Today,roller skating is easy and fun.But a long time ago,it wasn’t easy at all.Before 1750,the idea of skating didn’t exist.That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin.Merlin’s work was making musical instruments.In his spare time he like

Today,roller skating is easy and fun.But a long time ago,it wasn’t easy at all.Before 1750,the idea of skating didn’t exist.That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin.Merlin’s work was making musical instruments.In his spare time he like
Today,roller skating is easy and fun.But a long time ago,it wasn’t easy at all.Before 1750,the idea of skating didn’t exist.That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin.Merlin’s work was making musical instruments.In his spare time he liked to play the violin.Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams.Peoples called him a dreamer.
One day Merlin received an invitation to attend fancy 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 invitation 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 Merlin’s grand entrance for a long time!
1.The story is mainly about______________
A .a funny party B.a man of ideas
C.how people had invitation D.how roller staking began
2.A fancy dress ball is a party and people attend it with_____________
A .different dresses B .a ball
C .violins D .rollers
3.What was the problem?_______________
A.He astonished people B.He fell down
C.He could not stop D.He broke something
4.Merlin invented the way of entrance so as to____________
A.roll on wheels B.impress the party
C .arrive earlier D .begin a game
5.From the story we may conclude that___________
A.dream causes invention B.invention comes from a game
C .game comes from dream D .music makes wonders.

Today,roller skating is easy and fun.But a long time ago,it wasn’t easy at all.Before 1750,the idea of skating didn’t exist.That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin.Merlin’s work was making musical instruments.In his spare time he like
在今天看来,滑旱冰既简单又有趣.但是在很久以前.它一点也不简单.在1750年之前,滑冰的想法根本不存在.事情发生了改变是因为一个叫Joseph Merlin的人.Merlin的工作就是制作乐器.业余时间他喜欢拉小提琴.Joseph Merlin 是个有想法有梦想的人.人们叫他梦想家.有一天,Merlin 收到了一个化装舞会的邀请.他非常高兴并且有一点兴奋.随着舞会时间的靠近,Merlin开始思考怎样让自己在舞会上华丽的进场.他有了个主意.他想如果他能滑着进场,一定能吸引很多观众.
　　Merlin试了很多让自己滑起来的方法.最后他决定在每只鞋的下面安两个轮子.这就是第一双旱冰鞋.Merlin对他的发明感到非常自豪,并且想象着一边站在轮子上进场一边拉小提琴的情景.舞会的那天晚上,Merlin拉着小提琴滑进场.每个人都惊讶地看着他.但是有个问题,Merlin没办法停下来,他滑啊滑,突然冲向挂在墙上的一面大镜子.镜子掉下来摔成了碎片,人们很长时间都忘不了Merlin的这次华丽的出场.
　　1.这个故事主要关于什么?
　　D 滑旱冰是怎样开始的
　　2.化装舞会就是人们穿着(不同服饰)参加的舞会
　　A
　　3.问题是什么?
　　C 他停不下来
　　4.Merlin发明了一种进场方法,同时也
　　D 开始了一种游戏.
　　5.从这个故事我们可以得出
　　A 梦想成就了发明.