0|show" data-onresultcheck="*redo|*.na|hide@*correct|*.na|hide@*reset|*.na|hide"> For the first time ever, New York City Fire Department is funding (赞助) Mandarin classes for the city’s emergency responders (应急者). The program is all part of an effort to respond to shifting demographics (人口变化). People from China are expected to become New York City’s largest immigrant group in the next few years. The classes are funded by the fire department and were the brainchild (主意) of Lieutenant Lee, President of the Phoenix Society, a group of Asian-American firemen and first responders. Spanish is currently the most widely spoken foreign language in New York, but foreign born Chinese are soon expected to become the city’s largest immigrant group. Many of those immigrants speak little or no English, which makes it challenging for first responders. 1. What is the news report mainly about?
A、Emergency responders take Mandarin classes funded by New York Fire Department.
B、New York City has the largest group of Chinese immigrants (移民) in the USA.
C、The largest number of visitors comes from China to New York City.
D、A growing number of Americans start to learn Mandarin.