One day, I heard that I had a baby sister．I didn't think much about how to communicate with my sister that first year because she was a baby and babies don't do much talking．Later, the family found she couldn't hear anything．So my family began learning sign language．But I didn't like it, and I did my own things．My parents spent hours with my sister teaching her and themselves by playing sign language games．
Years passed．One day my mother asked me to sign something, but I failed．My mom felt very sorry．She was so sad that I didn't care enough about my sister．This hit me deeply, knowing how selfish I was．I needed to talk to my sister, but I couldn't even sign easy words like, “Where are you? ” Then my family and I started going to sign language classes at my sister's school．We sat down as a family watching sign language movies and playing sign language games．
Today I can communicate very well with my sister．It brings a smile to my face when my sister signs something to me．I have realized it was no fun not knowing what my family was saying．So if you have a family member with special needs, put this person in your mind first．
(1)
What was wrong with the baby sister in her first year?
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A．
She couldn't talk．
B．
She couldn't smile
C．
She couldn't hear
D．
She couldn't stand
(2)
What does the underlined part “sign language” mean in Chinese?
You will have a lot of reading to do in this grade this year．You can do more of it in less time if you learn to read rapidly．
Perhaps you have been told about some habits (习惯) which keep a person from reading fast and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have．
Do you still have any of these bad habits?Check yourself by answering“yes”or“no”to these questions．
(1) Do you move your lips (嘴唇) when reading silently?
(2) Do you point to words with your finger as you read?
(3)Do you move your head from side to side as you read?
(4)Do you read one word at a time?
If you answer“yes”to any of these questions,start at once to break the habit．If you move your tips，hold your fingers over them，or hold a piece of paper be-tween your lips while you are reading．Then if your lips move，your will know it and can stop them．
If you point to words，hold the two sides of your book，one side with your left hand，the other side with your right hand．Then you won't have a free finger to use in pointing while reading．If you move your head，place your chin (下巴) in one hand and hold your head still (静止不动的)．
If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time，you need to work very hard in learning to take in (吸收) more words at each glance (一瞥) as your eyes travel across the lines of words．
Even if you do rather fast now，you can learn to read even faster．As you probably have been told，the secret of fast reading is to take in whole groups of words as each glance．Read in through groups and force (迫使) your eyes along the lines of words as fast as you can to make them go．Anyone who practices doing these things will he able to read faster．
(1)
You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading so as ______．
A．to tell others to be silent
B．to feel whether your lips move or not
C．to hold a piece of paper between them
D．to keep yourself from talking to others
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(2)
When you read，______．
A．don't keep your head still
B．don't hold your books with your hands
C．don't stand up near a desk
D．don't use your finger to point to words
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(3)
If you learn to read fast，______．
A．you can read more in less time
B．you can write faster
C．you can understand better
D．you can read less in more time
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(4)
You must _______ those habits that we are talking about in this reading．
