Same hearts, same minds

    A boy named Reggie was famous in his hometown because he couldn't hear anything. He was born deaf. people liked him a lot, they treated him differently. Other (child) worried that they might hurt him while playing together. Adults acted like he was unable to understand them, as if he was a baby.

    However, this year, people got to understand Reggie a little   (well). On Reggie's birthday, everyone in town would wear earplugs (耳塞) so that they couldn't hear anything either.

    This day came to   (know) as the Day of Silence. People realized   difficult life could be when they couldn't hear anything. They also learned that Reggie had some amazing skills.

    On that day, no one treated Reggie a deaf person. People saw a whole new side of him. They (pay) more attention to the things he said. They were also surprised by his intelligence, creativity, and his ability to find a solution to nearly any problem or challengehe faced. They realized that he had always been like that, and that he  (simple) needed to communicate with others in a different way. In the end, he was really just like any other little boy.

    On the Day of Silence, people came to know Reggie's true nature. They learned that most of us are different from each other—sometimes in big ways—but we are still mostly  same in our hearts and minds.