Today，roller-skating is easy and funny.But many years ago，it wasn’t easy at all．Before l750，people never tried skating on wheels．That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin．Merlin’s work was making instruments．In his free time he liked to play the violin．Merlin Was a man with many ideas and many dreams．People called him a dreamer．One day Merlin received an invitation to go to an important party．He was very pleased and a little excited．As the day of the party came near，Merlin began to think．He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party．Merlin had an idea．He thought that he would attract 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 skate shoes．Merlin was very proud of them．He dreamed of arriving at the party and skating into the room while playing the violin．He was sure that everyone would be very surprised．

　　On the night of the party，Merlin rolled into the room，playing his violin．Everyone was really surprised to see him．There was just one problem．Merlin had no way to stop his roller-skating．He rolled on,playing the violin．Then，with all eyes on him，Merlin hit into a huge mirror on the wall．The mirror broke into many pieces with a very loud noise．Nobody forgot Merlin’s wonderful entrance after that．

(1)

The story tells us that people began to enjoy roller-skating ______．

A．before the year l750

B．before the invitation

C．because of Joseph Merlin

D．because it was dangerous

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(2)

People called Merlin a dreamer because _______.

A．he slept and dreamed a lot

B．he was full of different ideas

C．he invented the first roller skates

D．he hit into a huge mirror

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(3)

______ made Merlin think of skating on wheels．

A．Merlin’s work

B．Merlin’s violin

C．A huge mirror

D．An important party

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(4)

What was Merlin’s problem after he rolled into the room?

A．He couldn’t stop his roller-skating．

B．He couldn’t attract a lot of attention．

C．Everyone was surprised at him．

D．He couldn’t play the violin while rolling．

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(5)

Merlin’s entrance to the party was ______．

A．safe　　

B．surprising

C．impossible

D．thankful

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答案：1．C ;2．B ;3．D ;4．A ;5．B ;
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