Is bicycling hard to learn? Different people have many different answers. It is strange enough that the
same person may also have a different answer as time goes by.
       Five years ago when l was in Junior Grade One, I got interested in bicycling because I thought my
uncle was very cool when he rode his bike. He could ride a bike with only one wheel. He could also sit
on the bike and keep it standing straight, without moving for a long time.
       I thought it was easy to learn to ride a bike, so I decided to learn from my uncle.  He told me how to
ride. When I fell off the bike the first time,1 was afraid to try again.  It was too hard for me to learn.
       Then my uncle helped me by holding the bike for me and not to let go. With his help,I was able to
ride longer and longer.  "You can do it by yourself now, young boy!"I heard his voice far behind me.

1. At first, the writer thought it was____ to ride a bike.      

A. easy    
B. different    
C. necessary    
D. important

2. According to this passage,____ is good at bicycling.

A. the writer's father    
B. the writer's brother
C. the writer's uncle    
D. the writer's P. E. teacher

3. The writer learned to ride a bike____.

A. when he was in Junior Grade One    
B. when he was five years old
C. in 2004    
D. when he bought a new bike

4. Which of the following is RIGHT?

A. The writer was always brave when riding a bike.
B. Some people think bicycling is easy.
C. The writer found it easy to ride a bike all the time.
D. The writer's uncle wasn't much good at bicycling.

5. What's the passage about?

A. Bicycling is interesting.    
B. Bicycling is dangerous.
C. Is bicycling easy or hard?    
D. Is bicycling good or bad?

     I am Catherine. I love rock very much. I mean I like climbing mountains not rock music. I like touching the rock and
reading the face of the rock. I like it a lot. I feel at home on the side of a mountain. Climbing is only my hobby. I have
two long holidays every year. I often climb mountains during the holidays. I am different from other climbers. I often
climb  the  mountains  without  ropes(绳 子).   I   climb  many mountains in many countries but most often  in  the A
mountains near D City, where I live.
     I started climbing near my home in Paris when I was five years old.   I was good at climbing  at  that time. I joined
Climb Club to learn more when I was fourteen years old. I won my first competition in Italy in 1995.
     Three years ago I tried to find a new route(路线) up the b Mountain near D City. The climb took eleven days and
at last the snow was so heavy that I could not move. I'm going to try again this year.

1. Catherine didn't start climbing mountains until ______.

A. she was five      
B. she joined the club      
C. 1995  

2. On the side of a mountain she always feels ______.

A. worried          
B. happy                
C. lucky    

3. Catherine joined the Climb Club when she was ______ years old.

A. 5                
B. 14                  
C. 16    

4. She couldn't climb up the B Mountain, because ______.

A. Catherine lost her way              
B. the climb took 11 days  
C. it was too hard for her to move in the snow  

5. Which of the following is true according to this passage?

A. Catherine won her first competition in France in 1995.  
B. Most climbers climb the mountains without ropes.  
C. Catherine lives somewhere near Chamonix.

    I am Catherine. I love rock very much. I mean I like climbing mountains not rock music. I like touching
the rock and reading the face of the rock. I like it a lot. I feel at home on the side of a mountain. Climbing is
only my hobby. I have two long holidays every year. I often climb mountains during the holidays. I am
different from other climbers. I often climb the mountains without ropes (绳子). I climb many mountains in
many countries but most often in the A mountains near D City, where I live.
    I started climbing near my home in Paris when I was five years old. I was good at climbing at that time.
I joined Climb Club to learn more when I was fourteen years old. I won my first competition in Italy in 1995.
    Three years ago I tried to find a new route (路线) up the b Mountain near D City. The climb took eleven
days and at last the snow was so heavy that I could not move. I'm going to try again this year.

1. Catherine didn't start climbing mountains until ______.

A. she was five
B. she joined the club
C. 1995

2. On the side of a mountain she always feels ______.

A. worried
B. happy
C. lucky

3. Catherine joined the Climb Club when she was ______ years old.

A. 5
B. 14
C. 16

4. She couldn't climb up the B Mountain, because ______.

A. Catherine lost her way
B. the climb took 11 days
C. it was too hard for her to move in the snow

5. Which of the following is true according to this passage?

A. Catherine won her first competition in France in 1995.
B. Most climbers climb the mountains without ropes.
C. Catherine lives somewhere near Chamonix.

A. can        
B. can't        
C. could      
D. couldn't