¡¡¡¡When you are reading something in English, you may often meet with a new word£®What¡¯s the best way to know it?
¡¡¡¡You may look it up in the English-Chinese dictionary£®It will tell you a lot about the word£ºthe pronunciation, the Chinese meaning and how to use the word£®But how can you know where the word is thousands of English words?How to find it in the dictionary both quickly and correctly?
¡¡¡¡First, all the English words are arranged(°²ÅÅ)in the letter order£®In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with letter A, then B, C, D¡£®That means, if there are two words ¡°desert¡± and ¡°pull¡±, ¡°desert¡± will be certainly before ¡°pull¡±£®Then if there are two words both beginning with the same letter, you may look at the second letter£®Then the third, the fourth¡For example, ¡°pardon¡± is before ¡°plough¡±, ¡°judge¡± before ¡°just¡±, etc£®
¡¡¡¡Do you understand how to look up in the dictionary?
¡¡¡¡The dictionary will be your good friend£®I hope you¡¯ll use it as often as possible in your English study£®
(1)
This passage is about ________£®
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A£®
new words in writing
B£®
different dictionaries
C£®
the best way of reading
D£®
using an English-Chinese dictionary
(2)
In the dictionary you may not find ________£®
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A£®
how to pronounce the word
B£®
the spelling of the word
C£®
who used the word first
D£®
how to use the word
(3)
In an English-Chinese dictionary, the last word ________£®
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A£®
begins with Z
B£®
begins with A
C£®
is a short one
D£®
is not often used
(4)
Which group of words is in the right order in an English-Chinese dictionary?
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A£®
perhaps, produce, plenty
B£®
straight, subject, surprise
C£®
century, center, business
D£®
foreign, entrance, headache
(5)
In the passage the writer tries to tell us that ________£®
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A£®
we have to use a dictionary when we read something in English
B£®
an English-Chinese dictionary can tell us everything about a word
C£®
an English-Chinese dictionary can help us a lot in our English study