Xinhua Dictionary plays a big part in the lives of many Chinese people. Here is some information about it.

Almost every Chinese student uses it when they start to study Chinese characters (汉字). With the help of the dictionary, we learn about the use of different Chinese characters and words better. Xinhua Dictionary goes hand in hand with Chinese language learning.

Xinhua Dictionary is not just about studying Chinese characters and words. It also shows the changes in the country. Xinhua Dictionary first came out in the 1950s and now it is in its twelfth edition (版). In the newest edition, we can find some new expressions like “er wei ma” and “mai meng”. These expressions are about true pictures of our life today.

Xinhua Dictionary is not only important to Chinese people but also can help foreigners learn Chinese. There are many bilingual versions (双语版本) of the dictionary. Foreigners can use them to learn Chinese. There is also an online version now.

Things are changing, and the dictionary also keeps changing. But one thing may never change: Xinhua Dictionary will always be added in new things to help both Chinese and foreign people learn about China and Chinese culture.

【小题1】What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A．Language learning.

B．Xinhua Dictionary.

C．The information.

D．Chinese culture.

【小题2】When did Xinhua Dictionary first come out?

A．In the 1750s.

B．In the 1850s.

C．In the 1950s.

D．In the 1990s.

【小题3】How many new expressions in the Xinhua Dictionary are mentioned in Paragraph 3?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

【小题4】What can we probably infer from the passage?

A．Xinhua Dictionary changes every ten years.

B．Xinhua Dictionary is in its twentieth edition.

C．Xinhua Dictionary is only for Chinese people to use.

D．There is an online version of Xinhua Dictionary now.

【小题5】What would be the best structure of the passage?

A．

B．

C．

D．