This dictionary tells you about English words and how to use them in reading, writing and speaking English. It not only gives the meaning of words, it can also help you with spelling, word-building, grammar and pronunciation.
To use your dictionary correctly, you need to understand how the dictionary works. At the front of the book, you will find some exercises to help you make the most use of your dictionary.
If you look up the word “colour”, you will find two spellings for this word. “Colour” is used in British English, while “color” is used in American English. When there are differences between British and American spelling, the dictionary shows it with the word “BrE” for British English and “AmE” for American English.
The dictionary also helps you pronounce words correctly. We use a special alphabet (特殊字母) to show pronunciation. If you turn to the inside back face, you will see all the phonetic letters (音标) with some words to show you how they are pronounced. Just look at the inside back cover when you’re not sure how to say a word.
The most important reason for using a dictionary is to find out the meaning of a word—its definition
In this dictionary, the definitions have been written using only 2000 words. This means that the definitions of even the most difficult words are simply explained and easy to understand.
When a word has more than one meaning, read all the meanings until you find the one that correctly tells the use of the word you are looking for.
Most of the words in this dictionary can be used by people in all parts of the world.
【小题1】The AmE spelling of the Chinese word “颜色” in this dictionary is ________.

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

请听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试题卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间为回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.How long dose it take to London by train?

A.  1 hour

B.  2 hours

C.  3 hours

2.What does the woman mean?

A.  She has no time to read.

B.  She doesn’t want to read.

C.  She wants to read right away.

3.What does the woman want to know?

A.  When she need meet her brother.

B.  How the man got the message.

C.  Why her brother called.

4.What makes the woman so happy?

A.  Her own looks.

B.  Her exam result.

C.  Her parents’ visit.

5.What are the two speakers mainly talking about?

A.  Their homework.

B.  Their professor.

C.  Their reading habits.

第二节（共12 小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分）

     听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话或独白前后，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

6.What is important to the man?

A.  To attend the concert on weekends.

B.  To sit together with his friends.

C.  To have cheaper tickets.

7.When will the man go to the concert?

A.  On Thursday.

B.  On Friday.

C.  On Sunday.

8.How much does the man have to pay?

A.  $30

B.  $90.

C.  $100.

    请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题

9.Where is the man?

A.  In New York.

B.  In Beijing.

C.  In France.

10.What is the main purpose of the man’s coming visit?

A.  To be on holiday.

B.  To see the woman.

C.  To attend a meeting.

11.When will the two speakers meet?

A.  On June 20

B.  On June 21

C.  On June 22

  请听第8段材料。回答第12至14题。

12.Where are the two speakers?

A.  In the library.

B.  In the garden.

C.  In the classroom.

13.How many units will be included in the test?

A.  3.

B.  4.

C.  6.

14.What test will they have?

A.  Geography.

B.  Language.

C.  History.

    请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.Where is the conversation most probably taking place?

A.  In an office.

B.  At a cinema.

C.  At a restaurant.

16.What is the man still thinking about?

A.  The food to order.

B.  The interview.

C.  The movie.

17.What is the woman’s advice to the man?

A.  To wait for the result.

B.  To see the movie again.

C.  To ask the boss.

第三节（共3小题，每小题1.5分，满分4.5分）

   请听下面一段独白，用所听到的独白中的词或数填空，每空限填一个词或一个数。填 入的内容要写在答题卡相庆的位置上。在听本段独白前，你奖有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。本段独白读两遍。

请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

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