Question

A a1 China's population is bigger thanEurope's. b the United States'.c Europe and the United States' together.2 The Chinese people speakdifferent languages. b Mandarin. c English.3 In written Mandarin, people use40,000 characters. b three or four thousand characters.four thousand characters.4 The Pinyin system usesthe Roman alphabet. b Chinese characters. c a computer.5 More people speak... in the world than English.Mandarin b Roman c Frenchaa​

Answer 1

1. China's population is bigger than b) the United States

2. The Chinese people speak a) different languages

3. In written Mandarin, people use c) four thousand characters

4. The Pinyin system uses b) Chinese characters

5. More people speak a) Mandarin in the world than English.

Answer 2

1. a) China's population is bigger than Europe's. b) China's population is bigger than the United States'. c) China's population is bigger than Europe and the United States' population combined.

2. a) The Chinese people speak different languages. b) The Chinese people primarily speak Mandarin. c) Some Chinese people also speak English.

3. a) In written Mandarin, people use 40,000 characters. b) In written Mandarin, people typically use three or four thousand characters. c) In written Mandarin, people commonly use around four thousand characters.

4. a) The Pinyin system uses the Roman alphabet. b) The Pinyin system represents Mandarin using the Roman alphabet. c) The Pinyin system helps in transliterating Chinese characters using the Roman alphabet.

5. a) More people speak Mandarin in the world than English. b) Mandarin has a larger number of speakers worldwide compared to English. c) French is not more widely spoken than English or Mandarin.