Football（足球）is, I do think, the most favourite game in England: One has only to go to one of the important (1) to see this. Rich and poor, young and old, one can see them all there, (2) for one side or the (3) .

　　To a stranger（陌生人）, one of the most surprising things about football in (4) is the great knowledge（知识）of the game which (5) the smallest boy seems to have. He can tell you the names of the (6) in most of the important teams. He has (7) of them and knows the results（结果）of large numbers of matches. He will tell you who he (8) will win such a match and his ideas about (9) are usually as good as those of men three or four (10) his age（年龄）.

　　Just at this moment a man __(5)___ a horse came up to him. But the farmer's heart sank when he saw who he was. It was the great man living __(6)___. The farmer had hoped to ask another farmer or a poor man __(7)___ him to come along and help him. He couldn't ask such a great man to help him. But to his __(8)___, the great man got off his horse as soon as he came nearer. He said to the farmer,“I see you __(9)___ help, friend. How good it is that I'm here just at the right time.”Then he took one end of the bag, the farmer the other, and they together raised it and put it on the horse.

　　“Sir,”asked the farmer,“how can I pay you?”

　　“It's quite easy,”the great man replied with __(10)___.

　　“Wherever you see anyone else in trouble, do the same for him.”

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 __________.