英文大神Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But a long time a

英文大神
Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasnˊt easy at
all. Before 1750, the idea of skating didnˊt exist. That changed because of a
man named
Joseph Merlin. Merlinˊs work was making musical instruments. In
his spare time he liked to play the violin. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and
dreams. People called him a
dreamer.
　　One day Merlin received an
invitation to attend a fancy dress ball. He was very pleased and a little
excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think
how to
make a grand entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a
lot of attention 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 very proud of
his
invention and dreamed of arriving 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 astonished 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. Down fell the
mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlinˊs
grand entrance for a
long time!
1. The text is mainly about how
people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century.
A)
T
B)
F
2. People thought Merlin was a
dreamer because he was full of imagination.
A)
T
B)
F
3. Merlin put wheels under his
shoes to give the people at the party a surprise.
A)
T
B)
F
4. Merlin ran into the room and
was knocked down by the wall.
A)
T
B)
F
5. The last paragraph told us
Merlinˊs roller skates needed to be improved.
A)
T
B)
F

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