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BEIJING--No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22, 1998. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1, 000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.

The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. Other cities, including Taipei, Shanghai and Wuhan, also suppor (支持)the day.

In Beijing, more and more people are joining in activiy. It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5(World Environment Day). The slogan(口号)for the day is, "If we drive for one less dayI, we can have one more nice day. "

So far, more than 200, 000 drivers have shown their support. "We can't control the weather, but we can choose not to drive, "said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman. Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of this year, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period last year. Much ofthe dust (灰尘)comes from the desert(沙漠), but cars cause most of the air pollution(污染). We must do more for No Car Day.

1. （1） There are ____ cities in China that support No Car Day according to the passage.

   A . three B . four C . five D . six
3. （2） The activity of No Car Day encourages Beijng drivers ____.

   A . not to work on No Car Day B . to enjoy hadng a day off C . to leave their cars at home for repair D . to ride a bike or walk instead of driving to work
5. （3） According to the passage there were ____ blue sky days in the first quarter of last year in Beijing.

   A . 52 B . 63 C . 41 D . 238
7. （4） The air pollution in Beijing is mostly caused by ____.

   A . cars B . dust C . weather D . rubbish
9. （5） We Can know from the passage that ____.

   A . more and more people in Beijing are joining car clubs B . people will have one more World Environment Day each month C . more and more people won't drive on No Car Day in Beijing D . more people in the world won't drive any more