阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Last year，my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation.Some of my friends who had been there before said   1   was a wonderful holiday destination.Before we went，we had planned for months.When the day came，we were ready.

After our plane landed，we went to the hotel.We had made our reservation six months   2  (early)，but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake.We   3  (tell)that our rooms hadn't been reserved for that week，  4   for the week after.I didn't understand   5   this would happen and my credit card had already been charged   6   the reservation.What's worse，the hotel had been fully booked.When we were wondering what to do，the manager came out.She was   7  (surprise)helpful.She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on   8   top floor.We had never stayed in such an amazing room，and we weren't charged extra.

The next day，my brother and I went to the beach   9   we watched some people play volleyball.We got a little   10  (sunburn)，but the day had been so relaxing that we didn't mind.

【语篇导读】　本文是一篇记叙文，记述了我和我兄弟去Miami(迈阿密)旅游，当到达目的地后，来到六个月前订的宾馆，却意外被告知订的房间是下个星期的，且该宾馆房间已订满。正当不知如何办时，经理出来了，将他们安排在留出来的VIP房间，且不另外收他们的钱，真是喜出望外的事。

1．it　[在said后的宾语从句中缺主语，应填代词；指代前句中的Miami这个地方，应用it。]

2．earlier　[在句中作状语，依然用副词；不变词性，因为是较早的做的事，所以用比较级。]

3．were told　[由句意可知，是“我们被告知”，由上下文的时态可知，用一般过去时的被动语态。]

4．but　[根据上下句意，意为“不是为那个星期订的，而是为后一个星期所订的”，为not...but...结构。]

5．why　[意为“我不知道为什么会发生这样的事”，故用why引导宾语从句。]

6．for　[charge...for...是习惯搭配。]

7．surprisingly　[因本句已有作表语的形容词helpful，所以应当用副词来修饰形容词helpful，指“令人惊讶地，意外地”，故填surprisingly。]

8．the　[特指“在顶楼”。]

9．where　[先行词是地点the beach，且在定语从句中作状语，故填where (＝on which ＝and on the beach ＝and there)。]

10．sunburnt/sunburned　[在表示“变化”的got后作表语，要用形容词；sunburn是名词，其形容词形式是burnt或burned。]