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Comprehension: true or false?
Read the article and say whether these statements are true or false:

1. The railway locomotive was invented before the bicycle.

2. The first bicycle was built in Scotland.
3. The bicycle was developed from a wooden horse.
4. The first bicycle was very difficult to steer.
5. Pate preferred not to have rubber tyres for his bike.
6. The pedals on Pate's bike went round and round.
7. A Frenchman designed the first bike with rotary pedals.
8. Bicycles are very useful in developing countries.
9. The bicycle has little future in Europe.

Match the definitions (1–10) with the vocabulary (a–l).

Vocabulary Definitions
1. …… blacksmith a. most modern bicycles have at least 10 gears
2. …… steering b. known familiarly as
3. …… breaks c. makes things out of iron
4. …… nicknamed d. means of direction
5. …… articulated e. a slightly soft material used on the outside of car wheels
6. ……steer f. with joints
7. …… rubber g. with joints
8. …… springs h. aspects
9. …… to patent i. traction
10. …… drive j. make a vehicle more comfortable
11. …… features k. to officially register an invention
12. …… gears l. help a vehicle to stop

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