111] Reading [Importance of the Bicycle]

 Read the text, then answer the choose the correct answer :

Many things we use every day to go from place to place move on wheels. For example, the bus, the car, the motorbike and many others. One of the things that move on wheels is the bicycle.

Bicycling is now an exciting sport and a means of transport. Using the bike to go to school or work is a clean way of moving around. Unlike other means of transport, the bicycle does not use petrol. This means the bike keeps the air clean. Another good thing about the bike is that it does not need a big space to park. This is why in some big cities in the world people can use ride only bicycles.

Choose the correct answer from A, B, C or D:

1.   The bicycle is a ''clean'' means of transport because it.............

A.  has two wheels           

B.  has no motor 

C.  has engines       

D.  has pedals

2.   In big cities bicycles are widely used because they.................

A.  are less dangerous than cars

B.  are faster than the other means

C.  can be parked in a small place

D.  need a big space to park

3.   The bicycle we know today was first produced in....................

A.  1818                          

B.  1839                      

C.  1900

D.  2009

4.   The underlined word' 'they'' refers to...............of the bicycle parts.

A.  all                               

B.  most   

C.  none                 

D.  some

5.   The underlined word ''rear'' means.......................................

A.  front                           

B.  side

C.  left-hand                      

D.  back

6. According to the text, bicycles were made faster when the..........were added.

A.  pedals  

B.  engines                    

C.  wheels                   

D.  brakes

7.   A suitable title for the passage might be.....................

A.  History of the Bicycle

B.  Inventor of the Bicycle

C.  Importance of the Bicycle 

D.  Means of Transport