Name……………………………… 1)More and more Americans are going to work

Name.
………………………………………… on bicycles. Why are more people riding bicycles to
………………………………………. work? There are many reasons.

2)First, bicycles do not need petrol. Therefore,

they cost less money to use. Also, bicycles do not
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need much space on the road. And it is easy to find
a place for them because they are smaller than the
cars. It is good for health to ride a bicycle. The
people who always use their cars need exercise
because they grow fatter and become physically
weaker.

3)More and more Americans are riding to work

on their bicycles. They are leaving their cars at
home. However, they use them at weekends to

1.Tick the right alternative : 2.According to the text the bicycle has four
advantages. List them:
 This text is about :
----------------------------------------------------------
a.the advantages of the bicycle.
----------------------------------------------------------
b.the advantages of the car.
----------------------------------------------------------
 In America, the bicycle is :
----------------------------------------------------------
a.a lot of people’s favourite means of transport
3.Are the following statements true or false ?
b.less important than the car
Statement True False
 More and more Americans ride their bicycles to
People who use only their cars are
go to work because:
in good health
a.they don’t have cars Bicycles cost a lot of money

b.the bicycle has many advantages

Americans think that bicycles are
better than cars

4. Find the opposites for the following words

from the text:

a.stronger (paragraph 2) # ----------------------------

b.near (paragraph 3 ) # --------------------------------

c. few (paragraph 1) # ………………………………………