1. (2022高二下·开化开学考) 听材料，回答问题。

Don't you think the world would be an easier place to live in if we all spoke the same<br />language?<br />There are thousands of different languages spoken around the globe, so it's no wonder<br />we have such difficulties understanding one another.<br />If you are going to choose a language which everyone in the world would learn, which would<br />you choose?<br />Chinese is spoken by more people than any other language.<br />In English has already been selected as the international language of business and science.<br />Many other people have tried to find an answer to this problem.<br />One of them was Dr. Zamenhof, a Polish word expert.<br />In 1887, he introduced Esperanto, a totally new language to the world.<br />Thousands of people took it seriously and began to learn to speak it.<br />Today Esperanto is still spoken by 8 million people around the world, and it is a language<br />accepted by the post office, so if you address some letter in Esperanto, it will get to the<br />correct place.<br />Don't you think the world would be an easier place to live in if we all spoke the same<br />language?<br />There are thousands of different languages spoken around the globe, so it's no wonder<br />we have such difficulties understanding one another.<br />If you are going to choose a language which everyone in the world would learn, which would<br />you choose?<br />Chinese is spoken by more people than any other language.<br />And English has already been selected as the international language of business and science.<br />Many other people have tried to find an answer to this problem.<br />One of them was Dr. Zamenhof, a Polish word expert.<br />In 1887, he introduced Esperanto, a totally new language to the world.<br />Thousands of people took it seriously and began to learn to speak it.<br />Today Esperanto is still spoken by 8 million people around the world, and it is a language<br />accepted by the post office, so if you address some letter in Esperanto, it will get to the<br />correct place.

1. （1） What does the speaker say about Chinese?

   A . It has become a language of business. B . More people are learning Chinese than before. C . The number of people speaking Chinese is the largest.
3. （2） According to the speaker, which of the following accepts Esperanto?

   A . Poland. B . The Post Office. C . International Business Organization.
5. （3） What special example does the speaker give as a world language?

   A . Esperanto. B . Chinese. C . English.