7. A. heaviness　　 　　　　 B. black　　 　　　　　 C. darkness　　　 D. oils

6. A. works　　　 　　　　　 B. jobs　　 　　　　　 C. novels　　　　 D. photos

5. A. must　　　　 　　　　　 B. should　　 　　　　 C. might　　　　 D. can

4. A. servant　　　 　　　　　 B. daughter　　 　　　 C. nurse　　　　　 D. wife

3. A. doing　　　 　　　　　 B. going　　　 　　　 C. making　　　　 D. working

2. A. but　　　　 　　　　　 B. thus　　　　 　　　 C. however　　　 D. so

1. A. up　　　　　 　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　 D. about

20. 选D。由后面的定语从句可以推知，这里指新闻报道的前期“准备”工作。

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Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503. He was working 　1　 　a special painting for a church at that time, 　2　 　the church painting was not 　3　 　well. An Italian businessman asked da Vinci to paint a picture of his second 　4 　. This is the woman who 　5 　be seen in the Mona LisA.

All in all, the Mona Lisa is a very good example of da Vinci’s 　6　 　and it satisfied the husbanD. Da Vinci used　 7　 　and light in a clever 　8　 　in the painting. Da Vinci loved science and　 　9　 . Right away a person can see that there is a lot of geometry(几何形状) in the Mona LisA. The face of the Mona Lisa is made of many circles and 　10　 　shapes like　 　11　 . Even her　 12　 　can be seen as a small part of a large circle. The woman in the　 　13　 　is sitting on a balcony(阳台), and　 　14　 　can be seen behind her. Da Vinci loved to study rocks, so these can be seen 　15 　in his other paintings. The woman is sitting with her knees　 16 　the side. Her head is turned to look out of the painting. Her hands are 　17　 　together in front of her. This way of　 18　 is now used by many 　19　 　when 　20　 . The Mona Lisa is a remarkable master.

19. 选A。由like可知，所选词须与BBC同类。

18. 选B。major cities指大城市。根据常识可排除A、D，根据around the world，可排除C。