When I first entered university, my aunt, who id an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was1to see that it was an English-English dictionary, also known as a monolingual dictionary.2it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one3, to be honest, I found it extremely4to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and5not fully understand the meanings. I was used to the6bilingual dictionaries, in which the word are7both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt8to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I9that monolingual dictionaries are10in learning a foreign language.

As I found out, there is,11, often no perfect equivalence(对应)between two12in two languages. My aunt even goes so far as to13that a Chinese "equivalent" can never give you the14meaning of a word in English!15, she insisted that I read the definition(定义)of a word in a monolingual dictionary16I 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)18number of words, around 2,000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am19exposed to(接触)the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas.20this, 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 C． described D． created

8．	A． offered B． agreed C． decided D． happened

9．	A． imagine B． recommend C． predict D． understand

10．	A． natural B． better C． easier D． convenient

11．	A． at least B． in fact C． at times D． in case

12．	A． words B． names C． ideas D． characters

13．	A． hope B． declare C． doubt D． tell

14．	A． exact B． basic C． translated D． expected

15．	A． Rather B． However C． Therefore D． Instead

16．	A． when B． before C． until D． while

17．	A． Largely B． Generally C． Gradually D． Probably

18．	A． extra B． average C． total D． limited

19．	A． repeatedly B． nearly C． immediately D． anxiously

20．	A． According to B． In relation to C． In addition to D． Because of