题目内容
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 1750
B. before the invitation
C. because of Joseph Merlin
D. because it was dangerous
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 always made people's dreams come true
3. ___________ made Merlin think of skating on wheels.
A. Merlin's work
B. Merlin's violin
C.A huge mirror
D. An important party
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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| 1. According to Advertisement I, the famous yearly competition is _____. | ||
| A. a music competition B. an eating competition C. a cooking competition D. a picture-taking competition | ||
| 2. People who come to watch the competition earliest may _____. | ||
| A. get the best watching position B. get the best food C. watch whatever they want to D. take good pictures | ||
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| A. The Vikings B. Reliving of the Vikings C. Frojel D. A Viking Reliving Society | ||
| 4. From the advertisement we know that Frojel used to be _____. | ||
| A. a Viking club B. a family-based society C. a European island D. a trading center |