Read the passage Which sentence from the passage is the best evidence that Ben is eager for the next family road trip to begin? Cross-Country "A new cross-country adventure was just around the O corner this summer, and he couldn't wait to help his family plan it." The bus ride home was raucous with unbridled delight at the conclusion of another school year and the excitement of summer The students around Ben talked of plans for gatherings at the community center, seasonal jobs, and activities like swimming, fishing, sports, and especially baseball. A few of his classmates asked whether Ben would be joining them as shortstop this year, but Ben shook his head no. His family was headed out for another summer adventure in the trailer they called home "They could camp out while still being at home, and the scenery changed almost every day" "Ben's father, an American history teacher, had a thirst for knowledge to rival Abraham Lincoln's" As he stepped off the school bus, he turned to wave at the friends he wouldn't see again until the new school year began A not of red and white impatiens grew beneath the familiar, brightly painted Happy Trails Park sign. He walked the familiar stone path toward his house on wheels and its small front garden Each family in Happy Trails Park had created its own compact "Under his guidance, the family had traveled last year from their home in Michigan across the upper Midwest, with a final destination of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota"
