—The weather is very good．Let’s go to the seaside．

—________．Why not？

A．Have fun

B．Not really

C．Sounds fine

D．Not at all

B

Today，roller skating(滑旱冰)is easy and fun．But，before 1750，the idea of skating didn’t exist(存在)．That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin．Merlin’s work was making musical instruments．

One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a music party．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(隆重登場)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 in the world．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 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．Down fell the mirror，breaking into pieces．Nobody forgot Merlin’s entrance！

1.The idea of roller skating didn’t exist________．

A．until 1750

B．a(chǎn)fter 1750

C．since 1750

D．from 1750

2.What was the job of Joseph Merlin？

A．Making shoes．

B．Making toys．

C．Making mirrors．

D．Making musical instruments．

3.Merlin didn’t________at the party．

A．play the violin

B．have any ways to stop his roller skates

C．roll into the room

D．get a lot of attention

4.Merlin stopped rolling when________．

A．he wanted to stop

B．he ran into a window

C．he ran into a huge mirror

D．he knocked someone

5.Which is the best title of the passage？

A．How to use the roller skates

B．Merlin and the first roller skates

C．How to make musical instruments

D．Merlin and the first violin

Shen Nong was the first to________tea as a drink．

A．discover

B．look for

C．find

D．find out

The boy is________clever________he can work out the problem easily．

A．so；that

B．such；that

C．so；if

D．such；if

—AU the villagers________the fight against the big flood，________young and old，men and women．

—It’s really very brave of them to do so．

A．joined；including

B．joined in；included

C．joined in；including

D．joined；included

________it rains heavily，they go on working outside．

A．How

B．Why

C．Although

D．What

Who were the shoes with special heels invented________？

A．with

B．of

C．for

D．by

—It’s time to go to bed，Li Ming．

—Mum，I have a lot of homework to do and I won’t go to bed________I finish it．

A．a(chǎn)fter

B．until

C．a(chǎn)s soon as

D．since

Battery-operated slippers are used________seeing in the dark．

A．to

B．a(chǎn)s

C．by

D．for

I forgot to take the map. So I had difficulty ______the way. We had to ask the policeman for help.

A. find B. to find C. finding D. found