I failed a test． I felt terrible． It hurt me both inside and out． I was embarrassed． Just think about it．（1） !
I cried． I could not sleep． "I was supposed to be at the top! How will I face my friends at school？ I thought． I would never be happy again． Never!
（2） ．She said， "So， you failed a test． But do you know about another test that is even more important？"
"What is it？" I looked at my mother， puzzled．
"It is whether or not you can learn from your mistake，" my mom continued． "（3） ．To me， that is more important than what you scored on a test．"
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After a few days of struggling，I finally understood what my mom had said．She was right．（5） I will walk away from this a better person．
A． What my mom said really made me think B． My mom found out about my problem C． I should not pity myself because of this one bad test D． Learning from your mistakes will make you strong E． A smart girl did not pass the test |
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．