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!

People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he__________.

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

• What does the author mean by staring that, "At interpersonal levels, tone may reflect ideas and feelings over and above the words chosen" ?

• The phrase “these years” in the third paragraph refers to ________.

• According to paragraph 3, which of the following fields is NOT suitable for a person who does not want to live in a big city?

• According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

• The word “woo” is closest in meaning to __________

• The word “they” in the second paragraph refers to ______.

• Today, compared with 1910 ..............

• It can be inferred from the passage that if a person remembers a piece of information for two days, this is probably ............

• The main idea of this passage is that .................

• What surprised John most about the flight?

• Why does the author mention “long, grueling hours without sleeps” in paragraph 4?

• What is the zone of volcanoes and seismic activity in the world called?

• The topic of this passage is______________.

• According to the passage, the way to stop water pollution is ...........

• According to the researchers, husbands should ............