According to the Guinness World Records， the Xinhua Dictionary is the world's most popular dictionary and the best﹣selling book．

In 1950， Chinese language experts and scholars， Wei Jianggong and Ye Shengtao， started to edit （编辑）the Xinhua Dictionaty． There was a lot of discussion， research and paper work． Some hand scripts（稿件） were checked again and again， Peoples Daily reported． Many peopled hard work and interesting stories went into making the dictionary．

The first Xinhua Dictionary came out in 1953． Today， 567million copies of the dictionary have been sold worldwide．

However， revisions （修订） to the dictionary continue to be made． According to Yu Guilin from the Commercial Press， editors usually summarize 总结 ） the meaning of words again while revising． If the example sentences are out of date， editors need to have experiences and make new examples． "To give a correct explanationof the word '焗油 （ deep condition） '， one editor went to a barber shop to experience it for himself，"" Yu told the Beijing Times． So far， the Xinhua

Dictionary has been revised 11times．

To keep up with the times， some popular and widely used internet words are also added to the dictionay． For example， in the 11th edition， the phrases "晒工资 "（ show off salary） and "晒照片 "（show off picture） were included．

All these efforts create the "National Dictionary，5of China．" The Xinhua Dictionary is not only a useful tool for Chinese people． It also helps foreigners who are learning the Chinese language and culture．

61． According to the Guinness World Records， the best﹣selling book is 　　．

A．	Guinness Book of World Records
B．	Harry Potter
C．	Treasure Island
D．	the Xinhua Dictionary

62．Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the first Xinhua Dictionary! 　　

A．	Wei Jianggong and Ye Shengtao edited it．
B．	The editors had a lot of discussion， research and paper work．
C．	The first Xinhua Dictionary came out in 1950．
D．	The editors checked the hand scripts again and again．

63．What is the meaning of the underlined word "explanation" ？ 　　

A．	经历
B．	解释
C．	观点
D．	考试

64．While revising the dictionary， if the example sentences are out of date， the editors 　　．

A．	need to have experiences and make new ones
B．	may do nothing about them
C．	should go to a shop to experience them
D．	will give up the old words and their example sentences．

65． The examples in paragraph four show that 　　．

A．	the Xinhua Dictionary doesn't fit the need of the society any more．
B．	the editors want people to experience them
C．	the Xinhua Dictionary tries to keep up with the times
D．	the editors want to give correct explanations