答案：1. B 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. C

　　　　　　　　　　 UNIT 2

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Ⅲ't, until　 2.the most　, lend, to, me　 4.used, to, be　 5.so, was, mine

　 B.　 1.several　 2.shelves　　 3.form　 4.abroad　 5.once

　 C.　 1.lost　 2.worse　 3.happy　 4.later　 5.used　 6.to play

　A good dictionary is a very good tool(工具). It will tell you not only what a word means but also　 1　 it is used. A dictionary needs to be printed (印刷) again about every ten years. Languages develop and a good dictionary must show these new changes.

　A new English dictionary will only tell you　 2 　most people use the language today. It will not tell you what is right or wrong. It may tell you the right time to use a word. If only many people use a word, a dictionary will either tell this or not list(编列) it. 　3　 dictionaries will tell you many interesting facts. If you type a word and the word is too long, look it up in your dictionary. All dictionaries show you　 4 　to break (分拆)a word. And they also　 5 　you how a word is spoken.

　Every dictionary, of course, tells you what a word means. But some words, like “get” or “take”, may have dozens of meanings. In some dictionaries, the main meanings are often list first. The other newest meanings are listed last. So before you use your dictionary, you should always　 6 　the front part. This part explains　 7　 .

　Some dictionaries also show you where a word comes　 8　 . Do you know that the word “brand (标记)” comes from an old word? This old word means “to burn”. This is because hundreds of years ago people burned their own names on tables or boats to show who　 9 　them. They also burned their names on their farm animals __10　 they would not be stolen.

　Your dictionary also has a lot of interesting facts in it. After you have learned to

use a dictionary, it can become your best useful book.

　1. A. when　　　 B. where　　　 C. why　　　　　 D. how

　2.A.how　　　　 B. what　　　　 C. why　　　　　 D. if

　3. A. Every　　 B. Some　　　　 C. All　　　　　 D. Many

　4.A.when　　　 B. where　　　 C. why　　　　　 D. which

　5.A.say　　　　 B. talk　　　　　 C. show　　　　 D. write

　6.A.see　　　　 B. look　　　　　 C. watch　　　　 D. read

　7. A. how use it　 B. to use　　　 C. how to use it　 D. use it

　8.A.into　　　　 B. up　　　　　 C. by　　　　　 D. from

　9. A. builds　　　 B. makes　　　 C. build　　　　 D. made

　10. A. when　　 B. in order　　　 C. so that　　　 D. before

根据对话内容，在每个空白处填入一个适当的词，使对话完整，合乎情景。

　A: Excuse me.

　B: What can I do for you?

　A: I want to　 1　 a book about art. But I can’t　 2　 　the name of it.

　B: 　3 　does it　 4 　like?

　A: It has a lot of　 5　 pictures.

　B: Is it thick or　 6 　?

　A; It’s not thick. It’s only　 7　 one hundred　 8 　.

　B: I see. Please　 9　 a moment. I’ll go and　 10　 it out for you.

　A library is a collection (收集)of books. It ______ ______quite small or it may be large.

Libraries, both big ______small ones are for us to use. You may go to read books there. You may ______books from it.

　　 There are a lot of story ______and other kinds of books in the library. You can borrow them

if you have a ______card. You must read _______many books as you can. It will be helpful.

When you borrow a book, you must ______your card. The assistant writes a date in the book.

Then you can take it ______. But you must give it back to the library _______ the date.

5. Her bike was lost, and my bike was lost, too.

　　Her bike was lost, and ____ ____ ____.