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

1. 1.

   The AmE spelling of the Chinese word “颜色” in this dictionary is ________

   1. A.
      colour
   2. B.
      colar
   3. C.
      color
   4. D.
      corner
2. 2.

   The phonetic alphabet help you ________ each word correctly

   1. A.
      understand
   2. B.
      write
   3. C.
      say
   4. D.
      know
3. 3.

   The underlined word ‘definition’ means__________

   1. A.
      词性
   2. B.
      词条
   3. C.
      词义
   4. D.
      词库
4. 4.

   The dictionary explains ________

   1. A.
      some of the difficult words
   2. B.
      all the words in the dictionary in a simple way
   3. C.
      all easy words
   4. D.
      the words with two meanings

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 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. 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 2, 000 words. This means that the definitions of even the most difficult words are simple and easy to understand.

1. 1.

   ________ of the words in the dictionary have two spellings.

   1. A.
      All
   2. B.
      Some
   3. C.
      Few
   4. D.
      One
2. 2.

   What is the main reason for us to use a dictionary？

   1. A.
      To read the word correctly.
   2. B.
      To write the word out.
   3. C.
      To know the meaning of the word.
   4. D.
      To find the difference between British English and American English.
3. 3.

   The phonetic letters helps you ________ each word correctly.

   1. A.
      say
   2. B.
      write
   3. C.
      understand
   4. D.
      know
4. 4.

   The Chinese meaning of “definition” here is________.

   1. A.
      词性
   2. B.
      词条
   3. C.
      词义
   4. D.
      词库
5. 5.

   How many words are there in this dictionary?

   1. A.
      Two thousand.
   2. B.
      One thousand.
   3. C.
      One hundred.
   4. D.
      We don't know.

  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 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. 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 2,000 words. This means that the definitions of even the most difficult words are simple and easy to understand.

36. ______ of the words in the dictionary have two spellings.

   A. All                   B. One         C. Few       D. Some

37. The AmE spelling of the Chinese word “颜色” in this dictionary is _____.

   A. colour              B. colar       C. color      D. corner

38. The phonetic letters helps you _____ each word correctly.

   A. understand       B. write       C. say         D. know

39. The Chinese meaning of “definition” here is _____.

   A. 词性                B. 词条       C. 词义      D. 词库

40. How many words are there in this dictionary?

   A. Two thousand     B. One thousand    C. One hundred    D. We don’t know

International Studies (BA)

Key features

● Recognizes the “global community”（国际社会）

● Has close connections with practical research

● Much of the teaching is done in small discussion groups

About the course

 The course gives you chances to know great power polities between nation states. It will provide more space to study particular issues such as relationship among countries in the European Union, third world debt, local and international disagreement, and the work of such international bodies as the United Nations, the European Union, NATO, and the World Bank.

The course puts theories into the working of the international system with close attention to particular countries. You will also have a better knowledge of methods of solving the international problems.

Related（相关的）courses

BA (Hons) Community Management

BA (Hons) Public Policy and Management

Employment possibilities

International organizations

International business

Earth Science (BSc)

Key features

 ● Based on key courses and the latest research findings

 ● Pays much attention to practical skills

 ● Offers chances for fieldwork（实地考察）

About the course

 The demand for natural resources is becoming an increasingly serious problem for the future of mankind. Graduates in Earth Science will play an important role in meeting this demand, and in knowing the meaning of using the natural resources.

 The course covers geography and geology. You will carry out fieldwork in the UK and possibly overseas, and a research in an area of interest to you in the final year.

Related courses

 BSc (Hons) Geograhpy

 BSc (Hons) Geology

Employment possibilities

 Mineral, oil, water or other related engineering industries

1.International Studies is a course in ________.

A．international polities　　B．international business

C．international systems　　D．international bodies

2.After taking the course of International Studies, the students will  _______.

A．become practical and open-minded

B．have a greater ability to discuss theories

C．know how to settle international problems

D．have good jobs in any international organizations

3.Earth Science, as described in the second text, ________.

A．is attractive because of the chances for fieldwork

B．pays more attention to practical skills than theories

C．is built on important courses and the results of recent studies

D．encourages students to play a role in using natural resources

4.It can be inferred that the above two texts are written for the students who _______.

A．enjoy research work　　B．plan to choose courses

C．study in the UK　　　　D．are interested in overseas fieldwork

One rainy night many years ago ,an elderly couple entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadephia. The couple walked to the front desk hoping to get some  21  for the night. “Could you give us a  22   here?” the husband asked.

The waiter, a  23   man with a bright smile, looked at the couple and   24  that there were three meetings in town. “All of our rooms are taken,” the waiter said. “  25   I can’t send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o’clock in the morning. Would you be  26   to sleep in my room? It’s not  27  a suite(套房)，but it will be good enough to make you  28   for the night.”

 When then couple refused 39 , he explained, “Don’t worry about me.”So the couple   30  . The next morning, the elderly man said to the waiter, “you are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best   31   in America. Maybe someday I’ll   32   one for you.” The waiter looked at them and  33   .Then they drove away.

Two years passed. The waiter had almost  34   it when he received a letter from the old man. It recalled（提起）that   35   night and enclosed（附上）a round-trip to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit.

The old man 36   knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose  37   him in New York and led him to Fifth Avenue and 34^th Street. He  38    to a great new building there.

“That is the hotel I have just built for you,” said the elderly man.

“You must be 39  ,” the young man said.

“I’m not,” said the elderly man.

The elderly man was William Waldor-Aster, and that 40 building was the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The young waiter who became its first  manager was George Boldt.

1.A.food                    B.shelter                    C.light                  D.space

2.A.room        B.help           C.bed              D.chair

3.A.serious       B.patient             C.friendly       D.careful

4.A.decided      B.thought         C.suggested      D.explained

5.A.So          B.And            C.But                     D.If

6.A.ready            B.glad                C.grateful        D.natural

7.A.clearly       B.nearly              C.exactly         D.simply

8.A.calm             B.special             C.successful      D.comfortable

9.A.easily        B.politely              C.give             D.know

10.A. left          B.agreed           C.complained     D.happened

11.A.hotel        B.shop                C.school         D.restaurant

12.A.build            B.keep                 C.find           D.invent

13.A.checked        B.excused              C.smiled         D.changed

14.A.expected     B.realised             C.discovered            D.forgotten

15.       A.bright        B.warm                     C.cloudy              D.stormy

16.本题有误A.ticket             B.map                    C.form                 D.travel

17.本题有误A.met                   B.thanked                  C.missed              D.watched

18.A.waved                  B.pointed                   C.moved             D. returned

19.A.laughing     B. arguing         C.joking         D.reporting

20.A.small        B. common        C. simple        D.beautiful