Everyone knows that there are four skills in learning a language,【C1】______listening, spea

king, reading and writing. They are always related in【C2】______of usage, and speaking is【C3】______by learners as the most desirable skill in face-to-face communication in the globalization era.【C4】______, what is the answer to the following question "What do yon have to do before yon can speak"？ Listen, of course!

Naturally, children begin listening to their parents when they are babies. They are often【C5】______, spoken to and admired【C6】______any response expected. Though nobody knows【C7】______the baby understands the spoken words, the【C8】______continues. Children automatically【C9】______such language over some time, and【C10】______on gradually produce it through【C11】______experience. The production may be incomplete at first, but【C12】______at last. That leads to speaking skill,【C13】______is quite applicable to daily conversation.

In learning English, listening can help improve speaking【C14】______. Although it is the first of all skills, it is neither the【C15】______nor the most meaningless. We need to【C16】______various types of English repeatedly and【C17】______if we want to communicate properly, meaningfully and naturally.

Listening can be a good【C18】______while we do other things like cooking. In【C19】______words, we have no wasted time【C20】______.

【C1】

A．namely

B．name

C．naming

D．named