My bike is broken, so I have to go to school　　　 my mother’s.

A. by　 B. on　　　 C. for　　 D. with

　 Water, it’s a problem for the whole world. A bottle (瓶) of water may not seem like much to us, 21　 it can help the people who live in drought-hit (遭受旱灾的) areas in China.
　　In the past few months, many places in southwest China have 22　 a serious drought. There has been very little 23 since last autumn. More than 20 million people are 24　 trouble finding safe drinking water.
　　After learning about the drought, many people around the country helped by 25　 away water, money and other resources (资源) to the people there.
　　Last week, the Young Pioneers and the Communist Youth League in China called on (号召) each student to give one bottle of water to the drought-hit area. In Xi’an, 900 students bought over 1000 bottles of water　　　 26　　 their pocket money. They also wrote their 27　 on the bottles. “I hope you get more rain there. I hope you are happy.”
　　A bottle of water isn’t much, but thousands of bottles will be very 28　 . The serious drought has also made students 29　 the importance of saving water. One student said, “I have decided to take a shower twice a week 30　 every day to save water.”
( )21. A. unless　　 B. and　　　　 C. but　 D. because
( )22. A. bought　　 B. experienced　 C. studied　 D. missed
( )23. A. rain　　　 B. wind　　 C. snow　　 D. sunshine
( )24. A. causing　 B. making　 C. having　 D. bringing
( )25. A. drinking　 B. giving　 C. getting　 D. collecting
( )26. A. By　 B. in　 C. for　 D. With

( )27. A. plans　 B. notes　 C. wishes　 D. dates
( )28. A. relaxing　 B. beautiful　 C. boring　 D. helpful

( )29. A. think　 B. realize　 C. miss　 D. regard
( )30. A. instead　 B. instead of　 C. except　 D. because of

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

－How did your uncle learn to play the guitar?

－By 　　 .

A. myself　 B. yourself　 C. herself　 D. himself