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.