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There are many words in the English language. You will never     1    the meaning of every word in English. When you read, you will often find many     2    you do not know. You will not have enough time to    3    reading and try to find every new word in a dictionary.        Sometimes you can     4    a new word because you know some of the parts of the new word. For example, if a word ends     5    the letters "er", that word     6    be the name of a     7    or a thing that does a certain action (某个动作). A writer is a person who writes.     8    it is not     9    to know the parts of a new word to understand it,    10    it will help you many times.

(     )1. A. know   (     )2. A. books   (     )3. A. stop  (     )4. A. find   (     )5. A. in    (     )6. A. can    (     )7. A. friend  (     )8. A. Then   (     )9. A. helpful  (     )10. A. but

B. learn     B. letters   B. enjoy     B. get      B. off      B. might (可能) B. boy      B. Now       B. useful             B. and

C. find   C. stories C. keep   C. study  C. up    C. should  C. person  C. Yet   C. enough  C. so

D. look up       D. words     D. start         D. guess     D. by          D. must        D. girl          D. Sometimes D. good        D. for

选词填空。从方框中选出可以填入文中空白处的选项，并将其填入短文后相应题号的横线上。（其中有两个选项是多余的）

A．often     B．listening    C．choose    D．best     E．make    F．with G．have     H．still        I．much      J．until     K．talking   L．more

   When learning new vocabulary, don’t just memorize a list of words．Instead, try to __1__ five

complete sentences using each new word．Then use the new word as __2__ as you can the first

day you learn it．This way you will remember new words __3__ longer．

   Practicing sounds, you know, is difficult—the “th” sound, for example．Choose words that

begin __4__ “th” and practice them over and over again __5__ you are comfortable with them．Let’s try! This, that, those, them, think, thought, through, thin, thick…

   Read, read, read in English, of course! Reading is one of the __6__ ways to improve your

vocabulary and grammar in a natural way．Be sure to __7__ topics or books you are interested

in．

   When someone is talking in English, listen to the main point．If you __8__ a word you don’t

understand, ignore（忽略）it and go on __9__．If you __10__ think about the word, you will miss

everything the person is saying．

   Always remember: Practice makes perfect．

When learning new words，don’t just memorize（记住）them．Instead，try to__1___five sentences using each new word．Then use the new word as often as you can___2___day you learn it． In this__3___you will remember new words．Practicing sounds，you know,is__4__一the “th” sound for example．Choose words that begin___5__“th”and repeat them over and over again___6__you are comfortable with them．Let’s try, this，that，those，them，think, though，through，thin，thick…Read，read，read in English，of course! Reading is one of the best way to increase your vocabulary___7__improve your grammar in a natural and fun way．Be___8__ to choose the books you are interested in．When someone is talking in English，__9___the main points．If you hear a word you don’t understand，ignore（忽略）it，and go on listening．If you stop and think about the word，you will___10____the rest of this words．Always remember—Practice makes perfect．

1．A．say                          B．make                      C．remember               D． speak

2．A．the first                    B．second                    C．any                        D．some

3．A．day                          B．time                        C．way                       D．word

4．A．difficult                    B．terrible                    C．funny                     D．easy

5．A．with                         B．from                       C．at                           D．in

6．A．when                       B．after                       C．until                       D．since

7．A．but                           B．so                          C．or                          D．and

8．A．quick                       B．sure                        C．important                D．necessary

9．A．look for                    B．see                         C．1isten to                 D．hear

10．A．miss                       B．guess                      C．get                         D．catch

If you get a good English dictionary，you will be better than 90% of English learners．Most people（even people who want to learn English very much）simply go to a bookstore and buy the first dictionary they see．

That is a big mistake! A bad dictionary will give you problems sooner or later- maybe in two months，maybe in one year - and you will have to buy a good one anyway !Isn't it better to buy a good dictionary at the first time?

Getting a good English dictionary is important because a good dictionary will be your guide to English．It will teach you new words，how to pronounce them and how to use them．It will help you understand English texts．Successful English learners use their dictionaries all the time：when reading books，at English classes，when writing e-mail，when doing homework，when surfing the Web．

It is an easy first step in your English-learning program -you only need to spend a little money（much less than you would pay for an English course）．Once you've made the first step， it will be easier for you to do the rest．

You need to spend money on it．Yes，this is a good thing．Spending some of your money on learning English will give you an encouragement to learn English well．

1．According to the writer，a good dictionary can make you _________．

A．become a successful teacher                B．become one of the best English learners

C．know the bookstore very well              D．know what the dictionary is

2．The writer thinks that _________．

A．English learners should buy a good dictionary at the first time

B．anyone has to change his dictionary after using it for a few years

C．buying a dictionary for a child is a mistake

D．only 10% of English learners can buy the dictionaries

3．Which of the following is TRUE about a dictionary?

A．It is not necessary for everyone to have one．

B．People can only find it on the Internet．

C．One person buys it to tell others that he is learning English．

D．It can help people learn how to pronounce and use the new word．

4．According to the passage，if you want to learn English well，you should _________．

A．spend more money on the dictionary         B．take more English courses

C．use the dictionary at any time you need        D．watch English programs every day

5．We know that the passage is a/an _________ after we read it．

A．advertisement for a dictionary

B．introduction to a dictionary

C．guide to having a good dictionary

D．report of the function（功能）of a dictionary