A man named Dr. Samuel Johnson【C9】______all this. In 1755 Dr. Johnson produced the first modern dictionary. He【C10】______in his dictionary all important words, both easy and hard, and he gave good meanings. He also gave good sentences to show how each word was【C11】______used in speech and【C12】______. By the end of the 1700' s most dictionary makers【C13】______Johnson' s lead. Dictionaries were getting better and better.
The 1800' s【C14】______the greatest improvement【C15】______the quality of dictionaries. In England scholars planned and prepared the Oxford English dictionary, a【C16】______work. One of the most interesting【C17】______of the Oxford Dictionary is its word histories. It【C18】______the history of each word from its earliest【C19】______use【C20】______the time of the printing of the dictionary.
【C1】
A. no less than
B. much less than
C. nothing more than
D. much more than
In countries other than their own most Americans______.
A. are isolated by other people
B. are not well informed due to the problem caused by language
C. need interpreters in hotels and restaurants
D. tend to get along well with the natives
听力原文:M: Good morning. Can I help you?
W: Hello. My name's Jill Bush. I'm planning to go to a conference in Sydney for three weeks.
M: I see. Do you want the excursion fare or the full return fare? W. Now, can I get a stopover on an excursion fare?
M: Yes, you are allowed only one stopover on the excursion fare.
W: Oh, I see, only one.
M: Yes. But of course, if you pay the full return fare then you can have unlimited stopovers. There's Singapore, Kuwait, Athens, you've really got quite a lot of choices you know.
W: Oh, It sounds good. You see, I've got a two-week holiday after the conference. How much is the full fare?
M: The full fare? Well, that's really quite a lot. It's £ 1,204.
W: Yes. Well, it's once in a lifetime, you know. The thing is actually that I'm absolutely afraid of flying. I've never done it before.
M: Oh dear. Um…
W: And I'm hoping that I can persuade my two friends to go along with me.
M: Yes, that would be a good idea.
W: By the way, one of them is in Cairo at the moment. Would it be possible for me to stopover there on my way to Sydney?
M: Yes, of course. There are lots of flights to Cairo and, then plenty more onwards from Cairo to Sydney. And then you can stay for as long as you like.
W: Oh, that's great! Thanks very much.
What is Ms. Bush's main purpose for the trip?
A. Sightseeing in Australia and the Far East.
B. Visiting a friend in Cairo.
C. Attending a conference in Sydney.
D. Shopping in Hong Kong.