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Cycling—means riding a bike, is now popular among children from across the UK. Children like to go to school or go traveling for a short journey. It can help money in petrol(汽油) cost.
With petrol price rising(上涨), families in the UK are trying to ways to make the cost less in petrol. So the parents encourage(鼓励) their to ride bikes to school. They say a child keep cycling to school all the year round, a family can save about ￡300 in petrol cost.
Also, cycling to school is good for children’s . It can make them become healthier and their studies at school. “ cycling to school every day, we become fitter, smarter and better learners，”a student called Tommy said confidently.
“It’s great to see more people cycling, and I smile when I see a child on a bike. Many kids want to cycle, we should make it easy and safe for them to get around by bike and keep healthy，”another student, Mark said.
1.A. running B. riding C. driving D. walking
2.A. save B. raise C. spend D. make
3.A. think B. care for C. look after D. look for
4.A. children B. friends C. families D. nei
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5.A. whether B. or C. what D. if
6.A. health B. mind C. mood D. feeling
7.A. improve B. change C. affect D. solve
8.A. In B. By C. For D. With
9.A. only B. never C. seldom D. always
10.A. and B. but C. so D. or
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Mary used to to work, but she is used to now.
A. riding a bike; taking a bus
B. riding a bike; take a bus
C. ride a bike; taking a bus
D. ride a bike; take a bus
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KFC has been in China ________ 1987 and is always popular among children.
A.since B.in C.for
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She used to ____ a bike to school， but now she is used to _____ to school.
A. ride； walk
B. riding； walk
C. ride； walking
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She used to ______ a bike to school, but now she is used to ______ to school.
A.ride; walk B.riding; walking
C.riding; walk D.ride; walking
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Ann used to _____a bike to work but now she is used to _____ to work.
A. ride; walk B. ride; walking
C. riding; walk D. riding; walking
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Aron used ________ a bike to school, but now he is used to _______ .
A. to ride; walk B. riding; walking C. riding; to walk D. to ride; walking
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Ann used to _____a bike to work but now she is used to _____ to work.
A.ride; walk B.ride; walking
C.riding; walk D.riding; walking
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Bikes are popular in the Dutch(荷兰). In fact, nearly half of all travel in the Dutch is by bike. Now, one Dutch bike designer(设计师), Thomas, has taken the country’s interest in bikes by making a school bus bike.
The big bike has eight sets of pedals(踏板) for kids, a driver seat for an adult, and three other seats, comfortably letting little kids for their trip to and from school. The bike even has a motor, which can help with high hills or at times when few kids on it.
So far, Thomas tells Fast Company, he’s sold 25 school-bikes, at a price of $ 25,000 each—less than it would cost to buy a traditional school bus with the same number of seats. Along with the traditional color, the bikes ,are colored yellow so that they can be seen easily.
Thomas says he’s sold school bus bikes to neighboring countries such as Belgium, England and Germany, but so far, the school bus bike hasn’t been sold in the United States. If the U.S. agrees to buy this kind of school bus bike, it could do a lot of good to improve exercise for a young age and help them keep healthy.
1.How do people in the Dutch usually go to work?
A. By car. B. By bus.
C. By bike. D. On foot.
2.How many seats does the school bus bike have?
A. Three. B. Eight.
C. Nine. D. Twelve.
3.The school buses are yellow in the Dutch because _______.
A. the color yellow is easy to paint
B. yellow buses can be seen easily
C. yellow is the national color of Dutch
D. it’s the designer’s favorite color
4.Which country of the following hasn’t bought a school bus bike?
A. America. B. Germany.
C. England. D. Belgium.
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Thomas made a new kind of school bus.
B. A school bus usually costs $ 25,000.
C. Thomas sold bikes to Asian countries.
D. Riding school bus bikes helps keep kids healthy.
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Bikes are popular in the Dutch(荷兰).In fact, nearly half of all travel in the Dutch is by bike. Now, one Dutch bike designer(设计师)，Thomas, has taken the country's interest in bikes by making a school bus bike.
The big bike has eight seats for kids, a driver seat for an adult(成年人)，and three other seats, comfortably letting little kids for their trip to and from school. The bike even has a motor, which can help with high hills or at times when few kids on it.
So far, Thomas tells Fast Company, he’s sold 25 school-bikes, at a price of $25,000 each-less than it would cost to buy a traditional school bus with the same number of seats. Along with the traditional color, the bikes are yellow so that people can see them easily.
Thomas says he’s sold school bus bikes to neighboring countries such as Belgium, England and Germany, but so far, the United States hasn’t bought the school bus bike. If the U. S. agrees to buy this kind of school bus bike, it could do a lot of good to improve exercise for a young age and help them keep healthy.
1.How do people in the Dutch usually go to work?
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2.Why are the school bus bikes yellow in the Dutch?
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3.Do you like the school bus bikes in the Dutch? Why or why not?
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