短文填空。用下面方框中的单词适当的形式填入短文空格内，使短文意思正确通顺(每词限用一次)。(共10小题，每小题1分；计10分)

Jack lived in a small town in England. He always __1__ in England for his holidays. __2__ last year he thought, “I've never been to __3__ countries. All my friends have been to Spain, and they __4__ it very much, so this year I'm going there, too.” So he got on a __5__ to Spain, __6__ at the airport of the capital, Madrid, and stayed in a hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went __7__ for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Jack __8__ about this, and while he was walking on a busy street, a bicycle knocked (撞) him down.

Jack __9__ on the ground (地面) for a few minutes and then he sat up and said, “Where am I?” Just then an old man selling maps went past him. When he heard Jack's words, he said to Jack __10__ , “Map of the city, sir?”

There are lots of rules at Selina’s school.
She agrees with some __1__ them. For example, they can’t arrive ___2___ , they can’t  run in the hallways, and they can’t eat in class. All___3___ rules are okay because they’re reasonable(合情合理的).
But there are some rules Selina___4___agree with. For example, at her school they have to wear a uniform and they can’t wear jeans. But she thinks jeans are___5___because they’re comfortable. In school, they can’t listen to music in art class. Selina doesn’t agree with this rule. She thinks ___6____ music in art crass is okay.
Selina___7___ has to follow some rules at home. For example, ___8____ she wants towatch TV, she has to finish her homework first. And she can’t go out with her friends ___9___school nights, that is, from Monday to Friday, she also has to clean her room ___10___week. Luckily, she doesn’t have to take out the trash（垃圾）. She hates it.

Today, roller-skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn’t easy at all. Before 1750, no one had any ideas of roller-skating. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. He liked to make things and play the violin in his free time. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.
One day Merlin was invited to a party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make an amazing entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought everyone at the party would show much interest if he could skate into the room.
Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was proud of his invention and dreamed of arrived at the party on wheels while playing the violin.
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. The mirror fell down, breaking into pieces. Merlin’s idea was so good that nobody forgot his special entrance for a long time. But could he find out a way to stop his roller skates?
【小题1】People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he __________.

Andy was still traveling in Spain when he realized he had to confirm his flight home with the airline company. He was visiting Spain in order to improve his Spanish. When he was speaking to people face to face, he had no difficulty understanding what they said. However, when he was speaking on the phone, he still had a problem. Andy called the airline. And the clerk confirmed that his plane was leaving at nine o'clock three days from that day. She also told Andy to be at the airport two hours earlier in order to check in his luggage and get a seat.
Since he was leaving in three days, Andy didn't lose any time. He visited as many places as he could. He thought that it would probably be a while before he had enough money again. He wished he could come back and spend a year in Spain.
Too quickly, the final day arrived. Andy left early for the airport to arrive two hours before take-off. He hated to rush. He went to the clerk to show his ticket. The clerk looked at the ticket in surprise. "Why, sir, but your flight was at nine o'clock in the morning, and now it is eight in the evening." "But I confirmed my flight," insisted Andy. "Will I have to pay for another ticket?"
"No, Sir. However, the next flight out will be three days from now."
Andy's look of shock turned to pleasure as he realized that now he could continue his vacation.
【小题1】Why was Andy in Spain?

Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽车)

　　A small car can hold(容纳)four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded(拥挤). A van hold seven persons easily, so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel They could all travel together.

　　Mr.Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and bus a van. Their children sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases(衣箱)when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents’home , the suitcases are brought into the two seats can then carry the grandparents.

　　Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.

1.From the passage, a van is also called ____________.

A．a motor car                            B．a motor home

C．a motorbike　                          D．a big truck

2. Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they__________.

A．sold their old house

B．moved to their grandparents’house

C．built a new place for a van

D．sold their second car

3. A motor home is usually owned by a family with__________.

A．a baby　                              B．much money

C．more than two children                   D．interest in vans

4. Americans usually use motor homer____________.

A．to travel with all the family members of holiday

B．to do some shopping with all the family members

C．to visit their grandparents at weekends

D．to drive their children to school every day

5. Motor homes have become popular because___________.

A．they can take people to another city when people are free

B．they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays

C．some people think motor homes are cheap

D．big families can put more things in motor homes