Mike always loves ships. When he was older, he said, “I’m going to be a soldier.” But his eyes were not very ___1_____, and he did not get in.

　　Then he said,“I’m going to   2   a small boat and I’m going around the world.”But boats were very expensive, and Mike did not have enough   3    .

　　Last summer Mike found a swimming   4     near his house. The lessons did not cost very   5    , and Mike began going to the school at every end of the week and having   6   . Now he is a good swimmer.

　　Last week a little boy said to him,“You’re a very good swimmer. How do   7   learn to swim so well?”

　　“I’m not good at all,”Mike said and he smiled.“  8   I’m in the water, I say to myself, There are   9   fishes behind me! Then I’m very afraid, and I    10    quickly.”

(       ) 1. A. big        B. beautiful   C. good         D. strong

(       ) 2. A. buy        B. make     C. borrow        D. draw

(       ) 3. A. food       B. work      C. time          D. money

(       ) 4. A. park       B. school     C. farm          D. factory

(       ) 5. A. much      B. little       C. many         D. any

(       ) 6. A. meals      B. lessons      C. talks         D. games

(       ) 7. A. I          B. they        C. we         D. you

(       ) 8. A. If         B. When       C. Though      D. Where

(       ) 9. A. interesting  B. nice       C. dangerous     D. different

(       ) 10. A. run       B. jump      C. swim         D. fly

Mike always loves ships. When he was older, he said, “I’m going to be a soldier.” But his eyes were not very ___1_____, and he did not get in.
　　Then he said,“I’m going to   2  a small boat and I’m going around the world.”But boats were very expensive, and Mike did not have enough   3   .
　　Last summer Mike found a swimming   4    near his house. The lessons did not cost very   5   , and Mike began going to the school at every end of the week and having   6  . Now he is a good swimmer.
　　Last week a little boy said to him,“You’re a very good swimmer. How do   7  learn to swim so well?”
　　“I’m not good at all,”Mike said and he smiled.“  8  I’m in the water, I say to myself, There are   9  fishes behind me! Then I’m very afraid, and I    10   quickly.”
(       ) 1. A. big        B. beautiful   C. good         D. strong
(       ) 2. A. buy        B. make     C. borrow        D. draw
(       ) 3. A. food       B. work      C. time          D. money
(       ) 4. A. park       B. school     C. farm          D. factory
(       ) 5. A. much      B. little       C. many         D. any
(       ) 6. A. meals      B. lessons      C. talks         D. games
(       ) 7. A. I         B. they        C. we         D. you
(       ) 8. A. If         B. When       C. Though      D. Where
(       ) 9. A. interesting  B. nice       C. dangerous     D. different
(       ) 10. A. run       B. jump      C. swim         D. fly

Who designed (设计) the first helicopter (直升飞机)? Who __1__ of the most famous pictures in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most __2__? There is an answer __3__ all these  questions --- Leonardo de Vinci (达芬奇).
　　Leonardo may have been the greatest genius (天才) __4__ have ever known. He lived in Italy around the year 1500, but many of his inventions seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn’t __5__ a helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked.
　　But Leonardo __6__ an inventor. He was one of the greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old, he was called a master ( 大师) painter, and as he got older he became __7__ more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand ten different ways __8__ he was ready to paint.
　　Many of Leonardo’s wonderful paintings are still with __9__ today. You may know one of his most famous works the __10__ woman known as the Mona Lisa.

　　1. A. took                     B. made         C. painted              D. invented
　　2. A. artists            B. doctors     C. painters            D. people
　　3. A. to                 B. of             C. for            D. from
　　4. A. the scientists  B. the artists   C. the world          D. people
　　5. A. draw            B. paint        C. work                 D. build
　　6. A. was just         B. wasn’t just  C. wasn’t               D. was no longer
　　7. A. less              B. no             C. even                 D. very
　　8. A. before          B. after          C. because            D. when
　　9. A. him               B. us              C. them                 D. you
　　10. A. interesting    B. crying        C. smiling             D. surprising