I. Read the passage below and fill each blank with ONE suitable word. (1.0 pt)
Speech is one of the most important (1) _______ of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to be (2) ____________ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (3) ________ that everyone agrees stand for particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.
(4) ________ a language properly is very important. The basic (5) __________ of English is not very large, and only about 2000 words are needed to (6) ________ it quite well. But the more words you know, the more ideas you can (7) ________ and the more precise you can be about their exact meaning.
Words are the (8) ____________ thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The (9) _________ we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (10) ________ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.
Speech is one of the most important (1) __ways _____ of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to be (2) _______understood_____ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (3) _____sounds___ that everyone agrees stand for particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.
(4) ___learning_____ a language properly is very important. The basic (5) ____vocabulary______ of English is not very large, and only about 2000 words are needed to (6) ___speak_____ it quite well. But the more words you know, the more ideas you can (7) ____express____ and the more precise you can be about their exact meaning.
Words are the (8) ______main______ thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The (9) ____way_____ we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (10) ____show____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.
Speech is one of the most important (1) ___way____ of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to be (2) ___understood_________ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (3) _____sounds___ that everyone agrees stand for particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.
(4) ___To learn _____ a language properly is very important. The basic (5) _____vocabulary_____ of English is not very large, and only about 2000 words are needed to (6) __speak ______ it quite well. But the more words you know, the more ideas you can (7) ____express____ and the more precise you can be about their exact meaning.
Words are the (8) ________main ____ thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The (9) _____way ____ we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (10) ___slow____ whether we are pleased or angry, for
Speech is one of the most important (1) ___ways____ of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to be (2) _____understood_______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (3) ____sounds____ that everyone agrees stand for particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.
(4) __Learning______ a language properly is very important. The basic (5) _____vocabulary_____ of English is not very large, and only about 2000 words are needed to (6) ___speak_____ it quite well. But the more words you know, the more ideas you can (7) ___express_____ and the more precise you can be about their exact meaning.
Words are the (8) _____main_______ thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The (9) _____was____ we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (10) ____show____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.
