Passage 31 - Speaking vs Listening
It often appears that we have more to gain by speaking than by listening. One big
advantage of speaking is that it gives you a chance to control others'
thoughts and
actions. Whatever your goal is, the key to success seems to be the ability to speak well.
Another apparent advantage of speaking is the chance it provides
to gain the
admiration, respect, or liking of others. Finally, talking gives you the chance to release
energy in a way that listening can't. In the same way, you can often lessen your anger
by letting it out verbally.
1. According to the passage, speaking can result in ----.
A) decreasing anger
B) increasing
stress
C) losing admiration of others
D) decreasing excitement
E) losing respect of others
2. As it is stated in the passage, speaking ----.
A) has advantages over
listening
B) doesn't help one to release harmful emotions
C) like listening has many advantages
D) is as equally important as listening is
E) can sometimes be really exhausting unlike listening
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