Supposeyoufindabrightyellowbikeonastreetcornerinthecity.Youhoponitandrideaway.Butwait—isn’tthis1.s?Nooneshouts“Stop!Thief!”That’s2.bthisfreerideisjustfinewiththecity.Youcanfind3.hoffreeyellow

Question

Suppose you find a bright yellow bike on a street corner in the city. You hop on it and ride away. But wait—isn’t this 1. s ? No one shouts “Stop!Thief!”

That’s 2. b this free ride is just fine with the city.

You can find 3. h of free yellow bikes in some US cities. The idea began in Portland Oregon in 1994. People saw a need for 4. f transportation and they wanted to help 5. c pollution. So to get citizens out of their cars and onto pollutionfree bikes they

6. s the Yellow Bike Project.

The public bikes are 7. p bright yellow and placed throughout the city. People can hop on a yellow bike and ride to work to school or to run errands. They then leave the bike for the 8. n rider. There have been times when bikes have been stolen but most people obey the 9. r . What would be the point of stealing something that’s already free?

Portland’s 10. i quickly became popular. Within two years of its start similar programmes were set up in cities in six other states.

Answer 1

 1. stealing/ strange   2. because   3. hundreds 4. free   5. control  

 6. started   7. painted   8. next 9. rule (s) 10. idea