People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout, ____ and smile. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word ____.
For example, if you say ____ things about a person, the person might protest (抗议) and say “Do not bad mouth me.”
Sometimes, people say something to a friend or a family member that they later ____ because they hurt that person’s feelings. The speaker might say “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.”
Another ____ is when someone falsely claims another person said something. The other person might protest, “I did not say that. Do not put ____ in my mouth.”
Information is often spread through our mouths. This is general ____ between people, like friends talking to each other. “How did you hear about that new ____ ?” someone might ask. “Oh, by word of mouth.” The ____ means the person has been told about the movie by others.
Sometimes a person has a bad or unpleasant ____ with another person. He might say that experience “ left a bad taste in my mouth ”. Or the person might have had a very____ experience, like being chased by an angry dog. He might say, “ had my ____ in my mouth.”
Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very ____ family. There is an expression for this, too. You might say such a person “was born with a ____spoon in his mouth. However, some people live from hand to mouth. This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most ____ things in life, like food.
1.A. dance B. sing C. walk D. think
2.A. mouth B. head C. hand D. face
3.A. beautiful B. serious C. good D. bad
4.A. regret B. avoid C. refuse D. keep
5.A. position B. situation C. collection D. direction
6.A. sentences B. phrases C. things D. words
7.A. preparation B. communication C. competition D. protection
8.A. game B. movie C. name D. friend
9.A. answer B. problem C. design D. degree
10.A. life B. expression C. experience D. style
11.A. frightening B. interesting C. pleasing D. exciting
12.A. heart B. eye C. tongue D. finger
13.A. poor B. famous C. large D. rich
14.A. paper B. silver C. wooden D. iron
15.A. important B. expensive C. useless D. honest
The day _____ Nelson Mandela helped me was one of my happiest.
A. which B. when C. that D. why
The man _____ this house belongs is a friend of Wang Lin’s.
A. whom B. for whom C. to whom D. with whom
Can you think of ways to _________ him to give up the plan.
A. persuade B. determine C. insist D. recognize
If you want to learn Chinese, you may learn from her. She speaks very ____ Chinese.
A. accent B. standard C. entire D. loose
Her mother_________ having read the letter when Mary found the envelope open.
A. thought B. considered C. admitted D. advised
