Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating

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 following numbered blanks.

Speech is one of the most important (i) ______ of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (ii) ______ by other people, we have to 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.

Learning a language properly is very (iii) ______. The basic vocabulary of English is not very large, and not only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite (iv) ______. But the more idea you can express, the more precise you can be about their exact meaning.

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 (v) ______ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.