Nhận biết (M1)

Over 600 languages are spoken in New York City in addition to English—one can find Amharic spoken in the neighborhood of Norwood, or Ghale in Jackson Heights. Most speakers of Chinese languages reside in the neighborhood of Flushing (part of New York City’s borough of Queens), where the dominant Chinese language is Mandarin, and in Chinatown, in the borough of Manhattan, where the dominant Chinese languages are Cantonese and Fuzhounese. Mandarin is widely spoken in north China, while Cantonese and Fuzhounese are widely spoken in south China. It can therefore be inferred that __________

Which choice most logically completes the text?

• A.

  Chinese immigrants who emigrated to New York City many years ago are more likely to speak several Chinese languages than are more recent Chinese immigrants.

• B.

  taken together, there are more Cantonese and Fuzhounese speakers among Chinese immigrants in New York City than there are Mandarin speakers.

• C.

  people who emigrate from north China tend to settle in Queens, while people who emigrate from south China tend to settle in Manhattan.

• D.

  Chinese immigrants regularly change their residences between Queens and Manhattan after they emigrate, rather than staying in one borough.