A good dictionary is 1 important tool(工具). It will tell you 2
only what a word means but
3 how it 4 . A dictionary needs to be printed
again about every ten years. Languages develop(发展)and a good dictionary must
5 these new changes.
A new English dictionary will
only tell you 6 most people use the language today.
It will not tell you what is right
7 wrong. It may tell you
the right time to use a word. If only
8 people use a word, a
dictionary will 9 tell you this or not list(编列) it.
10
dictionary will tell you many interesting facts. If you type(用打字机打)a word and the word is too long, 11 in your dictionary. All
dictionaries show you
12 to break(拆开) a word. And they also show you how a word 13
.
Every dictionary, of course,
tells you what a word means. But some words, like “get” or “take”, may have
lots of meanings(意思). In
some dictionaries, the main(主要的)meanings
are often listed first. In
14 , the newest meanings
are listed last. So before you use your dictionary, you should always 15
the front part. This part explains 16
.
Some dictionaries also show you
where a word comes 17 . Do you know that the word “brand”(标记) comes from an old word? This old word means “to burn”.
This is because 18 years ago people burned their names
on tables or boats to show who
19 them. They also
burned their own names on their farm animals 20
they would not be stolen.
Your dictionary also has a lot
of other interesting facts in it. After you have learned to use a dictionary,
it can become your best useful book.
1、A．a B．an C．the D．very