Usage notes of the dictionary explain the following aspects EXCEPT ________. (      )

A. literal meanings of the words

 B. difficult points of grammar and style

 C. important British and American differences

 D. slight differences between words of similar meanings

Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 3rd Edition (1980) is a(n) ________ dictionary. (      )

A. specialized

 B. desk

 C. pocket

 D. encyclopedic

The following are the types of dictionary EXCEPT ________. (      )

A. monolingual dictionaries and bilingual dictionaries

 B. linguistic and encyclopedic dictionaries

 C. specialized dictionaries

 D. Chinese and English dictionaries

“Beyond the pale” is an idiom ________ in nature. (      )

A. verbal

B. nominal

C. adjectival

D. adverbial

Sentence idioms embrace the following sentence types EXCEPT ________. (      )

A. declarative sentence

 B. interrogative sentence

 C. imperative sentence

 D. simple sentence