二、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Today some people call Amsterdam the“City of Bicycles”because it is a city which is flat and convenient(方便的)for bicycles．

In the 1960s，a group of cycling fans __16__ an idea.They believed that it would be better for everybody if only bicycles were allowed in the city centre．They were __l7__ that this would help to save energy，reduce pollution and provide free public transport．The group painted hundreds of bicycles __18__ and placed them in public places around Amsterdam for people to use．__19__  was allowed to take them and use them for short journeys，whether he was a local or a foreigner．Wherever someone finished a journey，they would __20__took all the bicycles within weeks!

__22__ ，more than thirty years later，the“white bike”is back in town---this time with a

computer chip(芯片)to __23__ its every move!To take a bicycle，you have to put a special card inside．The new“white bike”is not white any more but is an unusual __24__ with bright colours. The bikes are parked at special parking places and people who want to use them have to take them to another place that has enough room.

There is already less traffic in central Amsterdam，__25__ both locals and tourists have been using the white bikes．Thanks to the good ideas of lots of people, like the cycling fans in the 1960s, many people around the world have been enjoying city centre streets without cars for many years．

(    )16．A．stole            B．had              C．refused          D．dropped

(    )17．A．thoughtful    B．helpful          C．hopeful          D．thankful

(    )18．A．black            B．brown          C．blue               D．white

(    )19．A．Anyone        B．Everyone      C．No one           D．Someone

(    )20．A．take             B．leave            C．carry              D．send

(    )21．A．robbers        B．shoplifters    C．kidnappers      D．thieves

(    )22．A．However       B．Instead        C．Therefore       D．Though

(    )23．A．make           B．mark            C．record            D．describe

(    )24．A．design         B．idea              C．size               D．experiment

(    )25．A．so               B．because        C．but                D．while