Question

  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 (馬拉維) . 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 on 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. “I 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 used to make boats for a living,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 can 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

Answer 1

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