Question

　Today, roller skating is easy and fun．But many years ago,it wasn’t

easy at all．Before 1750, people never tried skating on wheels.That changed 

because of a man named Joseph Merlin．Merlin’s work was making instruments．

In his spare time he liked to play the violin．Merlin was a man with many ideas

and dreams．People called him a dreamer．

　　One day Merlin received an invitation to qo 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 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.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 shoes

      D．it was dangerous

(    )2.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.

(    )3.Merlin’s entrance to the party was _______.

      A.safe                        B.surprising

      C.impossible                  D.thankful

Answer 1

1-3：BAB