Read the text. Choose the correct form of the words in the gaps.

Bicycles
Bicycle is the ... \(one\) means of transport on two wheels. It was invented about 150 years ago. In the early ... \(nineteen\) century bicycles were expensive. Only rich people ... \(can\) buy them.

In the past bicycles ... \(look\) different from the modern ones. At first bicycles ... \(not have\) paddles. They were propelled by pushing ... \(foot\) against the ground. In 1850s bicycles had three or four wheels and ... \(be\) very heavy.

The word “Bicycle” ... \(not be\) the first name of bicycles. People ... \(call\) them “running machines” and “boneshakers”.

Later, bicycles ... \(become\) cheaper and lighter. Many people ... \(buy\) one and started riding to work and in ... \(they\) free time.

Today many people use cars more than bicycles because they ... \(be\) faster. But bicycles are a ... \(cheap\) and cleaner way of travelling. Bicycles
are also good for the health of a person who regularly uses ... \(they\).