Learning a foreign language is not a matter of reading some grammar rules and (36)............some vocabulary words – although those are important (37)............. , not to be ignored. Acquiring a language is learning a skill. It's as much like learning to swim or ride a bike. That is, you must not only understand the ideas and concepts, have information at hand, (38).............. you must also make your body accustomed to using that information in physical activities: in this case the physical activities involved is speaking, listening, writing and reading. You need, then, not only to memorize and understand, but also to practise.Here are a few brief (39) .............on effective study techniques: (1) Make your mouth or hand do what your mind is learning. Study with a friendthus involving yourself in speaking and listening. If you study out loud, you double your efficiency by adding auditory memory and you make your mouth work, helping with pronunciation and speech. (2) Study day-by-day. You cannot get by in a foreign language course by cramming at the last minute. You may be able to "learn” vocabulary items that way, but you cannot teach your mouth to use them in sentences. (3) Occasionally go back and review "old" topics and vocabulary. Languagelearning is cumulative. You learn new skills on the basis of old ones. (4) Don't be afraid to make mistakes. Perhaps part of the reason small childrenreadily acquire languages is that they are not afraid (40)............. makingmistakes: their egos do not restrain them from acting like "little clowns”. 36. A. memorize B. memory C. memorizing D. memorized 37. A. actions B. active C. activity D. activities 38. A. but B. and C. so D. because 39. A. suggests B. suggestions C. suggested D. suggesting 40. A. to B. of C. on D. about