Sometimes the easiest way to get somewhere is on the back of a bike. More and more people are using cars in many places in Africa today. However,things are different in Malawi (馬拉維) .Bikes are the most popular in this African country.

   Bike riding is a way of life in Malawi. People use them to carry heavy things. They also use bikes to carry people,especially tourists. These years,taking a “bicycle taxi” to travel around Malawi has become quite popular among tourists from all over the world.

   If you go to Malawi,you will find a lot of bike taxis waiting on the sides of the roads. The riders make the bikes comfortable for people to sit on. You can jump on a bike taxi and get around at a very low cost.

   Alice is a 21-year-old student from Canada. She enjoys the special bike riding a lot. “I really like the bike taxi”’ she says. “It's easy and cheap." Alice usually pays just $1 for going shopping in town.

   28-year-old Panjira Khombe began to ride a bike taxi two years ago. The young man enjoys this job. 66I used to make boats for a living,but that's a hard job. Being a bike taxi rider is easy for me and I don't mind carrying heavy people,” he says.

() 26. In Malawi, are the most popular form of transport.

   A. cars   B. bikes   C. boats   D. buses

() 27. What is a bicycle taxi?

   A. A bicycle that looks like a taxi.

   B. A taxi that looks like a bicycle.

   C. A bicycle that you pay to take you somewhere.

   D. A taxi for carrying people and their bicycles.

() 28. The article tells us that Alice enjoys the bike taxi because it's .

   A. on the sides of the roads   B. popular and heavy

   C. all over the country   D. cheap and easy

() 29. Panjira Khombe thinks that .

   A. going shopping is easy   B. making boats is difficult

   C. riding a bike taxi is cheap   D. carrying heavy people is interesting

() 30. The best title for the article may be “”.

   A. Bike riders   B. A special country   C. Bike taxis   D. A cheap journey

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