Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions 26- 35.

            The traffic light signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was installed (26)_________The House of Parliament in 1868. It (27)_________like any railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas. (28)_________, it exploded and killed a policeman, and the accident (29)_________further development until cars became common.

            (30)_________traffic lights are an American invention. Red-green (31)_________were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three-color signals, (32)_________by hand from a tower in the (33)_________of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The (34)________lights of this type to (35)________in Britain were in London, on the junction between St James’s street and Piccadilly in 1925.

26.   A. outside                       B. out                          C. out of                      D. outdoors

27.   A. resembled                   B. looked                    C. showed                   D. seemed

28.   A. However                    B. Therefore                C. Although                D. Despite

29.   A. forbade                       B. avoided                  C. discouraged                        D. disappointed

30.   A. New                           B. Recent                    C. Modern                   D. Late

31.   A. methods                     B. systems                   C. means                     D. ways

32.   A. worked                       B. operated                 C. turned                     D. held

33.   A. heart                           B. focus                       C. halfway                  D. middle

34.   A. original                       B. primary                   C. first                         D. early

35.   A. show                           B. appear                     C. happen                    D. become

Choose the underlined part (marked A, B, C or D) that needs correction.

23. My mother always made me to wash my hands before every meal.

                                          A               B                             C       D

24. Although his leg was broken. However, he managed to get out of  the car.

                       A                                     B                                 C                    D

25. The information I got from the assistant was such confusing that I didn’t know what to do.   

         A                                                                          B                        C                                   D

Choose the correct answer (marked A, B, C or D) that has the OPPOSITE MEANING with the underline words.

16. The doctor advised Peter to give up smoking.

A. stop                        B. continue                  C. finish                      D. consider

17. The best time to visit is during the dry season, from October to April, when the hard forest rain is over.

            A. wet                         B. engaging                 C. obvious                   D. cordial

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