听力原文: There are about two thousand and eight hundred languages in the world. According
to the investigation of linguists, the fastest speaking nation is French. A Frenchman speaks an average of three hundred and syllables per minute. The Japanese comes second, speaking three hundred and eleven syllables per minute.
The slowest speaking nation is the people of Polynesia island in the Pacific,
Both Americans and the British speak English; but it is interesting that tile British speak faster limn Americans. An Englishman speaks an average of two hundred and twenty syllables per minute while au American only speaks one hundred and fifty to one hundred and seventy-five.
Which is the fastest speaking nation?
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A.English.
B.French.
C.American.
D.Japanese.