Most dictionaries will tell you a number of things about a language. There are three important things. These three things are spelling, pronunciation and meanings.
First, a dictionary tells you the spelling of a word．If you are not sure about the spelling of a word, you can try to find the correct spelling in a dictionary. Words are listed in alphabetical order （按字母顺序）-a, b, c and so on. For example, on a dictionary page the word “poor” —p, o, o, r—comes before “poverty”—p, o, v, e, r, t, y—and the word “poverty” comes before the word “power”—p, o, w, e, r. The words are always given in alphabetical order.
Second, a dictionary will tell you pronunciation. Most dictionaries give phonetic（语音的）,or sound alphabet. The phonetic spelling tells you how a word is pronounced．There are a few different phonetic alphabets. Many dictionaries use the International（国际的）Phonetic Alphabet to show pronunciation.
Third, a dictionary will tell you the meanings of words. You can look up a word and find out what it means. Many words have more than one meaning, and a good dictionary will tell you all of the word’s meanings. For example, in English the common word “get” has over 20different meanings.
1. According to the passage, which of the following is one of the three important things?
A．How to write a word well B．How to use a word
C．How to make a sentence D．How to read a word correctly
2. Of the three words “remove”, “remote” and “remount”, in a dictionary?
A．“remount” comes first and “remove” comes last
B．“remove” comes first and “remote” comes last
C．“remote” comes first and “remove” comes last
D．“remove” comes first and “remount” comes last
3. Many words have .
A．several meanings B．few meanings C．one meaning D．no meaning
4. A good dictionary will tell you .
A．more of the word’s pronunciation B．more of the word’s meanings
C．more of the word’s spelling D．more of grammar
5. Phonetic alphabets are used to show .
A．spelling B．handwriting C．meanings D．pronunciation