The Mona Lisa

　　 Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503. He was working on a special painting for a church at the time, but the church painting was not going well. An Italian businessman asked da Vinci to paint a picture of his second wife. This is the woman who can be seen in the Mona Lisa.

All in all, the Mona Lisa is a very good example of da Vinci`s works. Da Vinci used darkness and light in a clever way in the painting.

Da Vinci loved science and math. Right away a person can see that there is a lot of geometry (幾何) in the Mona Lisa. The face of the Mona Lisa is made of many circles and round shapes like balls. Even her smile can be seen as a small part of a large circle.

The woman in the painting is sitting on a balcony (陽(yáng)臺(tái)) ，and mountains can be seen behind her. Da Vinci loved to study rocks and mountains, so these can be seen over and over in his other paintings.

The woman is sitting with her knees to the side. Her head is turned to look out of the painting. Her hands are held together in front of her. This way of sitting is now used by many artists when they are painting a picture of a man or a woman today.

41. Who painted the Mona Lisa?

A. A businessman　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Leonardo da Vinci

C. The businessman's second wife　　　 D. The businessman's wife

42. The woman in the painting is 　　　　　.

A. an Italian businesswoman　　　　　 B. the wife of a businessman

C. Leonardo da Vinci's wife　　　　　　 D. a woman from the church

43. Where is the woman in the painting?

A. On a balcony　 B. On a mountain　 C. On a knee　　 D. On a rock

44. What can a person see in the painting?

A. A lot of geometry　　　　　　　　　　　 B.　 Mountains

C. Clever use of light and darkness　　　　 D. all of the above

　　 On a Saturday afternoon, a friend and I were throwing rocks onto the roof of an old lady’s house. Our game is to 21 how the rocks changed in to missiles ( 飛彈 ) as they rolled to the roof’s edge and shot out into the yard like stars falling from the 22 .

I found such a smooth 23 that it slipped from my 24 as I let it go and headed straightly to a window of the old lady’s house. 25 the sound of broken glass, we ran away 26 than any of our missiles that flew off her roof.

I was too 27 of getting caught to go to the old lady’s. 28 , a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn’t been 29 ,I started to feel guilty (內(nèi)疚的) for her bad luck. She still 30 　me with a smile each day when I passed her house 31 I was no longer to act comfortably.

I 32 my mind that I would cover the cost of her 　33 . I put seven dollars in a (an ) 34 with a note explaining that I was 35 and hoped that the money would cover the cost of 36 it. I waited until it was 37 quietly slipped the envelope under the door.

The next day, I met the old lady and was able to 38 the warm smile that I was receiving from her. She gave me a bag of cookies. I thanked her and left. When I was eating the cookies, I felt an envelope and 39 it out of the bag. I was 　40 　. Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said, “ I am proud of you. ”　

21. A. study　　 　　 B. guess　　　 C. explore　　　 D. see

22. A. sky　　　　　 B. roof　　　　 C. moon　　　　 D. land

23. A. star　　　　　 B. missile　　　 C. rock　　　　 D. egg

24. A. head　　　　　 B. eye　　　　 C. hand　　　　 D. shoulder

25. A. In　　 　　　　B. at　　　　　 C. on　　　　　 D. during

26. A. Slower　　　　 B. faster　　　 C. closer　　　　 D. further

27. A. Pleased　　　 B. afraid　　　 C. angry　　　　 D. sad

28. A. Anyhow　　 B .so　　　　　 C. meanwhile　 D. however

29. A. Discovered　　 B. seen　　　　 C. caught　　　 D. forgiven

30. A. Surprised　　　 B. greeted　　 C. punished　　 D. listened

31. A. Because　　　 B .and　　　　 C. but　　　　　 D. if

32. A. Took up　　　 B. made up　　 C. turned up　　 D. came up

33. A. Door　　　　　 B. football　　 C. window　　　 D. roof

34. A. Bag　　　　　 B. bottle　　　 C. box　　　　　 D. envelope　

35. A. Sorry　　　　 B. worried　　　 C. afraid　　　　 D .moved

36. A. Making　　　 B. selling　　　 C .repairing　　 D. clearing

37. A. Dark　　　　　 B. rainy　　　　 C. windy　　　　 D .bright

38. A. Get　　　　　 B. return　　　　 C. stop　　　　 D. continue

39. A. Pulled　　　　 B. pushed　　　 C. tore　　　　　 D. picked

40. A. Excited　　　 B. shocked 　　C. frightened　　 D. hurt

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 Egypt is famous            its pyramids while China is proud         its Great Wall.

     A. for;  of       B. of;    for     C. for;   for          D. of;  of

My glasses, 　　　　 I could see nothing, fell to the ground and broke.

　　 A. which　　 B. with which　　 C. without which　 D. that

  We had learned two thousand English words            the end of last month.

     A.   until        B. in               C. by              D. at

No one can            me to do the work unless I want to do it myself.

     A.   force      B. make            C. have           D.  let

They are listening to the music that 　　　　　on the radio.

A. is being broadcast　　　　　　　　 B. will be broadcast　

C. was being broadcast　　　　　　　 D. has been broadcast

 Some scientists believe that there is no            that a new medicine for cancer will be found.

     A.  problem      B. matter       C.  doubt       D. question

 Was the factory              your father once worked            we

      visited last year?

     A.  where;  in which                  B.  where; the one

     C.  in which;     where                D.  where;  that

 At the evening party anyone who can come up with a new idea of how to work out the puzzle              a prize.

     A. is given    B. will be given       C. was given      D. had given