1 . 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 English­Chinese 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 in 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.

1. This passage is about________．

A．different dictionaries

B．new words in writing

C．using an English­Chinese dictionary

D．the best way of reading

2. In the dictionary you may not find________．

A．how to use the word

B．how to pronounce the word

C．the spelling of the word

D．who used the word first

3. In an English­Chinese dictionary，the last word________．

A．begins with A	B．begins with Z
C．is not often used	D．is a short one

4. Which group of words is in the right order in an English­Chinese dictionary?

A．century，center，business

B．perhaps，produce，plenty

C．straight，subject，surprise

D．foreign，entrance，headache

5. 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 English­Chinese dictionary can tell us everything about a word

C．an English­Chinese dictionary can help us a lot in our English study

D．all English­Chinese dictionary are the same

2 . We spoke to three students from around the world about different national holidays. There are different customs for each festival.

Tan Xiaodong, 15, Hong Kong, China

“It’ll soon be the Chinese New Year. Before it, we’ll clean the house and decorate (装饰) it for good luck. Every shop is going to close for a few days and we’ll go out a lot to celebrate on the streets. We might go and see the lion and dragon dances in the city center. I love this festival.”

Wendy, 16, Sydney, Australia

“Australia Day is on 26th January and it’s an important holiday here. We always have a Monday off, so we celebrate for three days. My parents and I go to the countryside for a picnic and friends always come over. Many people go to beach parties or street parties and there’s lots of music and dancing. What fun!”

Amy, 14, New York, the USA

“The first Thanksgiving was celebrated hundreds of years ago when Europeans who came to America thanked God for his help. It’s still a very important day for family members to be together. This year we’re going to visit my grandparents and we’ll eat a delicious meal of turkey. Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November every year.”

1. How many festivals are mentioned in the passage?

A．Two.	B．Three.
C．Four.	D．Five.

2. During the Chinese New Year, tourists might________according to the passage.

A．do a lot of shopping	B．eat turkey
C．go to beach parties	D．see lion and dragon dances

3. On Australia Day, Wendy and her parents often________.

A．have a picnic in the countryside

B．go to a swimming pool

C．have a party at school

D．clean the house and dance

4. What do you think “turkey” is in this passage?

A．A country.	B．A festival.
C．A kind of food.	D．A kind of drink.

5. From the passage, we can learn that________.

A．Amy is from Sydney, Australia

B．different festivals have different customs

C．many people go out for a picnic with friends before the Chinese New Year

D．Thanksgiving Day is on 26th January in the USA