A. PLENTY B. FAIRY C. SKY D. WEEKLYVIII. CHOOSE THE...

45. A. plenty B. fairy C. sky D. weekly

VIII. Choose the best word to fill in each blank:

In 1816, there were no schools for the deaf in this country. Several people attempted ____( 46 ) ___

schools, but all of the schools closed. There were too many problems. The first people ___( 47 ) _____ were

Laurent Clerc and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. They opened their school in 1817, and the school did not

close. It ___( 48 ) ____ the Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb

Persons. It was the only school for deaf children in America!

Clerc and Gallaudet did not know what would happen after they opened their school. They worked very

hard. The school grew, and many more students enrolled. These new students were from all over the

country. People thought the school would be big enough ____ ( 49 ) ___all of the deaf children in America.

The school is ___ ( 50 ) ____ open today, but the name was changed. Today it is called The America School

for the Deaf. It is in West Hartford, Connecticut.