四、阅读理解。〔人与社会——历史、社会与文化(传统文化)〕
Chinese is mainly divided into 7 dialects(方言) and these dialects can be further divided into many kinds of local dialects. Putonghua(or Mandarin), the predominant dialect, is spoken by over 80% of the population and is one of the 6 official languages of the United Nations. Within these large dialect groups, there are small groups, many of which are difficult to understand. In Fujian, for example, people living 10 kilometres away from one another can speak different Min dialects.
Putonghua It is the mother dialect of Chinese living in northern China. It is called Guoyu in some parts of China, like Hong Kong, Macao(澳门) and Taiwan Province. It is known in English as Mandarin, or Standard Chinese.
Wu Spoken in Shanghai, most of Zhejiang and the southern parts of Jiangsu and Anhui, Wu is made up of hundreds of different spoken forms.
Hakka/Kejia Hakka is widely spoken in Fujian Province, Taiwan Province and some countries in Southeast Asia.
Min It is spoken in Fujian Province, Taiwan Province and Southeast Asia. Min group is the most diverse(多样的), with many different spoken forms used in neighbouring countries.
Yue It is spoken in Guangdong Province, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan Province, all over Southeast Asia and by many Chinese living abroad.
1. What does the underlined word "predominant" mean?
A. More beautiful.
B. More special.
C. More interesting.
D. More common.
2. What do you know about Putonghua after reading this passage?
A. It is used by a small group of people in China.
B. It is spoken only by people in the Chinese mainland.
C. It is included in the official languages of the United Nations.
D. It is the mother dialect of people living in southern China.
3. Based on the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Most people in Anhui speak Kejia.
B. Wu is the local dialect of Shanghai.
C. Yue has the most different spoken forms.
D. Most people in Hong Kong speak Min.

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