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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项.
Not all great writers are great spellers.If you want to be published,it's vital to submit a perfect,professionally presented manuscript(原稿).36 No editor is likely to tolerate a writer who does not take the trouble to spell words correctly.
I keep two reference books close-by on my desk:dictionary and thesaurus(同义词词典).I don't trust my laptop's spellchecker.37 Of course,these days there are plenty of online dictionaries and thesauruses,but I'm old-fashioned enough to prefer a hard cover and pages I can leaf through with my fingers.I use the Concise Oxford Dictionary and the Collins Thesaurus.
38 It should give you a precise definition of each word,thus differentiating it from other words whose meanings are similar,but not identical.It will also usually show how the word is pronounced.
In addition,I have an old two-volume copy of the Shorter Oxford Dictionary,picked up a few years ago in a bookshop sale for just 99 pence.Of course,with its 2,672 pages,it's not exactly short.It contains around 163,000 words,plus word combinations and idiomatic phrases.39 However,if l need to check the origin of a word or to look up examples of its usage,there's nothing better.
For well over a hundred years the most influential English dictionary was Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English language published in 1755."To make dictionaries is dull(乏味)work,"wrote Johnson,illustrating one definition of "dull":40 A few minutes spent casting your eye over a page or two can be a rewarding experience.
A.I don't often use this dictionary.
B.It takes no account of the context.
C.But I still don't want to replace them.
D.But a dictionary can be a pleasure to read.
E.Of course,a dictionary is not only for spelling.
F.That means good grammar and no spelling mistakes.
G.Dictionaries don't always give you enough information.
答案解析：
36. 答案：F
解析：此句的前一句提到要想被出版，提交一个完美、专业呈现的原稿是至关重要的。接下来的句子提到没有编辑会容忍一个不费心正确拼写单词的作家。因此，这里需要一个选项来解释什么是完美、专业呈现的原稿，选项F(That means good grammar and no spelling mistakes.)符合上下文，指的是完美的原稿应该没有语法错误和拼写错误。
37. 答案：B
解析：前一句提到作者不相信笔记本电脑的拼写检查器，因此，这里需要一个选项来表明作者不相信拼写检查器的原因，选项B(It takes no account of the context.它不考虑上下文。)符合。
38. 答案：E
解析：此句的前一句提到作者使用牛津简明词典和柯林斯同义词词典，后一句提到词典应该给出每个词的精确定义。因此，这里需要一个选项来引出词典不仅仅用于拼写检查，选项E(Of course, a dictionary is not only for spelling.)符合上下文，说明词典还有其他用途。
39. 答案：A
解析：前一句提到作者有一本旧的、两卷本的《牛津简明词典》，后一句提到如果需要检查单词的起源或查找其用法示例，没有比这更好的了。因此，这里需要一个选项来说明作者并不经常使用这本词典，选项A(I don't often use this dictionary.)符合上下文，说明尽管作者不经常使用，但在某些情况下它是非常有用的。
40. 答案：D
解析：前一句提到塞缪尔·约翰逊认为编词典是乏味的工作，后一句提到翻阅一两页词典可以是一种有益的体验。因此，这里需要一个选项来表明词典也可以是一种阅读的乐趣，选项D(But a dictionary can be a pleasure to read.)符合上下文，说明尽管编词典是乏味的，但阅读词典可以是有趣的。
