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Sharing Silence

Deaf teenagers Orlando Chavez and German Resendiz have been friends since kindergarten（幼儿园）.
Together the boys,who go to Escondido Hight School in California,have had the difficult job of learning in
schools where the majority of?the students can speak and hear.
Orlando lost hearing at the age of one.cerman was born deaf,and his parents moved from Mexico to find
a school where he could learn sign language.He met Orlando on their first day of kindergarten.
"We were in a special class with about 25 other deaf kids,"German remembers."Before then,I didn't
know I was deaf and that I was different."
"Being young and deaf in regular classes was very hard,"signs Orlando,"The other kids didn't under-
stand us and we didn't understand them,But we'ye all grown up together,and today,I'm popular because
I'm deaf. Kids try hard to communicate with me.”
Some things are very difficult for the two boys."We can't talk on the phone,so if we need help,we
can't call an emergency service,"German signs."And we can't order food in drive-thru."
Despite their difficulties,the two boys have found work putting food in bags at a local supermarket. They
got their jobs through a"workability"program,designed for teenagers from local schools with different types of
learning disabilities.
German has worked in the supermarket since August,and Orlando started in November.
"The other people who work here have been very nice to us,"Orlando signs."They even sign some-
times.At first,we were nervous,but we'ye learned a lot and we're getting better."
The opportunity to earn money has been exciting,both boys sign.After high school。they hope to attend
the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in New York.

Both boys are happy to______.
A:design programs for the deaf
B:work at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf
C:help students with learning disabilities
D:have the opportunity to earn money