This dictionary tells you about English words and how to use them in reading, writing and speaking English. It gives the meaning of words, and it can help you with spelling, word building, grammar and pronunciation as well.
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 “centre”, you will find two spellings for this word. “Centre” is used in British English, while “center” is used in American English. When there are differences between British and American spelling, the dictionary shows it with the word “BrE” for British English and “AmE” for American English.
The dictionary also helps you pronounce words correctly. If you turn to the inside back face, you will see all the phonetic letters(音标) with some words to show you how they are pronounced. Just have a look at 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 simple and easy to understand.
According to the passage, “theater” is used in _______ English.

A．Australian	B．Canadian
C．American	D．British

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．All of the words in the dictionary have two spellings.

B．You can turn to the inside back face if you are not sure about the pronunciation.

C．There are two thousand words in this dictionary.

D．The dictionary can help you with listening, speaking, reading and writing.

The dictionary explains ________.

A．some of the difficult words

B．the words of two meanings

C．all the easy words

D．all the words in a simple way