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The grade qualification foreign language exam is at present we start examine scope of a social nature of the examination, where English major is the largest number of applicants to the profession (title to be English).Professional title English exam is distinguished from other social characteristics of obvious examination is to take part in the test taker can carry dictionary.

　　However, you can bring into the exam in the dictionary has clear rules: (1) cannot be brought into electronic dictionary; (2) as the title to be written in dictionary English exam and the related reference book cannot be brought into; (3) dictionary name containing the professional title English cannot be brought into ..
　　So, how to choose a suitable dictionary to answer truly? will maximize the utility of the dictionary? proposes candidates for consideration from the following aspects.

　　(1) do not choose is too thick too ponderous dictionary.Some candidates often bring similar and Han languages and the Oxford Advanced English-Chinese dictionary, Longman Dictionary of advanced English-and Han languages and the Oxford English Dictionary , etc, consider these dictionary entries, the content of the whole, there is no missing content, in fact this is wrong.As the band into the exam on to the examination of tools to achieve easy-to-back and read and query, like the above mentioned dictionary mobilizes thousands pages thick, examination hall on the need to flip through, fee great Kung Fu can turn to need page, for valuable additional examination time, this is fatal;
(2) do not select the basic dictionary.Some knowledge of English candidates thinks he is weak, fearing pages and ill-considered dictionary cannot meet demand, in fact, in turn would like to think, those of the Oxford Advanced English-learner's Dictionary ", etc and Han languages and indeed this comprehensive enough, but shouldn't a candidate for a simple one, good, afternoon, hospital consult dictionaries? these dictionaries are often very large portion of these entries are those underlying the new vocabulary, because they are learning for English majors were prepared and is suitable for students to use;
(3) do not choose to concentrate on sex tools dictionary.Some candidates bring professionalism special prominent dictionary, such as health class candidates carrying the medical dictionary of English words "that health professional title English suitable zone.In fact the professional title English examination Division and comprehensive, and the sciences in health class exams often professionalism is not very clear that most exams are the same, specialized vocabulary, test questions will only appear in the papers to a small part;
(4) do not select special dictionary.Candidates to bring the English thesaurus English dictionary synonyms are more common phenomenon, these dictionaries has the Oxford Dictionary of advanced English-and Han languages and the Oxford English Dictionary , etc have obvious advantages, but his defect are also very obvious that it is these dictionaries too synonyms to classify, neglected and integrity, richness, many vocabulary in these dictionaries are not appear on.

　　To summarize, when candidates in the Choose dictionary to many aspects of the trade-off both accessible and comprehensive without losing integrity.In addition, the dictionary is only an examination of the accessibility tools, candidates must never be hope fully sustenance in the dictionary, want to pass the exam, more review is the most important.