Today some people call Amsterdam the“City of Bicycles”because it is a city which is flat and convenient(方便的)for bicycles.

In the 1960s, a group of cycling fans had an i  46  . They believed that it would be better for everybody if o  47   bicycles were allowed in the city centre. They were hopeful that this would help to save energy, reduce pollution and provide free public transport. The group p  48   hundreds of bicycles white and placed them in public places around Amsterdam for people to use.  A  49   was allowed to take them and use them for short journeys, whether he was a local or a foreigner. Wherever someone finished a journey, they would l  50   the bike there for someone else to use. The problem was that it didn’t work –t  51   took all the bicycles within weeks!

H  52  , more than thirty years later，the“white bike”is back in town---this time with a computer chip(芯片)to r  53   its every move! There is a  54   less traffic in central Amsterdam. Thanks to the good ideas of lots of people, like the cycling fans in the 1960s, many people around the world have been enjoying city centre streets w  55   cars for many years.

Today some people call Amsterdam the“City of Bicycles”because it is a city which is flat and convenient(方便的)for bicycles.
In the 1960s, a group of cycling fans had an i  46 . They believed that it would be better for everybody if o  47  bicycles were allowed in the city centre. They were hopeful that this would help to save energy, reduce pollution and provide free public transport. The group p  48  hundreds of bicycles white and placed them in public places around Amsterdam for people to use.  A  49  was allowed to take them and use them for short journeys, whether he was a local or a foreigner. Wherever someone finished a journey, they would l  50  the bike there for someone else to use. The problem was that it didn’t work –t  51  took all the bicycles within weeks!
H  52 , more than thirty years later，the“white bike”is back in town---this time with a computer chip(芯片)to r  53  its every move! There is a  54  less traffic in central Amsterdam. Thanks to the good ideas of lots of people, like the cycling fans in the 1960s, many people around the world have been enjoying city centre streets w  55  cars for many years.

阅读对话，用适当单词填空

A: Him Jack! H____ (1) are you?

B: I’m five, thanks. And you?

A: Fine, too. Where w_____(2) you last year?

B: I w_____ (3) i____(4) Sydney.

A: Oh, it’s a beautiful place.

B: Yes, but it’s too hot. What about you? Were you away from school?

A: Yes, I was i____(5) in hospital last year.

B: What’s the m_____ (6) with you?

A: Something is wrong with my eyes.

B: Oh, I’m sorry to h_____(7) that. Are you better now?

A: Yes, I am.

B: I think you’d better do much s____ (8).

A: Yes, t____ (9) y_____ (10).

【小题1】Nobody taught Jenny history when she was young. She taught h         .
【小题2】 You need to be patient to wait another two m          for the visa (签证) to Australia.
【小题3】 In order to see the sunrise, they got up even e          this morning.
【小题4】Thanks to Joan, her suggestion was really h          for me to improve my English.
【小题5】Martin, please be quiet! Pay a          to what I’m going to say.
【小题6】 I don’t like making speeches. I feel nervous t        in front of many people.
【小题7】 Everyone else in my class was invited to the evening party e            me.
【小题8】 The nurse w        the baby and recorded in the book, “The baby’s 4.2 kg.”
【小题9】It’s not safe to give out your p          information to your strange net friends.
【小题10】Tom is so sad now because he lost yesterday’s basketball match. Let’s c          him up.