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Mr. and Mrs. Green were very worried about
their son, Leo. He seemed to be dumb(哑的) 1 he was normal in every other way. Mr. and Mrs.
Green tried everything to get him to 2, but with no success.
When Leo was six years old, the best doctors
in the town 3 him carefully, but could find nothing wrong. And
he seemed to be smart. It was just that he 4 spoke.
"There might be something wrong with
his 5,
and he doesn't know he's able to speak, "one doctor said.
"But he can read and write, "said
Mr. Green." We've written him notes, telling him that he can speak."
"It's certainly very 6,"
another doctor said. "Perhaps he'll be able to speak some day."
7 passed. Leo went to university. But he did not
speak a 8 word.
Then one day. Leo was having a meal with
his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his 9 and said, "Pass me the salt, please."
Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited. "You
spoke! You spoke!" they cried. "Why have you 10 so long to speak?"
"I didn't have anything to say." he
said. "Until now everything was perfect. But you forgot to put salt in
these potatoes."