19.You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many centuries.In fact,an English dictionary you(1)
today wasn't made until the Qing Dynasty(清朝).Three men did most of the important(2)
work on dictionaries.They spent nearly all their lives trying to(3)
words for their dictionaries.For them,It was a wonderful journey.The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary.The(4)
for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857.Twenty-two years later,Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor of its new dictionary. Murray had never been to(5)
.At the age of fourteen,he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank.(6)
he became a great teacher.After Oxford give him the job,Murray had a small house(7)
in his garden to do the work.Every morning,Mary got out of bed at five o'clock and(8)
in the small house 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(9)
adding words for the letter"A"!He worked on the dictionary(10)
he was very old. Forty-four years later,In 1928,other editors finished the dictionary.
20.Reading an English newspaper is a good way to improve a student's language ability. As there are many useful and common words in an English newspaper, it may help students increase their vocabulary(詞匯量)and improve their reading skills. They can learn new knowledge from newspapers. But what is the proper way to read an English newspaper? Do students need to look over all the content(內(nèi)容)of the newspaper? The first step is to choose a right newspaper with good language. Then turn to the front page and read the headlines(標(biāo)題)to know what has happened. As the most important things are put on the front page, it's easy to find out what you're interested in and then turn to the page to read it completely. There is no need to go through all the articles. Secondly, read newspapers every day. Remember words through the context(上下文), in which these words may appear repeatedly. Once they appear several times, you will remember them easily. Don't look up every unknown word in your dictionary. You can try to guess the meaning between sentences. If your guess is wrong, don't give up. Keep reading, and you will become familiar with the words after reading them several times in different texts. Reading English newspapers makes us knowledgeable. It can not only help us know what is happening in the world but also improve our language.
完成句子 (1)As there are many useful and common words in an English newspaper, it may help students
their vocabulary. (2)Choosing a right newspaper is the
step. 簡略回答問題 (3)When will you become familiar with the words?