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The First Bicycle

The history of the bicycle goes back more than 200 years. In 1791, Count de Sivrac ____ (51) ____onlookers in a park in Paris as he showed off his two-wheeled invention , a machine called the Celeriferé. It was basically an ____ (52) ____version of a children's toy which had been in ____ (53) ____for many years. Sivrac's " Celeriferé" had a wooden frame, made in the ____ (54) ____of a horse , which was mounted on a wheel at either end. To ride it , you sat on a small seat , just like a modem bicycle , and pushed ____ (55) ____against the ____ (56) ____with your legs there were no pedals. It was impossible to steer a celerifer6 and it had no brakes, but despite these problems the invention very much____(57)____ to the fashionable young men of Paris. Soon they were____ (58)____ races up and down the streets.

Minor____ (59) ____ were common as riders attempted a final burst of____ (60) ____Controlling the machine was difficult, as the only way to change____ (61) ____was to pull up the front of the " Celeriferé" and____ (62) ____it round while the front wheel was____ (63) ____in the air. "Celeriferé" were not popular for long, however, as the ____(64) ____of no springs, no steering and rough roads made riding them very uncomfortable. Even so, the wooden celerifor6 was the ____ (65) ____of the modem bicycle.

51、A.delighted

B.cheered

C.appreciated

D.overjoyed

52、A.increased

B.enormous

C.extended

D.enlarged

53、A.use

B.play

C.operation

D.service

54、A.resemblance

B.shape

C.body

D.appearance

55、A.fast

B.deeply

C.heavily

D.hard

56、A.surface

B.ground

C.earth

D.floor

57、A.attracted

B.appealed

C.took

D.called

58、A.going

B.getting

C.holding

D.making

59、A.wounds

B.trips

C.injuries

D.breaks

60、A.velocity

B.energy

C.pace

D.speed

61、A.direction

B.route

C.heading

D.way

62、A.roll

B.drive

C.turn

D.revolve

63、A.cycling

B.circling

C.winding

D.spinning

64、A.mixture

B.link

C.ombination

D.unio

65、A.orign

B.design

C.model

D.introduction

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