Which of the following statements is NOT true?( )

Which of the following statements is NOT true?( )
A、The four major foreign contributors to English vocabulary in earlier times are Latin, French, Scandinavian and Italian.
B、Modern English is considered to be an analytic language.
C、English is more closely related to German than French.
D、The introduction of printing into England marked the beginning of modern English period.
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：本题可从英语词汇的来源和历史入手。A项描述错误。A项正确的表述应为：In earlier stages of English, French, Latin, Greek and Scandinavian were the major contributors. 在英语的早期阶段，法语、拉丁语、希腊语和斯堪的纳维亚语是主要的贡献者。所以本题选A。