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When you wave (挥手) to a friend, you are us ing sign language. When you smile at someone, you mean to be
1 . When you put one finger (手指) in front of your
2 , you mean "Be quiet."
Yet, people in different countries may use dif ferent sign languages.
Once an Englishman was in Italy. He could speak
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Italian. One day while he was walking in the street, he felt
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and went into a restau rant (餐馆). When the waiter came, the English man
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his mouth, put his fingers into it and took them out again and moved his lips (嘴唇). In this way, he
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to say, "Bring me something to eat." But the waiter brought him a lot of things to
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. First tea, then coffee, then milk, but no food. The Englishman was
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that he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry. He was
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to leave the restaurant when another man came in and put his hands on his stomach (肚子). And this sign was
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enough for the waiter. In a few minutes, the waiter brought him a large plate of bread and meat. At last the Englishman had his meal in the same way.
1. A. nice
| B. friendly
| C. fine
| D. well
| 2. A. eye
| B. hand
| C. mouth
| D. arm | 3. A. a little
| B. few
| C. a few
| D. a little | 4. A. hungry
| B. tired
| C. sad
| D. worried
| 5. A. washed
| B. opened
| C. closed
| D. touched
| 6. A. dared
| B. meant
| C. had
| D. decided
| 7. A. eat
| B. drink
| C. carry
| D. play
| 8. A. happy
| B. glad
| C. sorry
| D. afraid
| 9. A. quick
| B. slow
| C. ready
| D. quiet
| 10. A. good
| B. bad
| C. bright
| D. wrong
| KEY: 1-5 BCDAB
6-10 BBCCA |
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