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

120. --What are on October 1?

--I am not sure. I _____ make a trip to Shanghai with my friends.

A. may 　　　　　　B. may be 　　　　C. will 　　　　　D. must

115.-What a nice day!　 _________we go surfing? -Good idea!

A. Shall　　　　 B. Must　　　　 C. Need

116- Whose book is this? Is this yours?　 -- No, it’s ______. 　 　A. her　　　 B. she　　　 C. my　　　　 D. hers 117.-Must they clean the classroom now ? -- No, they_____ . 　 A. can’t　　 B. needn’t　　 C. don’t　 D. mustn’t 118--What about some drinks?　 -- ______.

A. Help yourself 　　B. Good idea 　　C. You're welcome 　　D. Me, too

119--You've dropped _____ “s” in the word.

--Oh, sorry. _____ letter “s” should be doubled like this “glass”.

A. a; A 　　　　　　B. an; A　　　　　 C. an; The　　　　 D. the; The

114. -When did you study in France?

A. Two years ago　 B. For two years C. In two years

113.-What would you like to drink, _________or orange? -Orange,　 please.

A. hamburger　　 B. chip　　　　 C. tea

112. -Tom, can I borrow your book Chicken Soapy. -Sorry, I ______it to Mary.

A. lent　　　　 B. have lent　 　　　　 C. had lent　　　 D. lend

111.-Do you know ______? -Yes, I do. She came here on foot.

A. where Kate came from　　 　　　　 B. how Kate came here

C. when Kate comes here　　 　　　　 D. why Kate didn’t come here

110. -Your city looks beautiful! -Yes. Lots of trees and grass ______ last year.

A. are planted　 B. have planted　 　　　 C. were planting 　　　　 D. were planted

109.-Can you come and give us a talk on Thursday or Friday?

-I’m afraid _____ day is possible.

A. either　　　　　 B. neither　　　　 C. every　　　　　 D. any

108.Excuse me, sir.____ is it to the nearest hotel?

About 15 minutes’ walk along this road.　　　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. How much　　 　　　 B. How soon　　 C. How far　　　 D. How long