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　　Passage 11

　　In a big English dictionary there are more than half a million __1__. No one knows or uses all those words —— no one， that it， has __2__ a big vocabulary. By the time a child starts to school he usually knows __3__ 2，000 and 3，000 words. His vocabulary grows. A well-educated grown person may have vocabulary of 50，000 words.

　　In the encyclopedia（百科全书）， there are about 77，000 different words. Any boy __4__ girl who understands all at least has 77，000 words. Of course， some of the words he can read he would not use __5__ writing or speaking. As a matter of fact， everyone who has learned to read and write has __6__ vocabularies： his speaking vocabulary， his writing vocabulary， and his reading vocabulary. A person's reading vocabulary is usually biggest， and his speaking vocabulary __7__.

　　Many people have studied vocabularies. There are lists of the commonest 500 words， 1，000 words， 2，000 words， and so on. A person could get on surprisingly well with the 1，000 commonest words.

　　But no one wants to get along __8__ the smallest vocabulary that will do. He can get his ideas across better if he has a good vocabulary. And he can have __9__ more fun from reading. Many people set out to make their vocabularies bigger. A good way is to __10__ in the dictionary any new words one comes across. Another is to make a point of using new words.

　　1.A. words B. phrases C. expressions D. sentences

　　1. 选A

　　2.A. such B. as C. that D. this

　　2. 选A

　　3.A. among B. from C. both D. between

　　3. 选D

　　4.A. and B. or C. to D. with

　　4. 选B

　　5.A. in B. at C. to D. on

　　5. 选A

　　6.A. following B. three C. all D. different

　　6. 选B

　　7.A. big B. bigger C. small D. smallest

　　7. 选D

　　8.A. / B. with C. on D. in

　　8. 选B

　　9.A. few B. little C. much D. further

　　9. 选C

　　10.A. look for B. look out C. look up D. look at

　　10. 选C

　　涉及到上下文的有5道，涉及到语法的有3道