1.The sun is s_________brightly. Let’s go hiking.
2.France is a W_________country and China is an Eastern country.
3.The d_________ of technology makes our life much easier.
4.Don’t be nervous. I think you can w_______ the competition.
5.We can r___________ money to buy some books for the kids in children’s home.
Who designed(设计）the first helicopter(直升机)？ Who painted one of the most famous pictures in the world? 1 There is an answer to all these questions—Leonardo da Vinci.
Leonardo may have been the greatest genius (天才）people have ever known. He lived in Italy around the year 1500, but many of his inventions seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. 2 But scientists say his idea would have worked.
Leonardo wasn’t just an inventor. 3 By the time he was twenty years old, he was called a master painter, and as he got older he became even more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand in ten different ways before he was ready to paint.
4 You may know one of his most famous works—the smiling woman known as the Mona Lisa.
A.Of course，he couldn’t build a helicopter with the things he had.
B.Many of Leonardo's wonderful paintings are still with us today.
C.Who knew more about the human body than most doctors?
D.He was one of the greatest artists of his day.
1._________
2._________
3._________
4._________
5.What is not mentioned in the passage?
A. Leonardo is a famous inventor.
B. Leonardo knew more about the human body.
C. Leonardo drew the helicopter.
D. Leonardo painted the most famous painting in the world.
Little Tom likes cartoons very much. When the cartoons begin on TV, he does nothing until they’re over. Sometimes he’d rather(宁可）wait for a long time and go to bed late. In the morning his mother has to wake him up, or he’ll be late for school.
Yesterday Tom heard there would be an interesting cartoon today. This morning, as soon as he got up, he turned on the television, but he didn’t see the program on it. He had to have breakfast and then go to school. After school he ran home while his mother was cooking supper in the kitchen. He hurried to the sitting room and turned on the television again, but he couldn't find the cartoon. He rushed into the kitchen and asked his mother for help.
“It’s only five now，’’said the woman. “Your program will be after supper. ”
“Well，let’s have supper right now!”
1.Tom goes to bed late sometimes, so___________.
A. his mother has to wake him up
B. he goes to school by bus
C. he can wake himself up in the morning
D. he has to go to school without breakfast
2.Tom spends much time________ when he’s free.
A. playing football
B. watching football matches on TV
C. doing his homework
D. watching cartoons on TV
3.__________, so he turned on the television after getting up this morning.
A. Tom thought he had some time left
B. Tom didn't know when the cartoon would begin
C. Tom wanted to know the important news
D. Tom hoped to watch a TV play
4.Tom was afraid , so he ran home.
A. to miss the interesting cartoon
B. to miss the last bus
C. he would be hungry
D. he had little time to finish his homework
5.The last sentence “Well，let’s have supper right now! ” means “_________”
A. he is hungry now
B. the dinner is delicious
C. he wants to go to bed early
D. he wants to watch TV now
When Tom retired from the company, Peter his place.
A. took B. got C. made D. put
They are going to buy a house______________ a garden and a garage.
A. in B. with C. at
--- Has Jane done the washing yet? --- You cannot _________ her to do such a thing.
A. want B. hope C. expect D. wish
