Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

There are about 5,000 living languages in the world today, but only about six of them are major languages of the world. Two – thirds of the world’s population speaks those six languages. More than 300 million people speak English as their first language. Another 300 million speak it as a second language. Chinese is the only language with more speakers than English. This is because of the huge population of Chinese, more than one billion people. More people study English than any other language. In many countries, the textbooks in universities are in English. Many university classes are taught in English although their first language is not English.

How many living languages are there in the world?

• A. 
  There are about 5,000 living languages in the world.
• B. 
  There are about 3,000 living languages in the world.
• C. 
  There are about 300 million living languages in the world.
• D. 
  There are about 500 million living languages in the world.