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Riding electric scooters on the road is a cool sport! Riders put their bodies forward and the scooter goes faster. And it stops when the riders put their bodies backwards. However, now people can't ride electric scooters on public roads in Shanghai and Beijing anymore. If they get caught, they will have to pay 10 yuan each. Why? They can easily knock into cars or hurt people on the roads.

The British TV station ITV stopped all its programs for an hour on Aug. 27 this year. A British man turned on his TV to ITV channel that day. There were no programs, but a line on it was saying, "The nation's biggest ever sports day." It wanted to encourage more people to go outside and do sports. On that day, more than 2,000 sports clubs opened their doors to people. Many Olympic players also did sports together with people.

What sports do you have in P. E. class? Would you like to learn skiing, ice skating or ice hockey? Primary and middle school students in Beijing may soon start learning ice and snow sports. The city is going to make them compulsory courses (必修课), according to China Daily. Beijing will also make 66 ice rinks (溜冰场) before 2022.

1. （1） Riding electric scooters is not allowed on public roads because_____________.

   A . it costs too much B . it's dangerous C . it's unhealthy D . it brings pollution
3. （2） To encourage people to go outside for sports, how long did ITV stop all its programs?

   A . For an hour. B . For many hours. C . For a whole day. D . For a week.
5. （3） Who will learn to play ice and snow sports in Beijing?

   A . Only primary school students. B . Only middle school students. C . All the students. D . Students in both primary and middle schools.
7. （4） Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A . In Beijing or Shanghai, you have to pay 10 yuan for riding an electric scooter. B . More than 2,000 people did sports in Britain on Aug. 27 this year. C . Aug. 27 is Britain's biggest ever sports day. D . Beijing will make another 66 ice rinks before 2022.
9. （5） The three pieces of news have something to do with___________ in common.

   A . safety B . sports C . pollution D . school subjects