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Leonardo da Vinci is an artist and he is also an amazing 1.
inventor
(invent), scientist, musician... It's said he was one of 2.
the
most curious persons in history!
Leonardo was curious 3.
about
the natural world. Once, while he was resting on a chair, a bird flew over and touched his face 4.
with
its tail. From then on, Leonardo became interested in birds. He drew pictures of birds. He really hoped to find out how the wings worked because he dreamed of 5.
building
(build) flying machines one day.
Leonardo liked music too. He played it and wrote it. He even invented musical instruments (乐器), like the lyre. It was 6.
made
(make) of silver (银) and looked like an upside-down violin. It was played with a bow (弓). When Leonarao played the lyre, he could make up words 7.
quickly
(quick) and sing them. His interest in music led him to design more instruments.
Leonardo was interested in more than just nature and music. He wondered about everything. He always 8.
carried
(carry) a notebook with him. He drew and wrote down things that interested him so that he could study them much 9.
further
(far). With those drawings and notes, he had thousands of plans for inventions and experiments (实验). He wasn't 10.
successful
(success) in learning about most of them, but people learned from him and built his designs years later.