When you are reading something in English, you may often meet with a new word. What’s the best way to learn it?

You may look it up in the English-Chinese dictionary. It will tell you a lot about the word: the pronunciation, the Chinese meaning and how to use the word. But how can you know where the word is in thousands of English words? How to find it in the dictionary both quickly and correctly?

First, all the English words are arranged(安排) in the letter order. In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with letter A, then B, C, D… That means, if there are two words “desert” and “pull”, “desert” will be certainly before “pull”. Then if there are two words both beginning with the same letter, you may look at the second letter. Then the third,the fourth. For example, “pardon” is before “please”, “judge” before “just”, ect.

Do you understand how to look up a word in the dictionary?

The dictionary will be your good friends. I hope you’ll use it as often as possible in your English study.

1.This passage is about

A. new words in writing

B. different dictionaries

C.the best way of reading

D.using an English-Chinese dictionary

2.In the dictionary you may not find

A. how to pronounce the word

B. the spelling of the word

C. who used the word first

D. how to use the word

3.In an English-Chinese dictionary, the last word

A. begins with Z B. begins with A

C. is a short one D. is not often used

4.Which group of words is in the right order in an English-Chinese dictionary?

A. perhaps, produce, plenty

B. straight, subject, surprise

C. century, center, business

D. foreign, entrance, headache

5.In the passage the writer tries to tell us that

A. we have to use a dictionary when we read something in English

B. an English-Chinese dictionary can tell us everything about a word

C. an English-Chinese dictionary can help us a lot in our English stud

D. all English-Chinese dictionary are the same

When you hear Westerners say “ Drop in anytime”(随时来玩)or “Come and see me soon” , you should realize that it doesn’t mean you are welcome to come over to their house anytime. It’s wise to telephone before visiting someone.

Never accept an invitation unless you really plan to go. You may refuse by saying, “Thank you for inviting me, but I may not be able to come.” If you are unable to come after accepting the invitation, be sure to tell those who invite you in advance(提前)that you will not be there.

When you have accepted the invitation to a party or a dinner, it is polite to bring small gifts with you, such as bottles of drink, flowers and chocolate. Sometimes Westerners may take you out to dinner in a restaurant and it does not necessarily mean that he is going to pay the bill at the end of the meal. He might want you to “go Dutch”, which means each person pays his own bill.

1.The best title of this passage is ________________ .

A. Drop in anytime.

B. Come and see me soon.

C. Invitation in western countries.

D. Westerners.

2.When Westerners say “ Drop in anytime” or “Come and see me soon”, it means ________.

A. you are welcome to visit them anytime

B. you are welcome to visit them, but you still need to call them before going to their house.

C. they don’t want you to visit them.

D. they will hold a party for you.

3.If a Westerner invites you to go to his house, ________________.

A. you may refuse if you don’t plan to go.

B. you have to accept the invitation even you don’t want to go.

C. you can’t accept the invitation.

D. and you accept the invitation, you must go.

4.If you have accepted the invitation to a party or a dinner, what kind of gifts will you bring?

A. Money. B. Televisions

C. Computers. D. Books

5. The underlined part “go Dutch” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 去荷兰 B. 去Dutch这家餐厅

C.实行 AA制 D. 请客

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