Beginner Level 初级 (chūjí)
The answer to the test is B.
Analysis:
The correct pronunciation of “508” is “五百零八 (wǔbǎi líng bā).” “零 (Líng),” literally means “zero.” It is used in counting wherever a column or a sequence of columns is skipped. Note that in this case, “零 (líng)” is never used as the last number in a sequence.
Example:
Sānbǎi jiǎnqù yìbǎi jiǔshíwǔ děngyú duōshǎo?
Teacher: 三百 减去 一百 九十五 等于 多少？
What is three hundred minus one hundred and ninety five?
Yìbǎi líng wǔ.
Student: 一百 零 五。
One hundred and five.