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The bicycle is one of the simplest but most useful inventions in the world. What is the most surprising is that it was not {#blank#}1{#/blank#} earlier, although the great inventor Leonardo da Vinci had {#blank#}2{#/blank#} pictures for bicycles and flying machines and some other things. Those things were not produced {#blank#}3{#/blank#} long after he died.

A person riding a bicycle uses very little {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to make the bicycle move, and there is no pollution at all when you are riding. Even so, in most developed {#blank#}5{#/blank#} , most people don't go to work by bicycle. It is not {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the bicycles are expensive or people feel {#blank#}7{#/blank#} if they ride to work. It's because the number of cars on the roads becomes larger. It certainly becomes more {#blank#}8{#/blank#} to ride a bicycle. As a result, more people put their bicycles away and go to work {#blank#}9{#/blank#} their cars. And in this way, the situation is made more serious. Perhaps the best way to make riding safer and more popular is to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} paths only for bicycles.

    One day, Alex, I and a group of other children had a game of football on {#blank#}1{#/blank#}way to school. One of the older {#blank#}2{#/blank#} pushed me and I fell over and tore (扯破) my jeans that I had to {#blank#}3{#/blank#} home to change. I arrived very late for school that day. I thought I'd get into trouble about it, but nothing {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. After class, the teacher talked about it with me and told me to be {#blank#}5{#/blank#} in the future. I asked how he knew about it. He said, "Alex told me what had happened." That afternoon I walked home with Alex and thanked him. I knew he was a true friend. 

    The Germans published the first modern-style newspaper in 1609. News-sheets existed before then, but these were not really newspapers.

Hundreds of years later, people are still buying newspapers. Shops and stalls all over the world {#blank#}1{#/blank#} millions of newspapers every day.

    However, people do not get their news only from newspapers. They can listen to it, as they did long ago, and they can {#blank#}2{#/blank#} it.

Two inventions, radio and television, have made this {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. These broadcast many news programmes daily. So people now get news from their radios and TV sets, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}from papers.

    However, newspapers remain {#blank#}5{#/blank#} because they give the news in more detail than either radio or TV. That is the main reason {#blank#}6{#/blank#} people continue to buy them.

A: Have you ever been to America?

B: Yes.

A: Well, I will go to an American friend's home to celebrate Christmas tomorrow, Could you please tell me what I am {#blank#}1{#/blank#} to do?

B: OK, with pleasure.

A: Should I arrive on time or five to ten minutes late?

B: Both are OK. But don't get there {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

A: I'm {#blank#}3{#/blank#} that traffic might be terrible.

B: Well, if you're more than fifteen minutes late, it right be a good idea to call the host and tell him or her you're going to be late.

A: OK. Should I {#blank#}4{#/blank#} any flowers?

B: Certainly. Flowers are always welcome.

A: What should I do at dinner?

B: Watch the other {#blank#}5{#/blank#} and do what they do. You'll be OK.

A: I see. Thanks a lot.

B: You're welcome.