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Mr. and Mrs. Green are very worried about their son, Leo. He seemed to be dumb (哑的) though he was normal in every other way. Mr. and Mrs. Green tried everything to get him to speak but with no success.

When Leo was six years old, the best doctors in the town1. ( examine) him carefully, but could find nothing wrong. And he seemed to be smart. It was just that he never spoke.

"There might be something wrong with his mind, and he 2. (not know) he's able to speak," one doctor said.

"But he can read and write," said Mr. Green. "We 3. (write) him notes, telling him that he can speak."

"It's certainly very strange," another doctor said. "Perhaps he4. (be）able to speak some day."

Years passed. Leo went to university. But he did not speak a single word.

Then one day, Leo 5.( have) a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his meal and said, "6. (pass) me the salt, please"

Mr. and Mrs. Green 7. ( excite) . "You spoke! You spoke!" they cried, "Why have you waited 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."

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