Whenwedonotunderstandeachother’slanguagewecantalkwiththehelpofsigns.
AFrenchmanwasoncetravellinginEngland.HecouldnotspeakEnglishatall.Onedayhewentintoarestaurantandsatdownatatable.Whenthewaitercameheopenedhismouthputhisfingersinitandtookthemoutagain.Hewantedtosay“Bringmesomethingtoeat.”
Thewaitersoonbroughthimacupoftea.Hemovedhisheadfromsidetoside.Thewaiterunderstoodhimandtooktheteaaway.Inamomenthecamewithacupofcoffeebutthemanagainrefusedit.Heshookhisheadwheneverthewaiterbroughthimsomethingtodrinkfordrinksarenotfood.
Whenthemanwasgoingawayanothermancamein.Thismansawthewaiterandheputhishandonhisstomach.Thatwasenough.Inafewminutestherewasalargeplateofmeatandvegetablesonthetableinfrontofhim.
Soyouseesometimeswecanunderstandthelanguageofsignsaswellasthelanguageofwords.
1.Accordingtothepassagewhenpeopledon’tunderstandeachother’slanguagetheycantalkwiththehelpof_____.
A.awaiter
B.anEnglishman
C.thesignsoftheirbodies
2.AFrenchmansignedtothewaiter_____.
A.togivehimsomemedicine
B.tobringhimacupofcoffee
C.toaskhimforfood
3.ThewaiterbroughttheFrenchman_____.
A.acupofteaacupofcoffeeandalotofotherdrinks
B.alargeplateofmeatandvegetables
C.C.nothing
4.Anothermanputhishandsonhisstomach.Hemeans_____.
A.hehadafever
B.hewashungry
C.hehadastomachache
5.Fromthestoryweknow_____.
A.peoplecanonlyunderstandthelanguageofwords
B.peoplecanknowboththelanguageofsignsandthelanguageofwords
C.peoplecanmakeawaiterunderstandwhattheywant