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Although bicycles are still an important means of transportation for many people at present, more and more people are 1. ______()them just for exercise and fun. This is 2. ______()true in some developed countries where cars are a common part of common 3. ______()life. However, two 4. ______()ago, when bicycles were first invented, they were used only 5. ______ transportation.
In the 6. ______()century, people usually traveled by horse and wagon(马车). Many people worked in cities, and they liked to go to the countryside for weekends and holidays. 7. ______ not everybody could afford a horse or a wagon. So there was a need for the cheap and convenient invention.
Then in 1790, the first bicycle 8. ______(). People called it “the horse on wheels”. Compared with the bikes we ride today, it was an extremely simple one. 9. ______ 1861, after many improvements were made, the bicycle became a real means of transportation. People liked bikes because they were 10. ______()than horses. Also, they were easy to ride.

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