Todayroller-skatingiseasyandfunny.Butalongtimeago,itwas...

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Today roller-skating is easy and funny. But a long time ago, it wasn't easy at all. Before 1760, the idea of 36.________ （skate）didn't exist. That was changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin's work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked to play 37.________ violin. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People 38.________ (call)him a dreamer.

One day Merlin received an invitation 39. ________ (attend) a fancy dress ball (化装舞会). 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 40. ________he could skate into the room.

Merlin tried different 41. ________(way) 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 42.________(invent) 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 43.________(astonish) to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. 44.________(final) , he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking 45.________ pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin's grand entrance for a long time!

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36．skating    37．the          38．called          39．to attend    40．if 

41．ways      42．invention  43．astonished     44．Finally      45．into

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