Question

阅读下面短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。（10分）

You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. In fact, an English dictionary you__________ today wasn’t made until the Qing Dynasty(清朝). Three men did most of the___________ work on dictionaries. They spent nearly all their lives trying to ___________words for their dictionaries. For them, it was a wonderful journey. The largest dictionary in the world is Oxford English Dictionary. The _________ for editing (编纂)this dictionary came form an important meeting in Britain in 1857. twenty-two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor( 编者) of its new dictionary.

Murray had never been to __________At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank. __________ he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a small ___________ in his garden to do the work. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o’clock and ___________in it several hours before breakfast. Often he would work into the night. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was _________adding words for the letter “ A” ! He worked on the dictionary _________ he was very old. Forty- four years later, in 1928, other editors finished the dictionary.

1.A. use B. write C. copy D. read

2.A. easy B. relaxing C. early D. safe

3.A. spell B. invent C. collect D. make

4.A. word B. idea C. use D. prize

5.A. school B. cinema C. village D. college

6.A. Later B. Before C. After D. Though

7.A. table B. desk C. shop D. house

8.A. slept B. looked C. worked D. talked

9.A. already B. still C. usually D. always

10.A. if B. because C. until D. since

Answer 1