Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
It can be shown in facts and figures that cycling is the cheapest, most convenient, and most environmentally desirable form of transport ___(1)___ towns, but such cold calculations do not mean much on a frosty winter morning. The real appeal of cycling is that it is so ___(2)___. It has none of the difficulties and tensions of other ways of travelling, ___(3)___ you are more cheerful after a ride, even through the rush hour.
The first thing a non-cyclist says to you is:“But isn’t it ___(4)___ dangerous?”. It would be foolish to deny the danger of sharing the road with motor vehicles and it must be admitted that there are an alarming ___(5)___ of accidents involving cyclists. However, although police records ___(6)___ that the car driver is often to blame, the answer lies with the cyclist. It is possible to ride in such a way as to reduce risks to a minimum.