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阅读练习 （A 篇） 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 bal（l 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