【正文】 to read the news carefully and must be pleased with a quick look at the front page. At other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to have a quick look at the headlines (標(biāo)題).　　There are newspapers to please every reader. In big cities there are many types with several different editions every day. In some towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day. In some places the paper is printed weekly.　　Most papers have several editions, especially on Sundays when the edition is larger than usual. There are besides the front page with the most important news, the sports news, the amusement (娛樂) page, a business page and so on.　　 read newspaper to _______.　　A. learn about the most important news B. be pleased　　C. get some information D. learn about whatever they want　　 the headlines, people can know _______.　　A. what the passages are about B. what is going on　　C. about the most important news D. about sports　　 big cities newspapers are usually printed _______.　　A. daily B. weekly C. monthly D. yearly　　 papers have _______ on Sundays than usual.　　A. more types B. more pages C. less types D. less pages　　 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 (音標(biāo)) 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 (簡(jiǎn)單解釋) 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.　　 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　　 AmE spelling of the Chinese word “顏色”in this dictionary is______.　　A. colour B. collar C. color D. corner　　 phonetic alphabet helps you each word correctly.　　A. understand B. write C. say D. know　　 Chinese meaning of “definition” here is ______.　　A. 詞性 B. 詞條 C. 詞義 D. 詞庫(kù)　　 many words are there in this dictionary?_________.　　A. Two thousand B. One thousand C. One hundred D. We don’t know　　 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 (發(fā)行) to mark (標(biāo)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(規(guī)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 (東道主) as well as the nonhost 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.　　 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　　 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 Wh