THE ESCALATOR

He (26)…this invention an ‘escalator’

• A. Announced

• B. Called

• C. Translated

• D. Explained

(27)…. the name from the Latin word ‘scala’

• A. Fetching

• B. Lending

• C. Taking

• D. Carrying

(28)…. means ‘ladder’

• A. What

• B. Whose

• C. Who

• D. Which

Escalators move people up and down short (29)….

• A. Distances

• B. Directions

• C. Measurements

• D. Lengths

Lifts do the same, but only mice (30)… small number of people

• A. The

• B. a

• C. Some

• D. Any

If an escalator breaks down, it can still be (31)… as ordinary stairs

• A. Walked

• B. Made

• C. Used

• D. Changed

An escalator can move (32)… 8,000 and 9,600 people an hour

• A. From

• B. Between

• C. To

• D. Above

And it (33)… not need a person to operate it

• A. Is

• B. Has

• C. Did

• D. Does

Towards the end of the nineteenth, cities were (34)… more crowded and the first escalators were built at railway station

• A. Coming

• B. Becoming

• C. Continuing

• D. Developing

An in big department (35)…., so that people could move about more quickly. Today we see escalators everywhere

• A. Stores

• B. Shops

• C. Places

• D. Houses