III. Fill in a blank with a suitable word.
Speech is one of the most important (17) __________of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to be understood by other people, we (18)______________ speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of sounds that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language. (19)____________ a language properly is very (20)________________. The basic vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more idea you can express, the more precise you can be about their exact meaning. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone (21)__________ voice can express many emotions and show whether we (22) ____________pleased or angry, for instance.
17. A. ways B. example C. solution D. programs
18. A. has to B. have to C. don’t have to D. didn’t have to
19. A. Learn B. learns C. learning D. learners
20. A. expensive B. peaceful C. interesting D. important
21. A. of B. at C. about D. for
22. A. will be B. were C. are D. must be
III. Fill in a blank with a suitable word.
Speech is one of the most important (17) __________of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to be understood by other people, we (18)______________ speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of sounds that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language. (19)____________ a language properly is very (20)________________. The basic vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more idea you can express, the more precise you can be about their exact meaning. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone (21)__________ voice can express many emotions and show whether we (22) ____________pleased or angry, for instance.
17. A. ways B. example C. solution D. programs
18. A. has to B. have to C. don’t have to D. didn’t have to
19. A. Learn B. learns C. learning D. learners
20. A. expensive B. peaceful C. interesting D. important
21. A. of B. at C. about D. for
22. A. will be B. were C. are D. must be
17. A. ways B. example C. solution D. programs
18. A. has to B. have to C. don’t have to D. didn’t have to
19. A. Learn B. learns C. learning D. learners
20. A. expensive B. peaceful C. interesting D. important
21. A. of B. at C. about D. for
22. A. will be B. were C. are D. must be