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. People called him a dreamer.

   One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress 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 invention as he 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!

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions

 The text is mainly about __________.

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• What is the main topic of the passage?

• Nowadays there are ____________.

• The word "fascinating" in the second paragraph could be replaced by ...............

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• Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the second paragraph?

• The passage was written to ..........

• According to the passage, an exuberant tone of voice may be an indication of a person’s ____________.

• Why did the author write the passage?

• Which of the following statements is true of the U.S. Department of Transportation?

• The reason why telecommuting has not become popular is that the employees .............

• Did the town people believe the story of the five men about their meeting with Bigfoot?

• The author indicates that the ruby-throated hummingbird is found _______.

• The writer uses the phrase “On the other hand” in the last paragraph to .......

• According to paragraph 4, which of the following is the most fascinating to booklovers?

• What does the passage mainly discuss?

   

• In the last paragraph, what does the author imply is a major function of hypotheses?

• The word “bizarre” is closest meaning to ..........

• The word “alarmingly” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ____.

• What can the word invokes be best replaced by?

• According to the passage, Moby Dick is__________.

• Getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job are mentioned in paragraph 2 as examples of ______.