Here are the suitable words to fill in the blanks:

1. learning
2. are
3. of
4. you
5. how
6. book
7. fly
8. yourself
9. learning
10. practice

The filled-in passage would read:

Learning a language is, in some way, like (1) **learning** how to fly or play the piano. There (2) **are** important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do such things needs lots (3) **of** practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things with what (4) **you** know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5) **how** to fly an aeroplane. A (6) **book** can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if you only read a book and then try to (7) **fly** without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) **yourself**. The same is true of (9) **learning** the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read about it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (10) **practice** first?