Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 39 to 43.
It's a well-known fact that the brighter city streets are at night, the less dangerous they are. However, despite helping uneasy city residents feel safer, the light produced by street lamps is considered ugly. As a result, in an effort to make the Scottish city of Glasgow more attractive at night, the local council decided to replace the typical yellow lighting in one of the city's main shopping areas, Buchanan Street, with street lamps that produced blue light.
The new lights were an instant success - and in more ways than the council had expected. Not only were the citizens of Glasgow content with the changes, but some of them were also behaving much better. After the installation of the new lights, the local police felt that thieves were committing fewer crimes in Buchanan Street. A quick check of the statistics proved that the number of recorded crimes had fallen - especially petty crimes such as pickpocketing and bag snatching. Was it a coincidence? Not according to some psychologists. They claim that blue is a calming colour and reduces people's levels of stress and aggression. Whatever the reason, it seems that blue lighting does deter crime and it has created interest abroad. Blue lighting has now been installed in many neighbourhoods in Japan, and they have seen crime fall at a similar rate as in Glasgow.
A. It led to a reduction in all forms of crime.
B. It meant that citizens exhibited increased levels of sensitivity.
C. It led to changes in ways the council had not foreseen.
D. It improved the aesthetics of the city.
It's a well-known fact that the brighter city streets are at night, the less dangerous they are. However, despite helping uneasy city residents feel safer, the light produced by street lamps is considered ugly. As a result, in an effort to make the Scottish city of Glasgow more attractive at night, the local council decided to replace the typical yellow lighting in one of the city's main shopping areas, Buchanan Street, with street lamps that produced blue light.
The new lights were an instant success - and in more ways than the council had expected. Not only were the citizens of Glasgow content with the changes, but some of them were also behaving much better. After the installation of the new lights, the local police felt that thieves were committing fewer crimes in Buchanan Street. A quick check of the statistics proved that the number of recorded crimes had fallen - especially petty crimes such as pickpocketing and bag snatching. Was it a coincidence? Not according to some psychologists. They claim that blue is a calming colour and reduces people's levels of stress and aggression. Whatever the reason, it seems that blue lighting does deter crime and it has created interest abroad. Blue lighting has now been installed in many neighbourhoods in Japan, and they have seen crime fall at a similar rate as in Glasgow.
(Adapted from Solutions 3rd Edition by Tim Falla and Paul A Davies)
According to the passage, what was remarkable about Glasgow's changes in light colour?A. It led to a reduction in all forms of crime.
B. It meant that citizens exhibited increased levels of sensitivity.
C. It led to changes in ways the council had not foreseen.
D. It improved the aesthetics of the city.
Theo đoạn văn, điều gì đáng chú ý về sự thay đổi màu sắc của ánh sáng ở Glasgow?
A. Nó dẫn đến giảm tất cả các hình thức tội phạm.
B.Điều đó có nghĩa là công dân thể hiện nhiều mức độ nhạy cảm hơn.
C. Nó dẫn đến những thay đổi theo cách mà hội đồng không lường trước được.
D. Nó cải thiện thẩm mỹ của thành phố.
Thông tin: The new lights were an instant success - and in more ways than the council had expected. Not only were the citizens of Glasgow content with the changes, but some of them were also behaving much better.
Tạm dịch: Những chiếc đèn mới thành công ngay lập tức, nhiều hơn những gì mà hội đồng mong đợi. Không chỉ công dân của Glasgow hài lòng với những thay đổi mà một số người trong số họ cũng hành xử tốt hơn nhiều.
* Đáp án A sai vì trong bài có nhắc đến giảm tỉ lệ tội phạm nhưng không nói đến giảm toàn bộ các loại tội phạm.
Thông tin: After the installation of the new lights, the local police felt that thieves were committing fewer crimes in Buchanan Street.
Tạm dịch: Sau khi lắp đặt đèn mới, cảnh sát địa phương cảm thấy rằng những tên trộm phạm tội ít hơn ở phố Buchanan. B và D không được đề cập tới trong đoạn văn.
A. Nó dẫn đến giảm tất cả các hình thức tội phạm.
B.Điều đó có nghĩa là công dân thể hiện nhiều mức độ nhạy cảm hơn.
C. Nó dẫn đến những thay đổi theo cách mà hội đồng không lường trước được.
D. Nó cải thiện thẩm mỹ của thành phố.
Thông tin: The new lights were an instant success - and in more ways than the council had expected. Not only were the citizens of Glasgow content with the changes, but some of them were also behaving much better.
Tạm dịch: Những chiếc đèn mới thành công ngay lập tức, nhiều hơn những gì mà hội đồng mong đợi. Không chỉ công dân của Glasgow hài lòng với những thay đổi mà một số người trong số họ cũng hành xử tốt hơn nhiều.
* Đáp án A sai vì trong bài có nhắc đến giảm tỉ lệ tội phạm nhưng không nói đến giảm toàn bộ các loại tội phạm.
Thông tin: After the installation of the new lights, the local police felt that thieves were committing fewer crimes in Buchanan Street.
Tạm dịch: Sau khi lắp đặt đèn mới, cảnh sát địa phương cảm thấy rằng những tên trộm phạm tội ít hơn ở phố Buchanan. B và D không được đề cập tới trong đoạn văn.
Đáp án C.