【正文】
answer the questions 1. During the 18th century, where were the best dictionaries produced? France and Italy 2. How many years did it take to produce the dictionaries? About 9 years 3. What kind of faults did Samuel Johnson’s dictionary have? Oldfashioned。 no help with pronunciation。 use old spellings basic critic illustrate obscure omit quotation simplified 1. The _________ of something is what it starts with. 2. A _________ is someone who writes about books, plays,etc. and gives their opinions of them. 3. Something that is ____________ has been made much easier. 4. When you ________ something, you do not include it. 5. A ___________ is a piece of speech or writing that you use as an example. 6. Something that __________ is unusual and hard to find. 7. If you ___________ the meaning of something. You use an idea or a picture to show what it means. basis critic simplified omit quotation obscure illustrate 1. Samuel Johnson was one of the greatest literary figures of all time in America 2. Samuel Johnson finished his dictionary in three years. 3. Johnson’s dictionary was the first to illustrate the meanings of words by using literary quotation. 4. Johnson’s dictionary had many faults, including oldfashioned and older words 1. Who were originally responsible for the concept of the OED? 2. How did the editor James Murray the production of the dictionary? 3. How long did it take before the first part was published? 4. How have things advanced since the publication