______ is _____ the students to find out the meaning and the usage of new words.
| A．What a dictionary does; help | B．What dictionary does; to help |
| C．How a dictionary does; help | D．All that a dictionary does; helps |
This box __________ all the books you need, __________ an English-Chinese dictionary.
| A．contains; included | B．contains; including |
| C．includes; contained | D．includes; containing |
We'd better set off or it will be dark __________ we know it.
| A．before | B．after |
| C．when | D．until |
They often use wood as fuel to __________ coal.
| A．take place | B．take the place of |
| C．in place of | D．instead of |
The policeman __________ to be reading a newspaper. In reality, he was watching the man near the window.
| A．pretended | B．hesitated |
| C．swore | D．determined |
Athens __________ the birthplace of western civilization.
| A．are known as | B．is known as |
| C．are known for | D．is known for |