Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 26 Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (25) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (26) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a ...

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 26

Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (25) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (26) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.

Learning a language properly is very important. The (27) _______ vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more ideas you can (28) ______, the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.

Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (29) _____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.