Once there was a king. He had two old ministers. One was kind and the other was bad. The bad minister often said bad words about the kind minister before the king. The king was very angry.
One day the king said to the bad minister, “Write two words on two pieces of paper. Write ‘live’ on one piece and ‘die’ on the other. Then put them in a jar and tell him to choose. If he takes out the paper with ‘live’ on it, I’ll let him go. If he takes out the paper with ‘die’ on it, I’ll kill him at once. ”
The bad minister was quite happy. He got two pieces of paper ready. He wrote ‘die’ on each piece of paper.
The kind old man came. He knew the bad minister wanted to kill him. He also knew the words on the two pieces were both “die”. But he knew what to do. Later the king had to keep his word and let the old minister go. Do you know what the kind man did about this at that time?
He chose a piece of paper and ate it, When they saw the word “die” on the other piece, the king and other ministers thought the word on the piece that the kind man had eaten must be “live”, so he saved his own life by his cleverness .
【小题1】The king was angry with ________.

A.himselfB.the kind minister
C.the bad minister D.all the ministers
【小题2】 Who was told to write “live” and “die”?
A.The king.B.The bad minister .
C.The kind minister.D.The two ministers.
【小题3】 The kind minister would ________ if he chose the paper with “live” on it.
A.die B.live C.give it back D.run
【小题4】 There is no “live” on both pieces of paper because ________.
A.The kind minister didn’t want it
B.the bad minister couldn’t write the word
C.the king told the bad minister not to write it
D.the bad minister hated the kind minister and wanted to kill him
【小题5】 ________ must be disappointed in the end.
A.The kingB.The kind minister
C.The bad ministerD.All the other ministers

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: the pronunciation, the Chinese meaning and how to use the word. But how can you know where the word is ? How to find it in the dictionary both quickly and correctly?

First, all the English words are arranged(安排) 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______.

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_______.

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______.

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?

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 _______.

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.how to look up a word in a dictionary.

D.all English-Chinese dictionaries are the same

 

Once there was a king. He had two old ministers. One was kind and the other was bad. The bad minister often said bad words about the kind minister before the king. The king was very angry.

One day the king said to the bad minister, “Write two words on two pieces of paper. Write ‘live’ on one piece and ‘die’ on the other. Then put them in a jar and tell him to choose. If he takes out the paper with ‘live’ on it, I’ll let him go. If he takes out the paper with ‘die’ on it, I’ll kill him at once. ”

The bad minister was quite happy. He got two pieces of paper ready. He wrote ‘die’ on each piece of paper.

The kind old man came. He knew the bad minister wanted to kill him. He also knew the words on the two pieces were both “die”. But he knew what to do. Later the king had to keep his word and let the old minister go. Do you know what the kind man did about this at that time?

He chose a piece of paper and ate it, When they saw the word “die” on the other piece, the king and other ministers thought the word on the piece that the kind man had eaten must be “live”, so he saved his own life by his cleverness .

1.The king was angry with ________.

A.himself

B.the kind minister

C.the bad minister

D.all the ministers

2. Who was told to write “live” and “die”?

A.The king.

B.The bad minister .

C.The kind minister.

D.The two ministers.

3. The kind minister would ________ if he chose the paper with “live” on it.

A.die

B.live

C.give it back

D.run

4. There is no “live” on both pieces of paper because ________.

A.The kind minister didn’t want it

B.the bad minister couldn’t write the word

C.the king told the bad minister not to write it

D.the bad minister hated the kind minister and wanted to kill him

5. ________ must be disappointed in the end.

A.The king

B.The kind minister

C.The bad minister

D.All the other ministers

 

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: the 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(安排) 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______.

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_______.

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______.

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?

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_______.

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

D.all English-Chinese dictionary are the same

 

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