3.In big cities newspapers are usually printed _______.

A. daily B. weekly C. monthly D. yearly

4.Most papers have _______ on Sundays than usual.

A. more types B. more pages C. less types D. less pages

5.If you want to see a film, you’d better read _______ in a newspaper.

A. the business page B. the front page

C. the sports page D. the amusement page

Passage 35

This dictionary tells you about English words and how to use them in reading, writing and speaking English. It not only gives the meaning of words, it can also help you with spelling, word building, grammar and pronunciation.

To use your dictionary correctly, you need to understand how the dictionary works. At the front of the book, you will find some exercises to help you make the most use of your dictionary.

If you look up the word “colour”, you will find two spellings for this word. “Colour” is used in British English, while “color” is used in American English. When such a thing happens, the dictionary shows it with the word “BrE” for British English and “AmE” for American English.

The dictionary also helps you pronounce words correctly. It uses a special alphabet (特殊字母表) to show pronunciation. If you turn to the inside back face, you will see all the phonetic letters (音标) with some words to show you how they are pronounced. Just have a look this page when you’re not sure how to say a word.

The most important reason for using a dictionary is to find out the meaning of a word—its DEFINITION.

In this dictionary, the definitions have been written using only 2000 words. This means that the definitions of even the most difficult words are simply explained (简单解释) and easy to understand.

When a word has more than one meaning, read all the meanings until you find the one that correctly tells the use of the word you are looking for.

Most of the words in this dictionary can be used by people in all parts of the world.

1.This dictionary cannot help you with _____.

A. singing B. grammar C. spelling D. pronunciation

2. ____of the words in the dictionary have two spellings.

A. All B. One C. Few D. Some

3.The AmE spelling of the Chinese word “颜色”in this dictionary is______.

A. colour B. collar C. color D. corner

4.The phonetic alphabet helps you each word correctly.

A. understand B. write C. say D. know

5.The Chinese meaning of “definition” here is ______.

A. 词性 B. 词条 C. 词义 D. 词库

6.How many words are there in this dictionary?_________.

A. Two thousand B. One thousand C. One hundred D. We don’t know

7.The dictionary explains ______.

A. some of the difficult words B. all the words in a simple way

C. all the easy words D. the words of two meanings

Passage 36

The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are published (发行) to mark (标志) the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule(规定).

During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936. The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear. It was the first time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics.

In the 1950’s, the stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries (东道主) as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics.

Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether 14, 500 million stamps were sold to collect money for this sports meeting.

Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.

1.The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics _______.

A. are the same thing B. are different games

C. are not held in winter D. are held in summer

2.The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world Games ______.

A. after the year 1936 B. after the 3rd Winter Olympics

C. before the 3rd White Olympics D. before the year 1932

3.The Winter Olympics is held once ________.

A. every two years B. every three years C. every four years D. every five years

4.Which of the following is true?

A.Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.

B.Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.

C.All the countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.

D.Japan can’t publish stamps to mark those Games.

5.What may appear on the stamps of the White Olympics?

A. Basketball. B. Table tennis. C. Football. D. Skating.

Passage 37

In 1998, World Cup Football Match held in France took up a new rule. Instead of the usual black and white ball, a colorful ball was used in the game. The new ball was made up of 32 pieces of three colors: red, blue and white. Interestingly enough, the French national flag happened to be in three colors, too. Besides, 32 teams took part in the coming World Cup. But early football was made up of eight pieces of leather. As time went by, more pieces of leather were used, from 12 pieces to 18 to 26 and then to 32 now.

About three million such new footballs were made. And then some players were playing the new ball in their training. The makers have warned the goalkeeper that the new ball flies in a direct line at a fast speed.

After trying the ball for some time, a footballer said that the ball was quite different from the traditional (传统的) black and white one, and that the goalkeeper would find it harder to catch them. Another footballer said that there would be more goals. “For the player on the ground, the new ball is easier to control as it flies. A good player can shoot in more goals,” he said.

1.What was the new rule in the 1998 World Cup Football Match?

A.The new ball made up of 32 pieces of three colors was used.

B.The flags of the teams were in three colors.　C.Only 32 teams took part in the game.

D.The white and black football was used instead.

2.What is the color of the French national flag?

A.Black and white. B. Red and black. C. Blue, red and white D. Black, white and red.

3.Which of the following sentences is not true?

A.Early footballs were made up of eight pieces of leather in two colors.

B.Eighteen pieces of leather were once used to make a football.

C.Footballers often used the black and white balls in the past.

D.The football made up of twelve pieces of leather was just used by twelve teams.

4.It is not easy for the goalkeepers to catch the new footballs, because ______.

A.they are not as big as the old ones B.they fly at a fast speed

C.they are made up of more pieces of leather than the old ones

D.the goalkeepers haven’t tried the new football

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. Football of New Kind B. 98 World Cup Football Match

C. Goalkeepers and Players D. Three-color Flag of France