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For many years, no one could c______1______ with people who had been born without hearing. These deaf(聋) people were not a_______2_____ to use a spoken language.
But, beginning in the 1700s, the deaf were taught a s______3______ language. Using this language, they could s______4______ ideas to others. The language they used was a language w_______5_____ sound. It was a sign(标志) language.
How did this sign language w_____6_______? The deaf were taught to make certain movements using their hands, faces, and bodies. These movements s______7______ for things and ideas. People might move their forefingers across their lips. This m_____8_______, “You are not telling the truth.”
The deaf were also taught to use a finger alphabet (字母表). They used their fingers to make the letters of the alphabet. I______9______ this way, they spelled out words. Some deaf people could s____10____ out words at a speed of 130 words per minute.
Sign language and finger spelling are not used as often as they once were. Today, the deaf are taught to understand others by watching their lips. They are also taught how to
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speak.
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