of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The first lights of this type to (3) ______ in Britain were in London, on the junction between St. James’s Street and Piccadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were installed a year later. In the past, traffic lights were special. In New York, some lights had a statue on top. In Los Angeles the lights did not just (4) ______ silently, but would ring bells to
(5) ______the sleeping motorists of the 1930s. These are gone and have been replaced by standard models which are universally adopted.
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
The first traffic signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed outside the Houses of Parliament in 1868. It looked like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas. However, it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident (1) _____further development until cars became common.Modern traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green systems was installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three-colour signals, operated (2) ______ hand from tower in the middle of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The first lights of this type to (3) ______ in Britain were in London, on the junction between St. James’s Street and Piccadilly, in 1925. Automatic signals were installed a year later.
In the past, traffic lights were special. In New York, some lights had a statue on top. In Los Angeles the lights did not just (4) ______ silently, but would ring bells to
(5) ______the sleeping motorists of the 1930s. These are gone and have been replaced by standard models which are universally adopted.
Đèn giao thông được phát minh lần đầu tiên bởi một người kỹ sư chuyên làm đèn báo hiệu cho đường sắt. Nó được lắp đặt phía ngoài toà nhà Quốc hội vào năm 1868. Nó trông giống như bất kỳ đèn báo hiệu đường sắt nào tại thời điểm đó, và được vận hành bằng khí ga. Tuy nhiên, nó đã phát nổ và giết chết một cảnh sát, và tai nạn đó không khuyến khích một sự tiến triển xa hơn cho đến khi xe hơi trở nên phổ biến. Đèn giao thông hiện đại là một phát minh của người Mỹ. Hệ thống đèn xanh đỏ được lắp đặt ở Cleveland vào năm 1914. Hệ thống báo hiệu 3 màu được vận hành bằng tay từ toà nhà ở trung tâm đường phố, được lắp đặt ở New York vào năm 1918. Những chiếc đèn đầu tiên loại này xuất hiện ở Anh là ở London, ở chỗ giao nhau của 2 đường phố James và Piccadilly, vào năm 1925. Đèn giao thông tự động được lắp đặt một năm sau đó.
Trong quá khứ, đèn giao thông rất đặc biệt. Ở New York, một số đèn có một hình tượng ở phía trên. Ở Los Angeles đèn giao thông không chỉ thay đổi một cách thầm lặng mà còn rung chuông để đánh thức những người lái xe đang buồn ngủ vào những năm 30. Chúng đã bị bỏ đi và được thay thế bởi những mẫu mã có tiêu chuẩn hơn cái mà công nhận ở mọi nơi.