Exercising Together
Pets are great for our general health， and happiness． Dog owners especially benefit from increased levels of exercise．（1）
Dogs as personal trainers
Dog owners generally exercise more， and this has positive effects on their health over the long term． （2） Also， they can make their owners want to get up and go．
Security
Walking with a dog can help people，particularly women，feel safer．（3） walking with a dog can also improve social communication with other people．
Health benefits
（4） Simply taking your dog for a daily half﹣hour walk is a great way to bum kilojoules．It can also let you clear your head of the worries of the day and enjoy the company of others．
Good for dog
Regular exercise with dogs isn't just great for owners，and our dogs benefit as well．It helps keep them mentally and physically healthy just like their owners．
Other pets
（5） Cats， birds and fish can all help to reduce loneliness and stress， meaning pets owners visit the doctor less often than non﹣pet owners． Now that's a real benefit．
A． Walking is good for our health．
B． Other pets can get some benefits from owners．
C． Dr．Katrina shares her advice about exercising with pets．
D． Other pets can have a good influence on owners besides dogs．
E． These findings suggest dogs are almost like personal trainers．
F． This in turn can encourage owners to exercise more regularly．
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．
I feel so h that I would like something to eat．