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A good dictionary is an important tool. It will tell you not only what a word means but also how it is used. A dictionary needs to be printed again about every ten years. Languages develop and a good dictionary must show these new changes.
A new English dictionary will only tell you most people use the language today. It will not tell you what is right wrong. It may tell you the right time to use a word. If only________ people use a word, a dictionary will tell you this or not list it.
Every dictionary will tell you many interesting facts. If you type a word and the word is too long, look it up in your dictionary. All dictionaries show you to break a word. And they also show you how a word .
Every dictionary, of course, tells you what a word means. But some words, like “get” or “take”, may have lots of meanings. In some dictionaries, the main meanings are often listed first. In ________ , the newest meanings are listed last. So before you use your dictionary, you should always ________ the front part. This part explains how to use it.
Some dictionaries also show you where a word comes from. Do you know that the word “brand” (标记) comes from an old word? This old word means “to burn”. This is because hundreds of years ago people burned their names on tables or boats to show who ________ them. They also burned their own names on their farm animals ________ they would not be stolen.
Your dictionary also has a lot of other interesting facts in it. After you have learned to use a dictionary, it can become your best useful book.
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My twin brother is called Daniel, and he is four_1__younger than me. Our birthdays are __2__ on the 5th of January. We have the same eyes and noses. Most people say we __3__ the same, but Daniel looks a little __4__than me. We aren’t in the same class at school, __5__ my parents want us to be a bit different. We often ___6__ the same way, but we choose different___7___ .I like red and he likes blue. I think we are very___8___ .He is really, really active, and he__9___ every day. He also plays computer games a lot but I don’t. At school I always come top, but he hardly ever does well___40__ the exams. So teachers often say we are very different .
A．years B．weeks C．minutes D．hours
A．all B．both C．also D．either
A．look B．think C．sound D．see
A．taller B．hotter C．smarter D．shorter
A．because B．if C．though D．but
A．study B．play C．wear D．put on
A．colors B．kinds C．prices D．style
A．serious B．quiet C．different D．atletic
A．sleeps B．exercises C．studies D．smile
A．in B．at C．for D．on
Mrs. Black was a famous musician a few years ago. She 1 music at a school and her students did well in their lessons. They liked her very much. Now the old woman stays at home with her husband. The old man looks after his wife well and she 2 worries about anything. And she is very 3 .
Just like some old people, Mrs. Black finds that her memory(记忆) is falling. Sometimes she 4 what she did or will do. It often gets her in trouble. Her 5 noticed（注意到） it and asked her to see a famous doctor. He bought two tickets 6 London and told her he put 7 into her handbag while she was playing the piano. The next morning, they got to the 8 just on time to catch the plane. Mrs. Black said,“I wish we had the 9 with us.”
“Don’t be a fool, dear!”said Mr. Black,“We are not going to a concert, but to see a 10 .”
“I know，”she said，“but I left the tickets on it!”
A．loved B．taught C．enjoyed D．studied
A．always B．often C．never D．sometimes
A．sorry B．worried C．sad D．happy
A．forget B．remember C．forgets D．remembers
A．husband B．daughter C．son D．student
A．to B．in C．from D．of
A．it B．them C．this D．that
A．airport B．bus stop C．station D．hospital
A．money B．music C．tickets D．piano
More and more Americans are going to work by bike. Do you know why more people are 1 bikes to work? We can answer the question in 2 ways. First, bikes don’t need gasoline (汽油), so it takes 3 money to use them. Second, a bike doesn’t 4 much space (空间), so it is 5 to find a place for it. And riding a bike is good for one’s 6 . People often drive their 7 to offices or to shops, but now people think riding bikes is a good way of doing sports.
That’s 8 more Americans are now riding to work 9 bike, and they are 10 their own cars at home.
A．making B．riding C．jumping D．believing
A．popular B．different C．famous D．friendly
A．less B．more C．much D．many
A．mend B．need C．have D．find
A．easy B．hard C．cheap D．expensive
A．journey B．health C．study D．work
A．buses B．trains C．cars D．boats
A．what B．why C．how D．where
A．by B．on C．at D．in
A．cleaning B．leaving C．staying D．learning
Lucy and Jim live in China. They 1 friends. They are 2 the same school. They have lessons from Monday to Friday. They 3 to school together in the morning.
They have four classes in the morning and two in the 4 . They have lunch at school. After school, Lucy goes 5 and does her homework, 6 Jim stays at school. He plays basketball with his classmates.
On Saturday Jim plays computer games at home but Lucy has to go to her 7 lessons in a music club. On 8 Jim stays at home and watches TV. Lucy has to learn to play 9 piano. Lucy is so busy. She has little time 10 . How she envies（羡慕） Jim!
A．be B．is C．are D．makes
A．on B．in C．of D．to
A．play B．go C．come D．do
A．noon B．afternoon C．evening D．night
A．home B．classroom C．playground D．library
A．and B．so C．but D．because
A．swimming B．drawing C．reading D．singing
A．Saturday B．Monday C．Weekday D．Sunday
A．the B．a C．/ D．an
A．play B．to play C．study D．to study
You want to run across the street to catch the bus which is leaving soon? But 1 ! You’d better not. If a policeman sees you, you’ll have to pay a fine (罚款).
New traffic laws (交通法) say that 2 people cross the street when the light is red, they can be fined as much as 50 yuan.
Traffic accidents 3 more than 104,000 people in China last year. Chinese cities have 4 cars than ever. Drivers and pedestrians (行人) must work together to make the streets 5 .
The law has new rules for drivers and pedestrians. Drivers have to 6 down when they are close to crosswalks. If people are in a crosswalk, cars must 7 to let them pass.
There are 8 for bus drivers, too. If bus drivers smoke, drink or make phone calls 9 driving, they can be fined. Buses that carry too many people are 10 against(违反)the law.
Pedestrians will have to walk more safely under the new law. They must cross streets at crosswalks. Also, they shouldn’t climb over the fences (栅栏) 11 streets.
Do you ride a bike to school? It’s not a good idea to 12 classmates on the back. You could be fined 50 yuan. And stay in the bike lane (慢车道) when you’re riding. The big roads are 13 cars and buses.
If you see a hit-and –run (肇事逃逸), tell the police. They may give you a reward (奖赏). And don’t be 14 to help people to the hospital if they are hurt in an accident. Don’t worry about money. The new law says that 15 must take care of them even if they can’t pay right away.
A．hurry B．look C．wait D．listen
A．if B．when C．so D．though
A．did B．killed C．died D．ran
A．fewer B．more C．less D．larger
A．safer B．happier C．lighter D．slower
A．slow B．play C．run D．pass
A．like B．go C．turn D．stop
A．rules B．articles C．letters D．exercises
A．if B．while C．because D．as
A．also B．sometimes C．never D．often
A．through B．across C．into D．along
A．carry B．take C．bring D．move
A．in B．on C．for D．at
A．happy B．afraid C．sad D．great
A．policemen B．doctors C．teachers D．farmers
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