7 . More people are increasingly biking to commute (上下班往返), for exercise, or just for fun. Bicyclists should observe bicycle safety rules to help reduce deaths and injuries on the road.

Wear a helmets

Every bike ride begins with putting on a helmet. Your helmet can best protect you. For the most comprehensive list of helmet sizes according to manufacturers, click here to visit the Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute (BHSI) website.

Avoid crashes

There are two main types of crashes: the most common (falls) , and the most serious (the ones with cars). Regardless of the reasons for the crash, prevention is the key point.

Be alert (警惕的)

Be alert to the road and all traffic around you; anticipate what others may do before they do it. This is defensive driving — the quicker you notice a potential conflict, the quicker you can act to avoid a potential crash.

Pay attention to road signs and road conditions

Obey street signs, signals, and road markings, just like a car. Look ahead for risks or situations to avoid what may cause you to fall, like potholes (坑洼) and train tracks. No texting, listening to music or using anything that distracts you by taking your eyes and ears or your mind off the road and traffic.

Ride in the same direction as traffic

This way, if the sidewalk ends, you are already riding with the flow of traffic. If crossing a street, motorists will look left, right, left for traffic. When you are to the driver’s left, the driver is more likely to see you. Slow and look for traffic (left — right — left and behind) when crossing a street from a sidewalk; be prepared to stop and follow the pedestrian signals.

1. What is the most important aspect of avoiding crashes?

A．Putting on a helmet.	B．Cycling slowly.
C．Reacting quickly.	D．Prevention in advance.

2. What is the correct order to cross the street from the sidewalk?

A．Behind — left — right and left.

B．Left — right — left and behind.

C．Left — behind — left and right.

D．Right — left — right and behind.

3. Where is the text most likely from?

A．A website.	B．A local radio station.
C．A popular magazine.	D．A manufacture instruction.

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To stop inappropriate parking of shared bikes, Beijing’s Dongcheng and Xicheng districts will start a pilot program that sets aside certain areas fit to park,     1     (use) hi-tech assistance to enforce related rules. Dongcheng District will mark nearly 600     2     (site) for parking shared bikes, mainly near bus hubs, subway stations     3     shopping centers. Users will know from     4     (they) mobile phone app where to put them. The project will     5     (possible) start as early as June.

What’s more, Dongcheng and Xicheng districts     6     (plan) to use “electronic fence” to control illegal parking at present. Riders     7     park bikes outside the allowed areas cannot lock them and will continue to be charged.

The capital has increased its management of shared bike parking as they become a popular, cheap     8     (choose) for avoiding traffic jams. Haidian, Xicheng and Shijingshan districts have designed some 2,000 parking areas for     9     (share) bikes recently. Xicheng has also singled out 10 streets where riders     10     (ban) from parking.