Differences in bicycling between China and other countries
People all over the world ride bicycles . But there are many differences between China and other countries .
Wearing helmets(头盔)
You may think  helmets  are useless .But you are wrong . In many places kids have to wear them when they ride bikes . In some places of the United States , it's against the law (违反法律）for kids under 16 to ride without  helmets  .Many people say that helmets are like seat belts (安全带） for bikes .
Bike lanes (车道）
In China , bicycles have their own special lanes on the road . People can ride next to cars . In the USA , roads are only for cars . People don't ride their bikes to school or work . But this isn't true everywhere in the West . In the Netherlands(荷兰）there are more bikes than people . The whole country has bicycle lanes .
Riding for fun
Do you ride your bike to school ? In China this is very common . But in the USA , kids only ride their bikes for fun on the weekend . They regard bicycling as a sport . Many cities have special parks .People turn old railways(铁路） into bike roads . People can ride from town to town  .
【小题1】What are  the differences between China and other countries in bicycling ?
_________________ are the differences between China and other countries in bicycling .
【小题2】Which country has the law that everyone must wear a helmet while riding ?
____________ has the law that everyone must wear a helmet while riding  .
【小题3】What do many people think of helmets  ?
They think that helmets are  _______________ for bikes .
【小题4】Which country has more bikes than people ?
__________________________ there are more bikes than people  .
【小题5】What do Americans regard bicycling as and how do they do  ?
They regard it as  __________ ; they build some special  _________ and turn  __________ into bike roads .

I like my bike. It brings me a lot of fun. When I was an  1  boy, my father bought it for me. It is my “horse”. I often go to school  2   my bike. I like riding a bike  3  it is very convenient. If I go out by bike, it is  4  to find a place for parking it. Bikes are very cheap, so most people can buy one. There are three people in my family.  5  of us has a bike. My parents are teachers in my school. In the morning, Mum, Dad and I each  6  to school. However on a rainy day we walk to school, because the road is bad for riding. I think riding bikes can make us  7  . It not only helps us exercise more but also  8  the air clean. The bike is very important in Chinese people’s life. So riding bikes can help you to  9  more about China and the Chinese people. Now people in the world say China is the country of bikes because there are  10  bikes in China. I hope people all round the world like them.
1. A. eight years old          B. eight year old 
C. eight-year-old           D. eight-years-old
2. A. by        B. on        C. from         D. in
3. A. so         B. but       C. while         D. because
4. A. hard                    B. late           C. happy             D. easy
5. A. Each                    B. Both                   C. None                       D. Some
6. A. walk                    B. run            C. drive                        D. ride
7. A. strange     B. busy                   C. strong            D. poor
8. A. feels                    B. keeps                 C. sees                         D. likes
9. A. tell             B. know                  C. visit                          D. ask
10. A. so many     B. so much     C. too much   D. many too

Differences in bicycling between China and other countries

People all over the world ride bicycles . But there are many differences between China and other countries .

Wearing helmets(头盔)

You may think  helmets  are useless .But you are wrong . In many places kids have to wear them when they ride bikes . In some places of the United States , it's against the law (违反法律）for kids under 16 to ride without  helmets  .Many people say that helmets are like seat belts (安全带） for bikes .

Bike lanes (车道）

In China , bicycles have their own special lanes on the road . People can ride next to cars . In the USA , roads are only for cars . People don't ride their bikes to school or work . But this isn't true everywhere in the West . In the Netherlands(荷兰）there are more bikes than people . The whole country has bicycle lanes .

Riding for fun

Do you ride your bike to school ? In China this is very common . But in the USA , kids only ride their bikes for fun on the weekend . They regard bicycling as a sport . Many cities have special parks .People turn old railways(铁路） into bike roads . People can ride from town to town  .

1.What are  the differences between China and other countries in bicycling ?

_________________ are the differences between China and other countries in bicycling .

2.Which country has the law that everyone must wear a helmet while riding ?

____________ has the law that everyone must wear a helmet while riding  .

3.What do many people think of helmets  ?

They think that helmets are  _______________ for bikes .

4.Which country has more bikes than people ?

__________________________ there are more bikes than people  .

5.What do Americans regard bicycling as and how do they do  ?

They regard it as  __________ ; they build some special  _________ and turn  __________ into bike roads .