Reggie couldn't hear anything. He was a 1 boy because he had been born deaf. He was well-known to everyone in town, and they all loved him. Unluckily, though, he 2 seemed to end up being treated differently. Children worried they would 3 him because he wouldn't hear the ball being hit in his 4 . Adults acted like he was unable to 5 them, as though he was a baby.
His friend Michael didn't like this. He decided that things had to be 6 . Michael's father was the town's mayor, and Michael 7 to convince（说服）him that this year they should offer one day as the festival to deaf people. During that whole day everyone would have to wear earplugs（耳塞）.
People liked the 8 . The day became known as The Day of Silence, and when it arrived, everyone stuck plugs in their 9 . That morning was filled with jokes and laughter. But, as the hours passed, people knew more and more clearly how 10 the life was when they couldn't hear anything.
On that day, nobody was thinking of Reggie as just a（n）11 person. This meant he could be treated just like any other boys, and people found Reggie had a bright mind. On that day, using his usual 12 , Reggie was the one who could communicate best with everyone. This meant that people paid more attention to what he was saying, and they were 13 by his cleverness and his ability to find solutions to almost any problem. They 14 that he had always been like that, and that in normal life, all Reggie needed was a little more time than others to communicate. That was the only 15 .
