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完形填空 （A） When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was _1___to see that it was an English dictionary, also known as a monolingual dictionary._2__it was a dictionary intended for non—native learners, none of my classmates had one __3__, to be honest, I found it extremely __4_ to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and _5__ not fully understand the meaning. I was used to the __6__ bilingual dictionaries, in which the words are _7__ both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt __8_ to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I _9_ that monolingual dictionaries are __10_ in learning a foreign language As I found out, there is __11 often no perfect equivalence(对应)between two ____ in two language. My aunt even goes so far as to 13__ that a Chinese equivalent can never give you the __14__ meaning of a word in English! ___15 , she insisted that I read the definition(定 义) of a world in a monolingual dictionary __1___ I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning. ____17__, 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) ___18___ number of words, around 2, 000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am ___19__ exposed to(接触)the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas. this, I can express myself more easily in English. ( ) 1. A. worried B. sad C. surprised D. nervous ( ) 2. A. Because B. Although C. Unless D. If ( ) 3. A. but B. so C. or D. and ( ) 4. A. difficult B. interesting C. ambiguous D. practical ( ) 5. A. thus B. even C. still D. again ( ) 6. A. new B. familiar C. earlier D. ordinary ( ) 7. A. explained B. expressed