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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• Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

• If there was a preceding paragraph to this passage it would most likely be concerned with which of the following topics?

• What is the most likely subject of the paragraph following this passage?

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• What does the phrase “you have got it out of your system” in passage mean?

• It can be inferred that the names of the three basic shapes mentioned in paragraph 2 reflect ______.

• What can be inferred about the defense mechanisms of the sea cucumber?

• Why were the telephone, radio, and television invented?

• The series was designed _____________

• Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as full-time university students?

• The word “sustain” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to__________.

• Facebook ...............

• The word "fused" in line 2 is closest in meaning to .......

• Who were the first people to have seen these apelike creatures before the five campers?

• The word ”fixture” in line 16 is closest in meaning to _________ .

• The word “them” in the second paragraph refers to ________.

• How are tsunami capable of obliterating coastal settlements?

• Which of the following words is most similar to the meaning of “rustic”?

• What can be inferred about railroads in 1849 from the information in the last paragraph?

• Why does the author mention "artistic, political, or pedagogic communication"?

• Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the denomination of an American coin?