5.If you want to see a film, you’d
better read _______ in a newspaper.
A. the business page B. the front page
C. the sports page D. the amusement
page
Passage 35
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 such a thing happens, the dictionary
shows it with the word “BrE” for British English and “AmE” for American
English.
The dictionary also helps you pronounce
words correctly. It uses a special alphabet (特殊字母表) 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 have a look this page 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 (简单解释) 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.