《2025年作业本浙江教育出版社九年级英语上册外研版》

*Ⅲ. Complete the passage with the sentences in the box. (one extra option)
Today, roller skating(滑旱冰) is easy and fun. 1.______ 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. 2.______ One day Merlin received an invitation to 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. 3.______
4.______ Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention 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 surprised to see him. However, Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. 5.______ Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin's grand entrance for a long time!
A. People called him a dreamer.
B. But a long time ago, it wasn't easy at all.
C. Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll.
D. Luckily, Merlin introduced him well with his music.
E. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall.
F. He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.
1.B 2.A 3.F 4.C 5.E

答案： 1. B 2. A 3. F 4. C 5. E