M: How long is the boat timetable effective?

　　W: The boat timetable is effective from August 1st to November 1st.

　　M: I want to know what port our ship stops at.

　　W: The ship will stop at New York.

　　(Text 10)

　　In the eighteenth century,

　　when horses were still the main transportation form, cities became larger and larger. People moved from the countryside and small towns to cities, because there was no more work for them to do in small towns and in the countryside.

　　On Sundays and holidays, they liked to leave the cities and had a good time in the countryside. But not every family had a horse and wagon.

　　People wanted and needed another form of transportation. Inventors in many countries tried to meet this need.

　　The first bicycle, which was very simple, appeared in 1790. People called it “the horse on wheels”. Then in 1861, with many improvements, bicycles became a practical form of transportation.

　　People liked bikes because they weren't as expensive as horses. They didn't need to build a special house to keep them in, and they didn't have to feed them; they could ride them in the city and in the countryside. Everybody in a family could ride—men and women, girls and boys.

　　Today many people in every country in the world ride bicycles.

　　答案

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