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Today some people call Amsterdam the “City of Bicycles” because it is a city which is flat and convenient
(方便的)for bicycles.
In the 1960s,a group of cycling fans
1 an idea.They believed that it would be better for everybody
if only bicycles were allowed in the city centre. They were
2 that this would help to save energy,reduce
pollution and provide free public transport. The group painted hundreds of bicycles
3 and placed them
in public places around Amsterdam for people to use.
4 was allowed to take them and use them for short
journeys,whether he was a local or a foreigner. Wherever someone finished a journey,they would
5 the
bike there for someone else to use . The problem was that it didn't work
6 took all the bicycles within
weeks!
7 , more than thirty years later,the “white bike” is back in town ---this time with a computer chip(芯片)
to
8 its every move!To take a bicycle,you have to put a special card inside.The new “white bike” is not
white any more but is an unusual
9 with bright colours. The bikes are parked at special parking places
and people who want to use them have to take them to another place that has enough room.
There is already less traffic in central Amsterdam,
10 both locals and tourists have been using the white
bikes.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 centre streets without cars for many years.
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