Over 2，000 years ago， in China，there lived a boy called Confucius． When he was o（1） three， his father died． His mother was very poor． In those days people had to pay to go to school and his mother did not have enough m（2） to send him．
As Confucius grew up he wanted to learn things． So he d（3） to teach himself．Unfortunately he was a strange﹣looking boy． The other children pointed and made fun of him． They called him names and laughed at him． Confucius got very upset， but he was a kind gentle boy and did not fight b（4） ．
Confucius did not play with other children． He went off to talk to holy men in the temple and learned from them． He t（5） to artists and musicians and learned from them． If he tried to do something difficult， he kept trying over and over again u（6） he learned how to do it． In this way the boy taught himself to read and w（7） and learned lots of interesting things． Confucius grew up to be a very c（8） man．
When he was a man， Confucius became the ruler of the city of Changtu． People were very h（9） when he was their leader． He used his abilities and skills in a w（10） way．
People sometimes call him the greatest man who ever lived． We still remember many of his sayings today．
Ma Long is one of （famous）ping﹣pong players in the world．
（L﹣Linda 1﹣Jenny）
L： Good morning， Jenny!
J： Morning， Linda!
L：（1） ？
J： It was great． But it's a pity that you didn't come yesterday．
L： Thanks for inviting me to your birthday party， but I'm sorry that I had a bad cold．
J：（2） ． How are you feeling now？
L： Much better， thanks． What did you have at the party？
J： Well， we had many different kinds of food， such as hamburgers， sandwiches and so on．
L：（3） ？
J： Yes， we had a chocolate cake．
L：（4） ？
J： We sang and danced． We really had a wonderful time．
L： Sounds great!（5） I hope you like it．
J： Thank you very much， Linda．
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） ．