C．"Run" had the most meanings in 1928.

　　D．"Run" has 645 meanings for the verb form in the third edition of OED.

　　4．What made "run" become the word with the most meanings according to Winchester?

　　A．Oxford English Dictionary.

　　B．The various definitions.

　　C．Usage cases of the word "set"．

　　D．The Industrial Revolution.

　　【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。最近《牛津英语词典》的编辑注意到由3个字母组成的单词"run"仅作为动词便具有645个不同用法，成为了英语中最复杂的单词。无独有偶，还有"set"一词，也是用法较多，在词典中有大约200个意思。词汇意义的复杂多样化是社会发展、进步的象征。

　　长难句分析：Oxford English Dictionary(OED) editors recently noted that the three­letter word"run"has indeed become the single word with the most meanings with about 645 different usage cases for the verb form alone，making it the most complicated word in the English language.(第一段)

　　译文：《牛津英语词典》的编辑最近提到3个字母的单词"run"实际上成了唯一一个仅就动词形式来讲就拥有645个不同用法的意义最多的单词，这使它成为英语语言中最复杂的单词。

　　词汇积累：definition n．释义，定义

　　context n．上下文，语境，背景

　　upcoming adj.即将到来的

　　1．B　推理判断题。根据第二段第一句中的"upcoming third edition begin with the obvious 'to go with quick steps'"可知，第三版《牛津英语词典》中"run"的第一个意思是"跑"。A项意为"发烧"；B项意为"向商店跑去"；C项意为"洗澡"；D项意为"运行机器"。B项符合题意。故选B。

　　2．A　推理判断题。第三段作者都是在介绍"run"搭配的不同词组及其意义。A项意为"'run'一词的多种含义"，符合题意。故选A。

　　3．D　细节理解题。根据第二段中的"upcoming third edition"及第一段中的"become the single word with the most meanings with about 645 different usage cases for the verb form alone"可知，在第三版《牛津英语词典》中"run"作为动词就有645个意思。A项没有提及；B、C两项表述错误。故选D。

4．D　细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的"'Run'appears to have earned some major lift during the Industrial Revolution.'Machines run，clocks run，computers run-all of those meanings began in the middle of the 19th century'"可知，"run"一词的含义在工业革命时期开始多起来