The BBC, in the form of the language-teaching arm of the World Service, and Harpe" Collins have (51) …………. forces to publish the BBC English Dictionary', “A Dictionary for the World”. It is (52) …………. at the 120 million listeners to the World Service who cannot find the expressions in (53) …………. dictionaries. Drawing on 70 million words (54) …………. at least ten times a year on the World Service, the compilers, (55) …………. by Prof. John Sinclair, have included (56)…………. expressions and word usage, without judging whether they are being used (57) ………….. Elizabeth Smith, the BBC’s Controller of English Services, said: “Our language is (58) …………. on statements by real people, like politicians and (59) …………. which the BBC has accurately recorded. As broadcasters, we try to use a few idioms and metaphors but only to show that we (60) in the real world.”
Question 51: A. connected B. joined C. attached D. fixed
Question 52: A. pointed B. directed C. trained D. aimed
Question 53: A. functional B. traditional C. conventional D. partial
Question 54: A. produced B. written C. broadcast D. spoken
Question 55: A. headed B. chaired C. dictated D. treated
Question 56: A. recent B. current C. nowadays D. late
Question 57: A. correctly B. truly C. sincerely D. finely
Question 58: A. designed B. made C. formed D. based
Question 59: A. so many B. thus far C. as to D. so on
Question 60: A. inhabit B. live C. stay D. be