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 among 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 “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.

(    )71. This passage is about______.

    A. new words in writing                    B. different dictionaries

    C. the best way of reading                 D. using an English-Chinese dictionary

(    )72. 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

(    )73. 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

(    )74. 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

(    )75. 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 study

   D. all English-Chinese dictionary are the same

A poor farmer had never left his small village. After he made a lot of money, he decided to spend a holiday in an excellent hotel in a big town.

When lunchtime came on his first day there, he went to eat it in the restaurant of the hotel in his new clothes. The headwaiter showed him to the table, took his order and went away. When he returned and looked at the farmer again, he was surprised. The farmer had tied his table cloth round his neck.

The headwaiter immediately told another waiter to go to the farmer and tell him that people mustn’t do such a thing in his restaurant. So the waiter went to the farmer and said in a friendly voice, “Good morning, Sir. Would you like a haircut.?”

(      )66.The farmer decided to spend a holiday in a big town because__________

    A. he always spent his holiday there  B. he wore his new clothes

    C. he never went to the big town

    D. he had become richer and wanted to see big town

(      )67.To his surprise, the headwaiter found that the farmer__________.

    A. was sitting at the table along          B. he wore his new clothes

    C. used the table cloth as a napkin（餐巾）D. took the restaurant for a barber’s shop

(      )68.Why do you think the farmer tied the cloth round his neck? __________.

    A. He didn’t want to make his clothes dirty  B. He want to have his hair cut

    C. The headwaiter told him to do that             D. He saw some other people doing this

(      )69.The headwaiter told another waiter to __________

    A. take some food to the farmer    B. stop the farmer tying the cloth round his neck

    C. tie the table cloth round the farmer’s neck   D. drive him out of the restaurant

(      )70.From the sentence “Would you like a haircut?” we know the waiter wanted to_______

    A. have the farmer’s hair cut            B. make an apology to the farmer

    C. cut the farmer’s hair himself          D. make the farmer know his mistake

Many animals do strange things before an earthquake. This news may be important. Earthquakes can kill people and knock down homes. The animals may help to save lives.

Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake. Farmers have told about this. Dogs that are usually quiet have started to bark. Horses on farms have run around in circles. Mice have left their holes and run away. Cows have given less milk.

In a town in Italy, cats raced down the street in a group. That happened only a few hours before an earthquake. In San Francisco, a man kept tiny pet frogs. One Sunday, the frogs jumped around more than ever. They make loud noises, like bigger frogs. That night, an earthquake struck the city.

People want to know when an earthquake is coming. Then they could get away safely. Right now, there is no sure way to know ahead of time. Maybe the best idea is watching the animals.

(　　　 )61. This passage is mostly about 　　　　　　　.

　　 　　A. how animals act before an earthquake B. how an earthquake starts.

C. how mice leave their homes. D. how animals live every day

(　　　 )62. Before an earthquake, quiet dogs 　　　　　　　　.

　　　　 　 A. ran away B. started to bark　　　　　　

C. climbed trees D. jump into the water

(　　　 )63. Before an earthquake, the frogs 　　　　　　　　.

　　　　 　 A. sang B. jumped into the water C. left their homes D. jumped around a lot

(　　　 )64. There have been earthquakes in 　　　　　　　　　.

　　　　 　 A. most countries　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Taiwan, China

　　　　 　 C. Italy and San Francisco　　　　　　　　　　 D. Chicago and Spain

(　　　 )65. People want to 　　　　　　　　.

　　　　 　 A. be in earthquake　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. find out early about an earthquake

　　　　 　 C. run around in circles　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. follow the animals to run quickly

  Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15, his father    51   him to work on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was   52    with has father’s idea. “That isn’t my job. I have   53    school work to do.” Hearing this, his father said, “I promise (許諾)to give you the best present if you    54    finish one year’s work..” Tom thought for a while and   55    .

Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked   56  until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom’s crops(莊稼) grew well.  57  the last day of the year, the father said, “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year. Now, tell me   58   you want.

  The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat(小麥). “I’ve already got the   59   present. No pains, no gains(一份耕耘,一份收獲). I think this is what you wanted  60  to know.” His father was quite pleased to hear that.

(   ) 51 A. asked                 B. let                        C. made             D. stopped

(   ) 52. A. happy               B. unhappy                 C. excited            D. sorry

(   ) 53. A. much too          B. so little                  C. too much        D. a lot

(   ) 54. A. shall                  B. must                    C. need            D. can

(   )55. A. said                   B. answered               C. agreed            D. began

(   ) 56. A. hard                  B. hardly                  C. slowly           D. difficulty

(   ) 57. A. At                     B On                     C. In              D. By

(   ) 58. A. where               B. which                 C. how            D. what

(   ) 59. A. least                  B. worst                 C. best             D. fewest

(   ) 60. A. mine             B. I                      C. my             D. me

 A:  Could I watch TV now, mum?

 B:   I’m afraid you _______. Finish your homework first, please.

        A. couldn’t            B. can                   C. can’t                        D. could

The accident happened _____________ a cold morning .

   A. at                            B.in                       C. by                           D. on

Since you've spilt the milk, you'll have to ________.

   A. mop it up          B. mop up it           C. mop them up            D. mop up them

Mother told me _______ in the lake.

　 A. not to swim B. to not swim C. don’t swim D.doesn’t swim

 How do you think of his idea?   It _______ great.

   A. hears                B. sounds                     C. listens                      D. listens to

-- _______ is it from your home to school?　

--Ten minutes on foot.

A. How long　　　　 B. How far　　　　　 C. How many minutes　 D. How soon