Who designed the first helicopter (直升机)? Who painted some of the most famous pictures in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most (1)______ of his time? (2)____________

   (3)____________ 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 build a helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say that his idea would have worked.

   (4)___________ He was one of the greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old, he had been called a master (大师) painter, and as he got older he became even more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand ten different ways before he was ready to paint.

   (5)___________ You may know one of his famous works, the (6)______ (smile) woman (7)______ (know) as the Mona Lisa.

    Animals are our friends. Sometimes they do funny things. Look at the pictures from an English newspaper. The Daily Telegraph chose some funny animal pictures from 2015. Get ready for some good laughs.

①Kate: My friends and I really like to watch the monkey take pictures.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} 

②Mike: My favorite animal is a squirrel. The squirrel can eat nuts.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} 

③Gina: I don't like animals, but I enjoy watching chipmunks smoking. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} 

④Jack: I want to go to an American aquarium to watch the whale's show. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} 

⑤Scott: I really want to know how Chaska can read newspapers. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  

    My name is Amy. Mike, Lisa and I are good friends. We have different hobbies.

    I have a nice voice(嗓音). On the weekend, I often have a singing class. Mike likes cool things. On Saturday afternoon, Mike always dances hip-pop(街舞) in the park. Lisa likes cooking. She often cooks on the weekend. Sometimes she makes cakes for her family.

    On weekend, we usually go to the orphanage(孤儿院) together. I sing songs with the children. Mike teaches the children how to dance and Lisa cook food for them. We are always very happy. We can help the children.

    Today is November 28th. It's my sister Gina's eighth birthday. In the morning, my parents take us to Zig Zag's Store. There my mother buys a red sweater for Gina. And we go to Xinhua Book Store. There I buy some CDs for Gina. My father also buys a book for Gina, and its name is Harry Potter. It's Gina's favorite book. In the afternoon, my parents have a birthday party for Gina at home. Gina's friends, Bill, Jim and Cindy come to the party. Bill brings a new pencil to Gina. Jim gives Gina a soccer ball because she likes playing soccer. Cindy gives Gina an English-Chinese dictionary. Gina is very happy. Oh, I'm Gina's brother. My name is Robert.