5、       Leonardo da Vinci was  66  Italian painter, scholar, and scientist, a genius the world has never seen again so far. One of the  67  (great) creative figures of history, Leonardo takes his name from his native village Vinci in Italy, and was a man well beyond his time. He divided most of his artistic life between the cities of Florence and Milan. He didn’t produce many paintings. However, those that remain,  68  (include) the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper, are among the greatest masterpieces (杰作) of the world history. Not only was Leonardo interested in art  69  he was also interested in all branches of the arts sciences.

       His notebooks contained designs for submarines, helicopters, and other inventions that the world  70  (build) for the next few centuries. He had many other talents  71  his painting. He was one of the first  72  (art) to get an exact knowledge of some special field by studying dead bodies.  73  (general), his writings show a strong curiosity about and wonder at the workings of the universe. Leonardo da Vinci was like a man  74  awoke too early in the darkness,  75  the others were all still asleep.