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Reading Comprehension

Choose the best answer.

1. What is the main idea of this reading? b. The making of a great mystery
d. The identity of a famous woman
a. How da Vinci created a great painting
c. Fashion trends long ago

2. A ccording to the reading, what is one point about the Mona Lisa that intrigued people?

a. What kind of woman da Vinci’s ideal was b. Where it was painted

c. Her hairstyle d. Her lack of eyebrows

3. What could the word “unearthly” mean in this reading?

a. Ideal b. Frightening

c. Specific d. Realistic

4. A ccording to the reading, which of the following was NOT an idea about the identity of the
woman in the Mona Lisa?

a. Leonardo da Vinci painted himself.
b. She was married to Francesco del Giocondo.
c. Leonardo da Vinci painted a member of his own family.
d. She was not a real woman.

5. How do we know who the woman in the Mona Lisa is?

c. There were no eyebrows. d. Someone wrote about it long ago.

IdiomaticExpressions

Find these idioms in the reading.

a (some subject) buff [ a person who is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a
subject ]

B ob is a World War II history buff. He knows everything
about it.

a (some kind of) look [ a certain appearance ]
You have an angry look on your face. Are you all right?

as for [ with respect to ]
As for him, he was just happy to be there.

Fill in the blank with one of the above idioms. Change its form if necessary. 81

1. He has a serious ____________________ on his face.

2. I’m a movie ____________________. I love to read about and see movies.

3.S he likes to wear the latest fashions. ____________________ m e, I like wearing jeans and
t-shirts.