Riding a bike is good exercise and great fun.But what do you do with a bike after you outgrow? Nicole Basil, 12, has a terrific answer to this question.When she was 8 years old, she (1) _____ Pedal Power.It is a charity that collects bikes that kids have outgrown and donates them to Chicago public schools.

　　Since 2008, Nicole has collected and donated more than 1,000 bikes.(2) _____ the bicycles, Pedal Power supplied riders with 400 helmets(头盔) last year.“It is important to ride (3) _____ on a bike, and helmets are a big part of that,” Nicole says.The Wilmette Bicycle &Sport Shop helps to (4) _____ that all donated bikes are safe to ride.Each bike receives a five-minute (5) _____ by the shop’s employees.

　　The bikes are given to students who have good grades and perfect attendance.Nicole says: “Some kids aren’t as lucky as others, (6) _____ they still do well in school.I think they should be (7) _____ for that.” Nicole has received e-mails and phone calls from parents and teachers that say test (8) _____ are improving.“Bikes can take you far,” she says.“Good grades can take you even (9) _____.”

　　Baraton Dassinger is the principal of Cesar E.Chavez school in Chicago.Students in his school have received bikes.“It’s been a great way to (10) _____ students to do their best,” Dassinger says.“They work hard to make it happen.”
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