Bicycles, a long-forgotten vehicle that seems to belong to the last century, are returning to the streets of Guangzhou, as the city starts to ban the running of motorcycle in urban Guangzhou.
“Business has never been so good for my shop,” said Chen Yongwu, a bicycle shop owner at the city’s Donghua West Road, “I have to work 12 hours a day to meet the demand of my customers. ”
“Even my wife and brother-in-law have to give me a hand lately. ”
Chen originally ran a motorcycle repair shop.  He grasped the opportunity of the motorcycle ban, and started his bicycle business soon after hearing about the banning.
“I sold 23 bicycles on January 2 alone. ” Said Chen.
Bicycle is more convenient and healthier
“My home is one kilometer from the metro station,” said a middle-aged man who is waiting for his bicycle at Chen’s shop, “it is too tiresome to walk to the station, but taking a bus for such a short distance is a waste of money. ”
“So I decided to buy a bicycle. ”
The bicycle costs around 600 yuan, which is equal to the bus fare of half a year.
“Besides, riding a bicycle to work is much healthier than riding a bus. ”
The bicycle buyers can be categorized into two groups.  One group of buyers buy the bicycles for the transportation of small commodities; the other ride the bicycles to work.
Arising problems
Riding a bicycle to work may be healthy, but it is not without problems.
The lack of bicycle lanes has posed a big threat to the safety of the bicycle riders in Guangzhou.
“I was riding my bicycle on Huifu West Road on day,” said Mr.  Zhang, “then suddenly the bus pulled over besides me near the bus station. ”
“I was so frightened at the time, because the bus nearly hit me. ”
The sideways in Guangzhou are usually crowded with foot passengers, so citizens also could not use the sideways.
“It is worse than walking. ”
Besides, finding a place a park the bicycles could be very difficult, much more difficult then finding a place to park your car.
【小题1】What is the min topic of the passage?

On a snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road．She was very worried．Her     had broken down．Just then a poor man named Robert came．He was on his     back home from work as usual．

The lady wondered, “Is the man going to   __  me? He looks very cold and hungry．" But to her surprise,   _  stopped and said with a smile, “Can I help you, madam?"

After forty         , the car was at last fixed by Robert．The lady wanted to pay him．

“No, that's       , madam．” he said, “I was just helping someone in     ．If you really want to pay me back, I hope       you see someone in need, you should give him a hand．”

    A few minutes later, the lady      a very old house by the road．She remembered Robert's words, so she stopped．

    The hostess(女主人) warmly asked her     ．The lady could see that it was a      family and that they needed help.When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady      on a table 500 dollars and went away quietly．

    Robert came home later than before, thinking how     their life was．His wife was pregnant(怀孕) and the baby was to be born the next month but there was not      money．His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and said softly, “Don't worry, dear! Everything's going to be all    ．A stranger has helped us out．"

Let's always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ourselves．

1.A．bike                             B．motorbike                     C．bus                                  D．car

2.A．step                             B．way                                 C．road                                D．life

3.A．help                                      B．save                                C．kill                                   D．find

4.A．she                              B．he                                   C．I                              D．they

5.A．days                                      B．hours                              C．minutes                          D．years

6.A．nothing                 B．something                     C．everything                     D．anything

7.A．picture                           B．rain                                  C．need                               D．danger

8.A．whatever                   B．whenever                      C．however                        D．whichever

9.A．saw                              B．heard                             C．smelt                              D．felt

10.A．out                                     B．away                               C．in                                     D．along

11.A．terrible                        B．sad                                   C．rich                    D．poor

12.A．dropped                            B．forgot                    C．lay                                   D．left

13.A．exciting                    B．hard                                C．happy                    D．interesting

14.A．many                            B．some                                C．enough                          D．few

15.A．right                              B．wrong                             C．glad                                 D．well

I am a writer. My job is to write something for the newspaper. I work very hard. Every morning I get up at seven. I take some exercise and then have a light breakfast. Then I drive to my office. It takes me thirty minutes, so I usually get there earlier than others.

I am very busy. I think every minute counts, so I plan my work very carefully. I keep a diary to help me remember things. I meet and talk with many people. I make lots of telephone calls. I often go out and visit many people. I come back home at seven. I often watch TV at supper time. Then I begin to write down what I know. I like being busy.

(　 ) 56. What does the writer of the passage think of his job?

A. He hates (讨厌) it　　　　　　　　　 B. He likes it very much

C. He feels it too tiresome (烦人)　　　　 D. He doesn’t like it at all.

(　 ) 57. The sentence “every minute counts” means ___________.

　　　　 A. 合计　　　 B.数量　　　　 C. 计算出　　　 D.每分每秒都很重要

(　 ) 58. How does he go to his office?

　　　　A. By car　　　 B. By bike　　 C. By bus　　　　 D. By train

(　 ) 59. Why does he often go out? Because __________.

A. he wants to visit some friends　　　　　 B. he wants to make friends with others

C. he wants to have some interviews (采访)　 D. he wants to ask for some stories

(　 ) 60. What is the best title of the passage?

　　　　 A. My Busy Day　　　　　　　　　　 B. How Busy I am

　　　　C. Do You Want to be a Writer　　　　 D. My Job