People communicate in many different ways. The most common way is by talking with others. Besides talking, we can also use body languages. Sign language is a kind of body language. Let’s know more about it.

Sign language is popular among dumb people who are unable to speak or don’t want to speak. If you want to communicate with a foreigner, but you can’t speak his language and he can’t speak Chinese, what can you do? Maybe you can communicate by making signs. Now let’s learn some signs Indians often use.

When they are hungry, they move their right hands back and forth (向前) in front of their stomachs.

When they mean “Let’s eat”, they put their right hands and move them up and down in front of their mouths.

When they have had enough, they part their thumbs and first fingers, and move their hands from their chests to chins.

If they have a stomach ache, they put both hands on their stomachs, and move them back and forth.

【小题1】The most common way to communicate is ________.

A．by calling others	B．by talking with others
C．by using body language	D．by using signs

【小题2】What is the synonym (近义词) of the underlined word “dumb”?

A．blind

B．deaf

C．disabled

D．ill

【小题3】If you want to show you are hungry, you can ________.

A．move your left hand up and down in front of your mouth

B．put your right hand in front of your mouth

C．move your right hand back and forth in front of your stomach

D．move your right hand from your chest to chin

【小题4】If a person puts his hands on his legs and moves them back and forth, we can infer (推断) ________.

A．he has a stomach ache	B．there’s something wrong with his legs
C．he is too tired to walk	D．he wants to sit down and have a rest

【小题5】What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Getting to Know Sign Language	B．The Most Common Way to Communicate
C．The Importance of Using Hands	D．Indians And Their Hands