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About three decades ago, China was known as the “Bicycle Kingdom”. But the two-wheeled approach of transport’s popularity began to fade, with many bikes soon replaced by their fuel-powered competitors.

But recent months have seen a repopulality of the humble bike across China, with an increasing number of people choosing cycling instead of driving to schools, to workplaces or to do sightseeing. The introduction of bike-sharing schemes, pioneered by start-up company like Ofo and Mobike, has brought the trend to a new level. According to data shown by iResearch Consulting Group, the first week of this year saw 5.85 million active users of Mobike while Ofo had 1.4 million active users.

People can unlock the shared bikes by simply using their smartphone. The bikes are equipped with GPS and can be left anywhere in public for the next user. They’re popular among many Chinese people as they provide an effective solution to the “last mile” problem, which refers to the final leg of a person’s journey.

However, the schemes have also led to problems such as illegal parking, damage on purpose and theft. To deal with these problems, the company came up with the idea of encouraging people to return the bikes to stations by rewarding free time for their next rides.

9. Why did the two-wheeled approach of transport become less popular?

A. Because China is no longer a bicycle kingdom.

B. Because cycling is not convenient.

C. Because fuel-powered competitors were replaced by riding.

D. Because mostly driving took the place of cycling.

10. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The bike’s popularity began to fade.

B. Only Ofo and Mobike created the trend to a new level of using bikes.

C. The shared bikes offer a useful approach to the final leg problem.

D. The company rewarded some money and free time to the users.

11. What is the best title of this passage?

A. the new mode of humble bikes B. the development of humble bikes