You learn in school through your ears as well as through you eyes. Expert who have studied human communication thoroughly have come up with some revealing facts. They show that the average individual spends approximately 70 percent of his or her time communicating. Only about 9 percent of this time is devoted to writing,16 percent to reading, 30 percen to talking, and 45 percent to listening.however,in spite of the large amount of time spent in listening, the average person does not do it well. Estimates of listening efficiency show that the average skill is only about 25 percent of what it should be.
1.The following statements are TRUE about according to the text, EXCEPT.......
A.people spend most of their time communicating
B.most people have efficient listening skills
C.people spend less time speaking than listening
D.we learn things throught listening and speaking
E.average listening efficiency is very low
2.the most important finding on the study of communication is....
A.the way people communicate
B.that people do a lot of communicating
C.the efficiency in learning
D.that people do not listen efficiently
E.the percentage of time in communication
