When we do not understand each other’s language, we can talk with the help of signs.
A Frenchman was once travelling in England. He could not speak English at all. One day he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. When the waiter came, he opened his mouth, put his fingers in it and took them out again. He wanted to say, “Bring me something to eat.”
The waiter soon brought him a cup of tea. He moved his head from side to side. The waiter understood him and took the tea away. In a moment he came with a cup of coffee, but the man again refused it. He shook his head whenever the waiter brought him something to drink, for drinks are not food.
When the man was going away, another man came in. This man saw the waiter, and he put his hand on his stomach. That was enough. In a few minutes there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table in front of him.
So, you see sometimes we can understand the language of signs as well as the language of words.
According to the passage, when people don’t understand each other’s language, they can talk with the help of _____.
A. a waiter
B. an Englishman
C. the signs of their bodies
A Frenchman signed to the waiter _____.
A. to give him some medicine
B. to bring him a cup of coffee
C. to ask him for food
The waiter brought the Frenchman _____.
A. a cup of tea, a cup of coffee and a lot of other drinks
B. a large plate of meat and vegetables
C. C. nothing
Another man put his hands on his stomach. He means _____.
A. he had a fever
B. he was hungry
C. he had a stomachache
From the story, we know _____.
A. people can only understand the language of words
B. people can know both the language of signs and the language of words
C. people can make a waiter understand what they want

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