58. If you want to get a ticket for the football match, you can_______.

A. call 0551-3628151　　 　　B.visit

C.go to Changjiang Road　 　　D .buy China Football

57. When will the football game be?

A. On May 18,2009 　 B.On May 12,2009 　C. On May 17,2009 　 D .On May10,2009

56. Any customer with a piece of Xin’an Evening Paper of April 12, 2009 will get a souvenir from_______.

A. Guangming Supermarket　 　　B. Changjiang Road

C .Xin’an Evening Paper 　　D .every market

55. The best title for the passage would be_____________.

A. Bicycles Around the World　 　　B. How to Ride a Bicycle

C .The Greatest Invention　 　　　D. The First Bicycle

　　　　　　　 C.

54. What’s the major difference between Denis Johnson’s bicycle and the earlier ones?

A .It was more comfortable.　　　B. It was faster and safer.

C. It had space for the rider’s dress.　D. It had metal handles and seat.

53. Which of the following was not improved by Sauerbrun to the first bicycle?

A. Brakes were added to it.

B. It was made to go faster.

C. The wheel could now change direction.

D .The seat was made more comfortable.

52. Why was it a risk to ride the first bicycle?

A. Because it had no pedals for the feet.

B .Because it was difficult to control.

C. Because people would laugh at you.

D .Because handles and the seat were wooden.

51.Which of the following best describes the first bicycle?

A. Very popular. 　B. Easy to carry 　C .Ugly-looking 　D. Difficult to ride.

50. What may other birds think when a cuckoo lays an egg in their nest?

A. They push it out of their nests.

B. It seems that they don’t know what has happened.

C. They don’t know like it but can’t do anything about it.

D. They welcome the egg and the young cuckoo.

　　　　　 B

　 Bicycles are very popular around the world today. People ride their bicycles for exercise and enjoyment. In some places, people use a bicycle to get to work. In other places, bicycle riding is a very popular exercise to people who live in cities. But who invented the first bicycle ? In 1791, a Frenchman named Comte de Sivrac invented and owned the first bicycle. Mrs. Sivac rode the bicycle in Paris. The handles(把手)and the seat were wooden. This bicycle was very difficult to move. A rider even had to pick up the front wheel to change direction. Finally, the bicycle had no brakes for stopping or pedals for the feet! Riding a bicycle was a great risk.

　 In 1817, a German named Baron von Drais de Sauerbrun made the first bicycle better. The seat became more comfortable. The wheel could now change direction. His ride in the forest took only one hour instead of three hours on foot, which surprised people at that time.

　 Sauerbrun brought this kind of bicycle from Germany to France. Then Denis Johnson, an Englishman, made a bicycle for women. It had space for their dresses to hang down. But these bicycles still had no brakes or pedals, and riders often got hurt. These bicycles and the people who rode them were not very popular.

　 It took another forty-five years for the bicycle to become popular. More than100 years later, bicycle riding is more popular than ever. In fact, in India and China, there are still many more bicycles than cars.

49. Why are Europeans happy to hear the call of the cuckoo?

A. They like to catch and eat this large bird.

B. The bird has a beautiful way of singing.　

C .This bird is used to tell the time in Switzerland.

D .It makes them think that warmer weather is coming.