Leonardo da Vinci was a great artist．He lived in   1   in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries．He painted some of  2  pictures in the world．Mona Lisa is a good example of his works．He  3  painting Mona Lisa in 1503．

Da Vinci loved science and  4 ．He used darkness and light in a clever way in the painting．And a person can  5  see that there is a lot of geometry(几何学) in Mona Lisa．The face of Mona Lisa is  6  many circles and round shapes like balls．Even her  7  Can be seen as a small part of a large circle．

The woman in the painting is  8  on a balcony(阳台), and mountains can be seen behind her．Da Vinci loved to study rocks and mountains．  9  we can see these in his other paintings．

The woman is sitting with her knees to the side．Her hands are held together  10  her．This way of sitting is now used by many artists when they are painting a picture of a man or a woman．

1．A．China             B．Italy                    C．Japan                     D．Canada

2．A．less famous           B．more famous           C．the least famous      D．the most famous

3．A．forgot            B．began                  C．allowed                  D．remembered

4．A．math              B．music                  C．English                  D．chemistry

5．A．early              B．easily                   C．safely                    D．happily

6．A．used for         B．worked out          C．put away                D．made of

7．A．cry                B．tears                    C．smile                     D．sadness

8．A．1ying             B．walking                C．sitting                    D．reading

9．A．so                  B．but                      C．or                          D．until

10．A．under                  B．behind                 C．next to                   D．in front of