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When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me s new English dictionary. I was ___36___ to se 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 meaning, I wad used to the ___41___ bilingual dictionaries, in which the words 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 (對應(yīng)) between two ___47___ in two language. 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 (定義) of a world 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（接觸）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 best 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
