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II. 完形填空（10分） 阅读下面的短文，从短文后每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。（共10小题，每小题1分） Sign language for the deaf was first formed in France during the 18th century by Charles Michel. French Sign Language was ___21___ to the United States in 1816 by Thom as Gallaudet. Thomas ___22___ the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Conn. He ___23___ American Sign Language. It is a language of gestures and hand symbols that ___24___ words and thoughts. In many ways, sign language is just like any spoken language. It has a ___25___ vocabulary and a certain grammar. But in sign language, information is received through the eyes ___26___ the ears. So the expression of the face and body movement play a (n) ___27___ part in sign language. To objects, most words in spoken language are not reasonable. For example, there is nothing about the ___28___ tree that actually suggests a tree, either in the way it is spelled or pronounced. In the same way, most signs in sign language do not suggest the thing or idea they ___29___, and must be learned. Sign language may be learned naturally as a childs first language, or it may be learned through study and practice. Like any other living language, American Sign Language grows and ___30___ as time goes on. And there are different kinds in different parts of the country. ( ) 21. A. brought B. borrowed C. given D. lent ( ) 22. A. found B. founded C. bought D. kept ( ) 23. A. visited B. finished C. studied D. developed ( ) 24. A. identify B. express C. remember D. guess ( ) 25. A. long B. poor C. rich D. few ( ) 26. A. more than B. as well as C. but also D. rather than ( ) 27. A. important B. educational C. boring D. thoughtful ( ) 28. A. letter B. passage C. word D.