Xiao, a University Student in China, and Jess, a University

Multiple Choice

Xiao, a university student in China, and Jess, a university student in the United States, are each listening to an audiotape in their individual rooms.The audiotape is of a mother talking to her 4-year-old child.At one point, the audio on both tapes is covered by static.Xiao and Jess are asked to guess what was said by the mother.Based on research about cultural differences in language, which of the following is the likeliest to happen?

A) They will both guess that the inaudible part refers to a noun.
B) Xiao will guess that the inaudible part refers to a verb and Jess will guess that the inaudible part refers to a noun.
C) Xiao will guess that the inaudible part refers to a noun and Jess will guess that the inaudible part refers to a verb.
D) They both will guess that the inaudible part refers to a verb.
E) There is no reason to expect that their guesses will be either the same or different.