"Ding…ding…，"the bell rang．The English teacher came into the classroom with test papers in his hand．All the students shouted．The teacher （1） with a smile on his face，"I know there are too many tests for you these days， but the test today is very（2） ．"After hearing the teacher's words，all the students sat up straight and （3） for the test to begin．The teacher started to（4） the test papers to each student．（5） he finished handing out the test papers， he asked them to begin．
There was not a question but only a small black "X" in the middle of the paper．The students were very（6） to see that．The teacher（7） the students' surprise． Then he said，" I would like you to（8） about what you see there．You must finish it all by（9） ．"
All the students thought about it hard and then wrote down their answers quietly．At the end of the class，the teacher collected their papers and read the answers．（10） of them described the black "X"．The next day， the teacher said， "Everybody only paid attention to the black 'X'， but （11） wrote about the white paper．"The whole class listened（12） D ， because they worried that they might fail the exam．
Then the teacher said， "Don't worry about the（13） of this test．I just want you to think about your life．"Everyone smiled．The teacher added， "The white paper is like our whole life and the black 'X' in the middle of the paper is just（14） problems in our daily life．Do you have some more thoughts？"
Then the student discussed and expressed（15） opinions actively．Finally they understood the teacher and this special test．
Our life is a（16） given to us by God，with love and care．（17） ， we just care about the problems like illness and hunger，and never see that these problems are much （18）_ than everything else we have in our life．
We should try to take our eye off problems and（19） each moment life gives us．Only then can we start a nice（20） and find true happiness in our lives．
（1）A．asked |
B．complained |
C．explained |
D．guessed |
（2）A．difficult |
B．hard |
C．easy |
D．special |
（3）A．waited |
B．looked |
C．searched |
D．cared |
（4）A．sell out |
B．bring out |
C．give out |
D．put out |
（5）A．Before |
B．After |
C．While |
D．Until |
（6）A．happy |
B．sad |
C．surprised |
D．relaxed |
（7）A．hated |
B．forgot |
C．remembered |
D．noticed |
（8）A．hear |
B．worry |
C．write |
D．learn |
（9）A．yourselves |
B．ourselves |
C．myself |
D．themselves |
（10）A．None |
B．All |
C．Neither |
D．Both |
（11）A．somebody |
B．nobody |
C．everybody |
D．anybody |
（12）A．quickly |
B．hardly |
C．angrily |
D．carefully |
（13）A．results |
B．suggestions |
C．presents |
D．jobs |
（14）A．like |
B．in |
C．at |
D．with |
（15）A．her |
B．his |
C．their |
D．your |
（16）A．problem |
B．challenge |
C．gift |
D．window |
（17）A．Except |
B．However |
C．Also |
D．Besides |
（18）A．more important |
B．bigger |
C．smaller |
D．more serious |
（19）A．enjoy |
B．waste |
C．invite |
D．throw |
（20）A．door |
B．spirit |
C．skill |
D．journey |
A：（1） ？
B：Yes，S﹣A﹣L﹣A﹣D，salad．
A：（2） ？
B：It's on April lst，many people play tricks and jokes on each other on that day．
A：（3） ？
B：The bank is behind the post office．
A：Could I go to the concert with Tom this evening，mom？
B：（4） ．You must practice playing the violin at home．
A：（5） ？
B：I like pop music best．
Leonardo da Vinci（莱奥纳多•达•芬奇） was a famous artist who was born in Italy．He was also a great inventor．Many of his inventions have become important in modern life．Although Leonardo hated war，he invented many different machines used for war．His most special invention was the machine gun，which was produced and used in war．Besides， Leonardo spent days thinking about how to save time．He developed ideas for something like cutting machines．
Leonardo was a strange man．He never ate meat．That was very unusual in those times（时代）．He never published（发表） scientific discoveries．He usually used mirror writing，which looks like usual writing in a mirror， starting from the right side of the page and moving to the left side．
Only a few of his paintings are left today．Many paintings were not finished because he thought they were not perfect．
Leonardo was talented and creative． He was regarded as one of the most intelligent men in the world．
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Leonardo da Vinci |
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His status（身份） |
Not only an artist but also an（1） ． |
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His invention and ideas |
● The machine（2） ． ● Ideas for something like machines used to（3） ． |
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His strange behaviors |
● He never ate meat． ●He never published discoveries connected with （4） ． ● He used mirror writing． |
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（5） only a few of his paintings are left today |
Because many paintings were not finished． |
任务：根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词．
A： Hi，Steve．I'm a little bit nervous．
B： （1） the matter，Bill？
A： I'll have an English test next week．
B： Don't worry．What can I do for you？
A： Could you lend your notebook （2） me？
B： Of course． How （3） do you study English every day？
A： Fifty minutes． I spend twenty minutes learning new words and half an （4） listening to tapes．
B： Practice makes perfect． Keep trying and you'll make progress．
A： Thanks a lot．
B：You're （5） ．
The early bird c the worm．
I like autumn best a the four seasons．