A boy named Jack was well﹣known in his hometown because he couldn't hear anything． He was born deaf． Although people（1） him a lot， they also treated him much differently than other people． The other children worried they might （2） him while playing together． Adults acted like he was unable to understand them， as if he was a baby．
However， this year， people got to understand Jack a little better． On Jack's birthday， everyone in town would （3） earplugs（耳塞）so that they couldn't hear anything either． This day came to be known as the Day of Silence． People became aware of how difficult life could be when you can't hear anything． They also（4） that Jack had many skills．
On that day， no one thought of Jack as just a deaf person． People saw a whole（5） side of him． They paid more attention to what he said． They were also surprised by his smartness and ability to find a solution to nearly any（6） that he faced． They realized that he had always been like that， and that he simply needed to communicate with others in a different way． In the end， he was（7） just like any other little boy．
On the Day of Silence， people came to know Jack's true（8） ． They learned that although
most of us are different from each other﹣﹣sometimes in big ways﹣we are still mostly the same in our hearts and minds．
| （1）A． missed |
B．like |
C． refused |
| （2）A． lose |
B． control |
C． hurt |
| （3）A． wear |
B．buy |
C． bring |
| （4）A． promised |
B． imagined |
C． learned |
| （5）A． new |
B． wrong |
C． crazy |
| （6）A．chico |
B． problem |
C．chance |
| （7）A． hardly |
B． partly |
C． really |
| （8）A． friend |
B． nature |
C． level |
A． How was it？
B． Did you enjoy it？
C． But we couldn't understand it．
D． We drank tea and watched an opera．
E． I hope to understand more next time．
F． But the actors and actresses were excellent．
A： Ling and I went to Lao She Teahouse last night．
B：（1） ．
A： It was great! You know， I wanted to see the Beijing Opera， so she took me there．（2） ．
B： Did you understand the opera？
A： No， it was difficult to understand the words． （3） ．
B： How long did you stay？
A： We planned to watch for an hour， but in the end，we stayed for three hours．
B：（4） ．
A： Yes， it was interesting﹣that's the main thing．（5） I heard that the teahouse was named after Lao She．
B： Yes， he's a great writer． He's especially famous for his play Teahouse．
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