Which of the following statements about dictionaries is NOT true?




A) A Chinese-English dictionary is a bilingual dictionary.

B) Definitions in bilingual dictionaries are real English phrases with grammar and words.

C) English words in English-English dictionaries are defined or explained in English.

D) English words in English-English dictionaries are not translated.

7.


If you are a Chinese college student, and favor as many example sentences as possible to learn English words, what kind of dictionary will be the best choice?





A) A large bilingual dictionary for native speakers.

B) A large bilingual dictionary for learners.

C) A large monolingual dictionary for native speakers.

D) A large monolingual dictionary for learners.

8.


What is the possible meaning of the underlined word "tintinnabulation" in Paragraph 3?





A) Difficult.

B) Dictionaries for learners.

C) Dictionaries for native speakers.

D) No hint to reveal its meaning.

9.


Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?





A) Typing a word on a keyboard is faster than turning pages in a large, heavy dictionary.

B) Software dictionaries rather than paper ones can tell you how to pronounce a word.

C) A paper dictionary can provide more information than a software one.

D) A computer dictionary can present the same information in a cleaner way than a paper one.

10.


Why are example sentences more important than definitions?





A) It is not definition but example sentences that can provide some grammatical information.

B) Example sentences can help you check whether the definition of a word is correct or not.

C) Example sentences can help you learn the usage of a word.

D) Example sentences can program your brain to pronounce English sentences correctly.

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