《2024年全程助学与学习评估九年级英语全一册人教版》

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Although bicycles are still an important means of transportation for many people at present,more and more people are 1. ______ (ride) them just for exercise and fun. This is 2. ______ (especial) true in some developed countries where cars are a common part of common 3. ______ (people) life. However,two 4. ______ (century) ago,when bicycles were first invented,they were used only 5. ______ transportation.
In the 6. ______ (eighteen) century,people usually traveled by horse and wagon(马车). Many people worked in cities,and they liked to go to the countryside for weekends and holidays. 7. ______ not everybody could afford a horse or a wagon. So there was a need for the cheap and convenient invention.
Then in 1790,the first bicycle 8. ______ (make). People called it “the horse on wheels”. Compared with the bikes we ride today,it was an extremely simple one. 9. ______ 1861,after many improvements were made,the bicycle became a real means of transportation. People liked bikes because they were 10. ______ (cheap) than horses. Also,they were easy to ride.

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