Chinese is the mother tongue of the largest number of people, but Engl

QUESTION

Chinese is the mother tongue of the largest number of people, but English is the most widely spoken language in the world. This indicates that:

A. many people speak English as a second language.

B. many native English speakers are learning Chinese.

C. the population of native English speakers exceeds that of China.

D. Chinese will soon overtake English as the most widely spoken language.

E. Chinese is increasingly becoming the language of international business.

ANSWER

A