What is the best way to learn a language? We should (1)____ that we all learn our own language well when we were children. If we could learn a second (2)____ in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. Think of what a small child does. 　　　 It listens to what people say and (3)____ to imitate(模仿) what is hears. When it wants something, it has to ask for it. It is using the language, (4)____ in it and thinking it all the time. If people had a second language all the time they would learn it (5)_____.

　　 We learn our own language (6)____ learning people speak it, not by seeing what they write. We imitate what we hear. In school,(7)_____ you learn to read and write as well (8)____ to hear and speak, it is best (9)____ all the new words (10)____ the ear. You can read them, spell them and write them later.

Mr. Klein told the class that a new student, Inez, would join them soon. He__1__ that Inez was deaf. She “talk” with other by using __2___ language. Mr. Klein knew sign language, and he decided to teach ­­__3__ students so that they could also “talk” with Inez.

First, they learned to sign the letters. Some letters were hard to __4__. Other letters, such as hand was the same ___5___ the shape of the letter.

The __6__ thing they learned was finger-spelling. They signed one letter after another to spell a word. They __7__ with two-letter words such as “at” and “on”. Then they spelled __8__ words.

Finally, Mr. Klein showed that __9__one sign for the word “fine”, a person spreads out (张开) the fingers on one hand, __10__ the thumb (拇指) to the chest (前胸). Signing is not just __11__ with the hands. Expressions on the face are also __12__. The students learned to sign a question mark by using expressions __13__ the face.

When Inez first entered the classroom, she looked __14__. But the students signed,” Good morning, Inez.” She gave the class a big smile and signed back,”What a wonderful __15__!”

1. A. hoped　　　 B. said　　　 C. guessed　　 D. thought

2. A. sign　　　　 B. finger　　　 C. oral　　　　 D. hand

3. A. his　　　　 B. my　　　　 C .her　　　　 D. our

4. A. spell　　　　 B. check　　　 C. remember　　 D. write

5. A. to　　　　　 B. as　　　　 C. like　　　　　 D. with

6. A. first　 　　　B. only　　　　 C. last　　　　　 D. next

7. A. met　　　　 B. started　　　 C. agreed　　　　 D. helped

8. A. never　　　 B. easier　　　 C. longer　　　　 D. nicer

9 A. never　　　 B. perhaps　　　 C. still　　　　　 D. just

10. A. joins　　　 B. fixes　　　　　 C. touches　　　　 D. ties

11. A. made　　　 B. done　　　　 C. given　　　　　 D. chosen

12. A. important　 B. different　　　 C. difficult　　　　 D. strange

13. A. at　　　　 B. in　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　 D. on

14. A. serious　　 B. surprised　　　 C. frightened　 D. nervous

15. A. welcome　　 B. congratulation　 C. progress D. success

10.There are a lot of 　　　　　　.(报纸)Which one do you want ?

9.I’m sorry I didn’t 　　　　　　(记住)to close the door when I left the room.

8.My teacher is very kind. She always come into the classroom with a 　　　　　　(微笑).

7.---Would you like some orange ?

　--- 　　　　　　(仅仅)a little.

6.I’m sorry I made many 　　　　　　(错误)in the exam.

5. “help 　　　　　　(自己)to some fish”，the woman said to us.

4.How about 　　　　　　(看)TV at home.