题目内容：

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Silence means no sound. But in fact, there is no  1.  thing as true silence for a living being, because silence  2.    is an exposure of the mind and the heart.

Some people use silence as a disguise(伪装) of the 3.  (empty) of the head. Some use it as  4.  means to describe their puzzlement and sadness. And some use it as a way of  5.  (express) their angers.

What do silent people say? They say that “silence is golden”, but  6.  is the nature of this “gold”? It can include honesty and kindness; it can stand for separation  7.  fame and fortune;   8.  it can also act as an excuse for untruthfulness and cunning.

Is it true that permanent silence 9.  (represent) by death?

Perhaps even death cannot represent true silence, for the carrier of the soul can turn into dust, so that the sincere and wise voices 10.  are from the bottom of the heart will cause long-lasting echoes in the seas of human hearts.