A、 It was published in 1608.
B、 It was a list of everyday words.
C、 It included 3,000 important words.
D、 Each word in it was defined by one word.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：文中提到在第一部英语字典里，每个词条后面附有一个仅含有一个单词的释义，D与原文一致，故为正确答案。

A、 It was the first dictionary that also included easy words.
B、 It gave good sentences to show the usage of the words.
C、 It was the first English dictionary.
D、 It contained twenty volumes.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：Dr．Johnson在他的词典里加入了例句，来说明该单词在口头和书面上是如何运用的，B中的usage是文中how each word was actually used…的同义替换，故为正确答案。

A、 It has a lot of volumes.
B、 It was planned and prepared by scholars.
C、 It gives good meanings to the words.
D、 It traces each word's history.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：短文提到牛津英语词典一个最有趣的特点就是它的“单词历史”，它追溯每个单词的历史，包括起源、演变等，因此确定D正确。