A. for B. at C. to D. in

What is the best-selling book in the world? Is it the Harry Potter series or Secret Garden? According to the Guinness World Records, the Xinhua Dictionary, published by the Commercial Press in China, is the world’s most popular dictionary and the best-selling book.

In 1950, Chinese language experts(专家) and scholars, Wei Jiangong and Ye Shengtao, started to edit(编辑) the Xinhua Dictionary. There was a lot of discussion, research and paper work. Some hand scripts (稿件) were checked again and again like compositions, People’s Daily reported. Many people’s hard work and interesting stories went into making the dictionary.

In 1953, the first Xinhua Dictionary was published. Today, 567 million copies of the dictionary have been sold worldwide.

However, revisions (修订) to the dictionary continue to be made. According to Yu Guilin from Commercial Press, editors(编辑) usually summarize (总结) the meaning of words again while revising. If the example sentences are out of date, editors need to have experiences and make new examples. “To give a correct explanation of the word ‘焗油 (deep condition)’ , one editor went to a barber shop (理发店) to experience it for himself,” Yu told the Beijing Times. So far, the Xinhua Dictionary has been revised 11 times.

To keep up with the times, some popular and widely used internet words are also added to the dictionary. For example, in the 11th edition, the phrases “晒工资 (show off salary)” and “晒照片 (show off pictures)” were included.

All these efforts create the “National Dictionary” of China. The Xinhua Dictionary is not only a useful tool for generations of Chinese people. It also helps foreigners who are learning the Chinese language and culture.

【1】According to Guinness World Records, the best-selling book is _____.

A. the Xinhua Dictionary

B. the Harry Potter series

C. Secret Garden

D. Guinness Book of World Records

【2】What’s the meaning of the underlined word “scholars” in the second paragraph?

A. 校长 B. 学长 C. 学者D. 学生

【3】Which of the following is NOT true about the first Xinhua Dictionary?

A. Wei Jiangong and Ye Shengtao edited it.

B. The editors had a lot of discussions, did research and paper work.

C. The editors checked the hand scripts again and again.

D. The first Xinhua Dictionary was published in 1950.

【4】While revising the dictionary, the editors _____.

A. just need to read and correct the printing mistakes

B. make new examples for the words

C. have to go to a barber shop to experience deep conditioning

D. have to change all the examples of the words

【5】According to the article, the Xinhua Dictionary _____.

A. has to include internet words

B. is little help for foreign learners

C. is better than any other dictionary

D. tries to keep up with the times

A. Two kilos of apples

B. Two kilos of apple

C. Two kilo of apples

Learning a new language is always a challenge. There are new w【1】, new grammar, and new pronunciation. Language is an important part of c【2】 . Becoming familiar with the culture as well as the language can make the learning experience much more i【3】.

When I was a university student, I s【4】 Chinese for three years. Before I went to university, I had very little k【5】 of China. Therefore, when I started learning to speak Chinese, it was important for me to also learn about China’s history and culture. China’s culture is very different from my o【6】 and I become interested in it soon.

It will be much more fun to learn about culture w【7】you study a new language. Culture can teach you so many things about a language. It can give you background information a【8】 the language and tell you the history of the language. I also found out one fact, that is, if you know about the country and the culture, you will communicate with its people more e【9】.

Whenever I try to learn a new language, I enjoy k【10】information about the culture as well. It’s a challenge to learn more information, but it is very rewarding!

Tom is a student of No.2 Middle School. He has classes_______ Monday to Friday. He has _______ things to do after school. First he _______ his homework at home at 6:30. He watches TV_______ the evening. On Friday afternoon he plays_______ football _______ his friends. On Sunday he _______ a good rest.

Now it's 8:30 in the morning. Tom _______ in the classroom and _______ to the teacher carefully(认真地). He is a good student. He ________ very hard.

【1】A.onB.atC.fromD.every

【2】A.muchB.a lotC.littleD.many

【3】A.doB.doesC.doingD.to do

【4】A.inB.onC.forD.at

【5】A.theB.anC.aD./

【6】A.forB.withC.byD.to

【7】A.hasB.makesC.goesD.does

【8】A.readsB.sits(坐)C.singsD.plays

【9】A.talksB.listensC.hearsD.speaks

【10】A.doesB.readsC.writesD.studies

【题目】

Hello, boys and girls! Do you ______ me? Oh, my _______ is Hai Bao. I _______from Shanghai, China.

Look! This is _______ photo. I look like a “ren” in Chinese.

I ________a big head. My eyes are big and round. They are nice. My mouth is _______. I like smiling（微笑）. Look_______my hands. They are big. My legs ________strong. I’m in blue . My favorite _______ is blue.

Welcome ________Shanghai World Expo（上海世博会）. You can see me everywhere（到处）in Shanghai.

【1】A.thankB.knowC.see

【2】A.nameB.numberC.age

【3】A.areB.isC.come

【4】A.myB.meC.I

【5】A.amB.haveC.has

【6】A.longB.shortC.wide

【7】A.atB.likeC.of

【8】A.amB.isC.are

【9】A.phoneB.photoC.color

【10】A.inB.toC.from

A:Hi ,Peter . What are your favorite animals ?

B: Koalas ,Jenny .

A:Oh ,really ? ______________

B:Because they are really cute .

A:____________________

B:They are from Australia .Do you like koalas ?

A:No ,I don’t

B:____________________

A:Because they sleep all day .I think they are too lazy .

B: Haha ,I don’t think so .____________

A:I like dogs .THEY ARE VERY SMART .

B:___________ I like dogs ,too .

【1】________

【2】_________

【3】_________

【4】_________

【5】__________

A. does, buys

B. did, buy

C. did, buys

A. vegetables B. eggs C. beef D. money

---Sure, I’d be glad to.

A. interest B. fun C. trouble D. question