Question

The ability to speak foreign languages is one difference between managers born and raised in the United States and those born and raised elsewhere. Which is true and reflects the earlier statement?

A) There are 200 million Chinese children studying English.
B) There are 24 million American children studying Chinese.
C) There are 200 million Indian children studying Chinese.
D) Chinese managers study English as much as Chinese.
E) There are equal numbers of American and Chinese children studying English.

Answer 1

Answer A) There are 200 million Chinese children studying English is the correct one and it reflects the idea that managers from countries outside the US are likely to be multilingual due to extensive language learning efforts in those regions.

Step-by-step explanation:

Among the options given, which statement truly reflects the earlier statement about the difference in language skills between managers born and raised in the United States and those born and raised elsewhere? The correct answer would be A) There are 200 million Chinese children studying English. This fact supports the idea that managers from countries other than the United States are more likely to be multilingual, as there is a significant effort to learn languages such as English in places like China.

The data indicating that 55 million people in the United States speak a language other than English at home, and the fact that a large percentage speak Spanish, also support the premise that the United States has a substantial number of multilingual inhabitants, although the need for Americans to learn additional languages for global communication and business is still stressed.