Many deaf people use sign language to communicate with others. Lots of ____1____ (hear) people use sign language too.

When people use sign language, they communicate with body ____2____ (move). They move their hands and fingers, and make shapes with them to make words and phrases. The face is also very important in sign languages. Facial expressions can show how the person feels, like happy, scared or ____3____ (surprise). They show other things too. For example, in American Sign Language (ASL), you raise your eyebrow ____4____ (ask) a question or use your mouth to show if something is big or small.

There are more than 70 million deaf people in the world, and there are around 300 different sign languages. Different countries have ____5____ (they) own sign language. For example, in the United Kingdom, people use British Sign Language (BSL). Around 151,000 people in the UK use BSL at home, and about 87,000 of them are deaf.

Lots of deaf people use sign language to communicate ideas, information and emotions ____6____ others. Many of them feel most comfortable using sign language, and it’s ____7____ important part of their identity (身份). Hearing people often learn sign language when they want to communicate ____8____ (well) with deaf family members, friends or classmates and help make them feel more included (被包容的) and understood.

Just like ____9____ (speak) languages, sign languages have their own vocabulary and grammar. You could find some videos online and learn some basic signs. Try to learn how to sign “hello”, “How are you?” ____10____ “What’s your name?” Learning sign language is really useful, and it’s great fun too!

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解析：选hearing。hearing 考查形容词。前一句“Many deaf people use sign language to communicate with others.”提到听障人士使用手语，本句表示“许多听力正常的人也使用手语”。故填hearing。

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解析：选movements。movements 考查名词。根据后一句“They move their hands and fingers, and make shapes with them to make words and phrases.”他们移动他们的手和手指，用它们做形状来造单词和短语，可知，本句表示“当人们使用手语时，他们用肢体动作进行交流”，故填复数名词movements。

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解析：选surprised。surprised 考查形容词。根据前面的“happy, scared”可知，此空填surprised。

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解析：选to ask。to ask 考查不定式。结合后面的“use your mouth to show...”可知，此处用不定式做目的状语。故填to ask。

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解析：选their。their 考查物主代词。根据后面的名词短语“sign language”以及own常与形容词性物主代词连用，可知此处填their。

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解析：选with。with 考查介词。communicate...with...和/与……(某人)交流……。故填with。

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解析：选an。an 考查冠词。结合句意可知此处表示“一个重要的部分”，填不定冠词；important以元音音素开头，填an。

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解析：选better。better 考查比较级。根据后面的“more included”用的比较级，可知此处也用比较级形式，故填better。

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解析：选spoken。spoken 考查形容词。与sign languages（手语）相对应的是口头语言，用spoken languages。故填spoken。

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解析：选or。or 考查连词。“hello”, “How are you?” “What’s your name?”三项是选择关系，用or连接。故填or。