Question

throughout most of the 1800s, gas or oil lamps lit up streets. each night every streetlight had be lit, like a candle, and then be extinguished the next morning. that’s where “lamplighters” came in. their supplies included a long pole with a lit wick and a tall ladder, which they lugged from one streetlight to the next. lamplighters had to be extra careful with gas lamps. if they lit a lamp filled with too much gas, they might get blown backward off the ladder.
lamp lighting was a well-respected job that was often handed down in families. but as electricity spread across cities, lamplighters were no longer needed.
can you think of any jobs that might be eliminated in your lifetime? what technologies might take

lamplighters needed to do their job. they used ladders to the street lamps. they also had poles with wicks to the lamps.
fill in the blanks to explain why a lamplighter’s tools were important.

Explanation:

Para completar los espacios en blanco, analizamos el contexto del texto sobre faroleros. El primer espacio: "Lamplighters needed special tools to do their job. They used ladders to reach the street lamps." (ya que usan escaleras para alcanzar las farolas). El segundo: "They also had poles with wicks to light the lamps." (las varas con mechones servían para encender las farolas).

Answer:

1. reach (el primer espacio, para alcanzar las farolas con la escalera)
2. light (el segundo espacio, para encender las farolas con la vara)