索), ride down every side street and stop to smell the roses.

　　Cities are becoming more bicycle friendly. As a person that grew up in the country, it was difficult for me to ride in the city. Luckily many cities have made their communities more bicycle friendly, including dedicated (专用的)bike lanes, bike trails, bike share programs and plenty of bike racks for parking.

　　You'll see your neighborhood from a whole new perspective(视角). You'll quickly find out all the character your neighborhood has. You'll notice all the great homes, buildings and natural beauty making your community so different from others.

　　Bicycling can be great exercise. With the wind in your hair and plenty of places to visit, you'll find that bicycling will quickly become a fun pleasing chance to get exercise.

24.Why did the writer lose interest in bikes according to Paragraph 1?

　A. He was growing up. B. He had a new car.

　C. He made new friends. D. He found many other roads.

25.What can you infer from Paragraph 4?

A. It's difficult to ride bikes.

　B. Riding in the country is more interesting.

C. People are encouraged to ride bikes in the city.

D. You can put your bike anywhere you like in the city.

26.What advantages can you get from bicycling according to the writer?

A. You don't have to buy a car.

　B. You can become very happy and strong.

　C. You can make your community more beautiful.

　D. You can spend less money in bicycling than driving cars.

27.What's the main idea of this passage?

　A. Riding bikes can make people rich.

　B. People in the city don't like riding bikes any more.

　C. There are many roads in the countryside of Indiana.

　D. The writer has found many life lessons about bikes.

C

Do you hope to enter Tsinghua（清华） University? If so, you'd better be able to swim or be ready to learn swimming and pass a swim test, because all the students of Tsinghua University are asked to learn how to swim from this year. Liu Bo, head of the university's sports science and physical education division, said this last Monday and this decision was most supported by Qiu Yong, president of this university.

The university will organize a swimming test for all the new students in September, and those who fail to swim at least 50 meters any way they like will be asked to take a mandatory course (必修课) throughout their studies so that they are