Sometimes the easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike.

     More and more people are using cars in many places in Africa today. However,things are different in Malawi (马拉维) . Bikes are the most popular in this African country.

     Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi. People use them to carry heavy things. They also use bikes to carry people,especially tourists. These years,taking a 'bicycle taxi? to travel around Malawi has become quite popular among tourists from all over the world.

     If you go to Malawi,you will find a lot of bike taxis waiting by the sides of the roads. The riders make the bikes comfortable for passengers to sit on. You can jump on a bike taxi and get around at a very low cost.

     Alice is a 21-year-old student from Canada. She enjoys the special bike riding a lot. “l really like the bike taxi” she says ,“it's easy and cheap. ” Alice usually pays just $ 1 for going shopping in town.

     28-year-old Panjira Khombe began to ride a bike taxi two years ago. The young man enjoys this job. “I made boats for a living in the past,but that's a hard job. Being a bike taxi rider is easy for me and I don't mind carrying heavy people ,” he says.

() 1. In Malawi are the most popular way for people to get somewhere.

   A. cars   B. bikes   C. trains   D. buses

() 2. The passage tells us that Alice enjoys the bike taxi because it's .

   A. on the side of the road   B. popular and heavy

   C. all over the country   D. cheap and easy

() 3. From the passage we learn Panjira Khombe thinks that .

   A. going shopping is easy   B. making boats is difficult

   C. riding a bike taxi is cheap   D. carrying heavy people is interesting

() 4. The best title of the passage may be “ ”.

   A. Bike Riders   B. A Special Country

   C. Bike Taxis   D. A Cheap Journey

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   In China,very few children make pocket money.1 ,in Western countries,most kids make pocket money by themselves. They make money in many different 2 .

   When kids are very young,their parents help them sell the fruits of their own trees to neighbors. Kids may also help 3 do housework to make money at home. When they 4 sixteen,they can make money by sending newspapers or by working in fast food restaurants,5 during the summer holidays.

   There are many 6 of making pocket money by kids themselves. First of all,they learn the 7 of money by working hard so that they will not waste any. Secondly,they learn to 8 money to buy things they need or want,such as books,pencils,movies,and even clothes they like. Thirdly,they learn to 9 the daily life problems by helping their parents or others. Making pocket money is 10 for children when they grow up. That is why parents encourage their kids to make pocket money.

1. A. Also   B. Anyway   C. However   D. Besides

2. A. ways   B. levels   C. homes   D. countries

3. A. teachers   B. friends   C. parents   D. neighbors

4. A. get   B. have   C. catch   D. reach

5. A. really   B. hardly   C. properly   D. especially

6. A. choices   B. advantages   C. problems   D. lessons

7. A. fun   B. value   C. message   D. purpose

8. A. count   B. waste   C. manage   D. change

9. A. give up   B. look up   C. deal with   D. meet with

10. A. helpful   B. careful   C. beautiful   D. successful

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