Directions: In this section you will hear a recorded
short passage. The passage is printed in the test paper, but with some words or
phrases missing. The passage will be read three times. During the second
reading, you are required to put the missing words or phrases on the Answer
Sheet in order of the numbered blanks according to what you hear. The third
reading is for you to check your writing. Now the passage will
begin.
Over five hundred years ago, a man designed a (11)
machine. He also invented a helicopter. This (12)
man was an Italian. He was called Leonardo Da Vinci.
He was good at everything he tried. We remember him today, however, as an
artist. He was one of the greatest artists the world has ever (13)
You may have heard of a picture called "Mona Lisa". He painted that.
While, he was in Milan, he painted a (14) picture. He drew it
on the wall of a monastery (修道院) dining room. Many people say this picture is
the greatest one ever painted. It’s called "The Last Supper". Da Vinci worked
hard painting this picture. Often he worked all day and never (15)
to eat or drink.