Question

When I first entered university, my aunt, who id an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was    36   to see that it was an English-English dictionary, also known as a monolingual dictionary.   37   it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one    38   , to be honest, I found it extremely   39    to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and    40   not fully understand the meanings. I was used to the    41   bilingual dictionaries, in which the word are    42   both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt    43   to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I    44   that monolingual dictionaries are    45   in learning a foreign language.

As I found out, there is,   46   , often no perfect equivalence(对应)between two    47   in two languages. My aunt even goes so far as to    48   that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the    49    meaning of a word in English!   50   , she insisted that I read the definition(定义)of a word in a monolingual dictionary   51   I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning.    52   , I have come to see what she meant.

Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n)   53   number of words, around 2,000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am    54   exposed to(接触)the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas.    55   this, I can express myself more easily in English.

36. A. worried           B. sad             C. surprised    D. nervous

37. A. Because           B. Although        C. Unless    D. If

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

39. A. difficult           B. interesting      C. ambiguous  D. practical

40. A. thus          B. even           C. still         D. again

41. A. new          B. familiar          C. earlier     D. ordinary

42. A. explained     B. expressed       C. described    D. created

43. A. offered     B. agreed         C. decided      D. happened

44. A. imagine           B. recommend           C. predict           D. understand

45. A. natural      B. better          C. easier      D. convenient

46. A. at least      B. in fact         C. at times      D. in case

47. A. words       B. names         C. ideas       D. characters

48. A. hope         B. declare           C. doubt      D. tell

49. A. exact        B. basic           C. translated   D. expected

50. A. Rather      B. However        C. Therefore   D. Instead

51. A. when        B. before         C. until       D. while

52. A. Largely      B. Generally       C. Gradually   D. Probably

53. A. extra        B. average          C. total           D. limited

54. A. repeatedly    B. nearly         C. immediately      D. anxiously

55. A. According to       B. In relation to     C. In addition to     D. Because of

Answer 1

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