––Have you returned the book to the library _______? 

––Yes, I have _________ returned it.

A．yet, yet           B．already, already     C．already, yet        D．yet, already

The villagers used to______ drinking water from the river nearby, but now they spend two hours _______ to get it in the mountain because of the dry weather in Yunnan.

A．getting, to walk     B．get, walking        C．getting, walking     D．get, to walk

The book _______ well. I’m afraid it _________ out.

A．is sold; has sold     B．sells; is sold        C．sells; to be sold     D．is sold; sells

一How long has Tom _______ Nancy?

一I don’t know. And I even didn’t know they ______ .

A．married to:got married                   B．married；married to

C．been married to;got married               D．been married；got married

"Double click" means you click twice on the button of the _______ to start the program.

A．screen           B．mouse            C．keyboard          D．printer

There will be an exhibition of the _____ of dictionary in our city next week. We can learn more about the dictionary’s history there.

A．excitement        B．advertisement      C．development       D．environment

––Did your mother go to Amy’s party?

––No, she __________.

A．hasn’t invited     B．isn’t invited       C．wasn’t invited     D．didn’t invite

It is __________ difficult work __________ nobody can do it well．

A．such; that         B．such a; that        C．so; that           D．so a; tha

Many people like travelling for their holiday. They go to ___1___, seaside or forests. Some people like ___2___, so they like to visit some old interesting places. In many countries, the travel agency(旅行社) can help you ___3___ your holiday. You can tell the travel agency what kind of __4__ you like, how much __5__ you want to spend, and the travel agency will give you a lot of information about where to go, how __6__ there, where to stay, and what kind of activities you can do there. __7__ the holidays is __8__ “Package” holiday. __9__ is, you just pay the money, and the travel agency will plan __10__ for you, the ticket for the plane or train, the hotel, the activities, and so on.

1.                A．schools         B．shops          C．hills  D．the Great Wall

2.                A．history         B．music          C．country   D．city

3.                A．plan           B．planned        C．plans D．planning

4.                A．weather        B．holiday         C．train D．city

5.                A．water          B．day            C．time D．money

6.                A．get            B．to get          C．getting   D．got

7.                A．Both           B．All             C．One of   D．Every one of

8.                A．call            B．calling          C．calls D．called

9.                A．That           B．What           C．How D．This

10.               A．everything      B．nothing         C．anything   D．something

When you are reading something in English, you may often meet with a new word. What’s the best way to know 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 ? 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 “plough”, “judge” before “just”, etc. Do you understand how to look up in the dictionary? The dictionary will be your good friend. 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 _______.

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．how to look up a word in a dictionary.

D．all English-Chinese dictionaries are the same