21/03/2021
[1-10] Read the text below and decide which answers best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Example: (0):D
Early Speech Development
If you're the proud parents of a toddler or preschooler, you are probably (0) ______ of the (1)______ of speech development. It seems almost as though virtually overnight those heart-warming gurgles and coos have (2) _________ into words and, later, into coherent sentences. According to recent research, language development begins much sooner than any of us had ever suspected. It is now (3) ________ believed that babies can hear while they are in the womb and this explains why babies that are only hours old can distinguish between their own mother's voice and the voices of other women.
Language development is grounded in imitation. Babies (4)_________ language by listening to those around them and then copying the sounds and speech (5) __________ that they are exposed to. Most child psychologists are of the (6) _________ that babies respond better to "baby talk" - speech that is (7) ________ pitched and melodious. They stress, however, that baby talk should be spoken in (8) _______ and that a combination of baby talk and normal conversation is the ideal way to promote language development. Some parents worry that their toddler is (9) _________ behind its peers when it comes to speech development. Experts are quick to advise them, however, that these (10) _______ starters will gradually catch up with their more communicative counterparts.
Example 0: A. acquainted B. familiar C. attentive D. aware
Question 1. A. miracle B. sensation C. revelation D. marvel
Question 2. A. converted B. switched C. turned D. adapted
Question 3. A. mutually B. routinely C. normally D. commonly
Question 4. A. obtain B. get C. gain D. acquire
Question 5. A. schemes B. patterns C. models D. designs
Question 6. A. idea B. mind C. concept D. notion
Question 7. A. high B. strong C. shrill D. loud
Question 8. A. moderation B. limitation C. restraint D. measure
Question 9. A. lagging B. lingering C. loitering D. dallying
Question 10. A. late B. belated C. delayed D. slowed
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