Bike-to-Work Day is held every year across North America on the third Friday of May. It     1    (start) by the League of American Bicyclists in 1956, which is aimed     2    (promote)the bicycle as a serious choice of getting to and from work. In today's world     3     global warming is a serious issue, the bicycle is a perfect way of reducing our carbon footprint Cycling to work is a healthy alternative to driving to work. A healthier society means there is not so much pressure on the country's health system and cycling is also much     4    (kind) on your pocket than driving. Another benefit of cyclic is that you may be more creative and full of energy once you get to work, which will improve your     5    (perform).

Bicycles are a very common form of transport in the world. There     6    (be) about one billion bicycles worldwide. That makes it the most popular invention ever. When we think of some     7    (country), like China, we imagine a large number of people's cycling every-where. Even in high-tech Japan,     8    is possible to see businessmen, farmers, mothers or workers in the streets on their bikes. We use bicycles today for recreation, fitness and so on.     9     the bicycle, much of the world might stop     10    (work)!

Plastic is a huge problem for our planet. It is really     1     (challenge) to get rid of and a lot of it ends up in nature or in the ocean in particular. There, it is a threat     2     our animals and plants.

Now a company from the Netherlands, a small country in western Europe, says that it will use plastic     3     (find) in the ocean to build roads. Volker Wessels     4     (turn) the plastic into building blocks for the roads. They will be like puzzle pieces     5     fit into each other.

Not only will this be good for the environment, but also it will be good for the people who look after roads. If a part of the road     6     (damage), it will be easy to remove it and replace it with another piece. The company says that nearly any type of plastic can be used     7     (make) the road pieces.

Scientists     8     (work) on the project say that they are in the final stages of testing the materials for     9     (safe). They say that the first road built will be     10     bicycle path somewhere in the Netherlands.