Read text carefully , then choose the correct answer .
Hearing - impaired people cannot hear sounds well . How do they " hear " words and " talk ?
Many hearing - impaired people use American Sign Language ( ASL ) . They talk with their hands . Sometimes two hearing - impaired people talk to each other . They both use ASL . Sometimes a person who can hear interprets for hearing - impaired people . The person listens to someone talking , and then he or she makes hand signs .
There are two kinds of sign language . One kind has a sign for every letter in the alphabet . The person spells words . This is finger spelling . The other kind has a sign for whole words . There are about five thousands of these signs . They are signs for verbs , things and ideas . Some of the signs are very easy , for exaple , eat , milk and horse . You can see what they mean . Others are more difficult , for example , star , egg , or week .
People from any country can learn ASL . They don't speak words . They use signs , so they can understand people from other countries .
ASL is almost like a dance . The whole body talks . American Sign Language is a beautiful language .
1. How do many hearing - impaired " talk " ?
A . by eyes
B . by signals
C . by words
D . by hands
2. How does a person interpret for hearing - impaired people ?
A . He listens to someone talking , and then makes hand signs .
B . He talks through a special equipment used for the deaf .
C . He listens to someone talking and writes down the words .
D . He uses hand signs to translate what hearing - impaired people say .
3. How many signs are there for finger spelling ?
A . 2
B . 24
C . 26
D . 32
4 . Why can people from different countries talk to each other with ASL ?
A . Because they speak different languages .
B . Because they use sign instead of words .
C . Because they cannot hear .
D. Because they understand each other .
5. Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE ?
A . Hearing - impaired people cannot hear sounds well .
B . There are more signs for words than for letters .
C . A person who interprets for hearing - impaired people can hear .
D . Africans cannot learn ASL because they don't speak English .
6 . What is the main idea of the text ?
A . ASL helps hearing - impaired people talk , but it is difficult to learn .
B . There are two kinds of sign language .
C . ASL is a beautiful language that helps hearing - impaired people talk to others .
D . People in different countries can use American Sign Language to communicate with each other .
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1 A person who leaves his own country to live in another is a
a, leaver b, wanderer c, emigrant d,worker
2 People who can neither speak nor hear are the
a, deaf b,mute c, deaf-mute d, mute-deaf
3 Bell started experimenting with ways of---------- speech over a long distance
a, giving b, letting c, telling d, transmitting
4 This led to the ---------------- of the telephone
a,invention b, discovery c, experiment d, example
5 Bell and his assistant ----------- many experiments in his workshop
a, got b, conducted c worked d, led