【2012年杨浦区二模】
Today some people call Amsterdam “The City of Bicycles” because it is a city which is flat and convenient for bicycles.
In the 1960s, a group of cycling fans had an idea. They believed that it would be better for everybody if only bicycles were a__1__in the city center. They hoped that this would help to save energy, reduce pollution and provide free transport. The group painted hundreds of bicycles white and placed them in public places around Amsterdam for people to use. Anyone was able to use them for s__2__journeys, whether he was a local or a foreigner. Wherever someone finished a journey, they would l__3__the bicycle there for someone else to use. The problem was that it didn‟t work–thieves took all the bicycles within weeks!
However, more than forty years later, the “white bicycle” is b__4__in town–this time with a computer chip to r__5__its every move! To take a bicycle, you have to put a special card inside. The new “white bicycle” is not white any more but is an unusual design with bright colors. The bicycles are parked at special parking places and people who want to use them have to take them to a__6__place that has enough room.
There is already l__7__traffic in central Amsterdam, because both locals and tourists have been using the “white bicycles”. Thanks to the good ideas of lots of people, like the cycling fans in the 1960s, many people around the world have been enjoying city center streets without cars for many years.
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