People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout and sing. They smile and they kiss. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word “mouth.”
For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest and say “Do not bad mouth me.” Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that person’s feelings. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell. The speaker might say: “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.” If this should happen, the speaker might feel down in the mouth. In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.
Another situation is when someone falsely claims another person said something. The other person might protest: “I did not say that. Do not put words in my mouth.”
Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family. There is an expression for this, too. You might say such a person, “was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.” This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from hand to mouth. This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.
Parents might sometimes withhold sweet food from a child as a form of punishment for saying bad things. For example, if a child says things she should not say to her parents, she might be described as a mouthy child. The parents might even tell the child to stop mouthing off.
But enough of all this talk. I have been running my mouth long enough.
1.In what kind of situation will a person say “Do not bad mouth me.” ?
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A．When he feels down. |
B．When he feels regretful. |
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C．When he is spoken ill of. |
D．When he feels innocent. |
2.If a person feels sorry for what he has said, he might say “ .”
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A．Do not bad mouth me |
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B．I really put my foot in my mouth this time |
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C．Do not put words in my mouth |
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D．Stop mouthing off |
3.If a person lives from hand to mouth, it implies .
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A．he is badly – off |
B．he is hard – working |
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C．he is well – off |
D．he has enough to eat |
4.By saying, “I have been running my mouth long enough”, the speaker means “ ”.
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A．I have run a long way |
B．I have been a mouthy person |
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C．I have learned a lot |
D．I have talked too much |
It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just 31 any November day. His 32 , when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it 33 . One morning, I walked slowly 34 and was surprised to see a snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees and crawled back upstairs, 35 those good people would not see me. I was 36 . My first thought was, how would I ever 37 them? I didn’t have the 38 to brush my hair, 39 clear someone’s walk.
Before Jon’s death, I felt proud that I 40 asked for favors. I identified myself by my competence and 41 . So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I 42 myself if I just sat on the couch every day and watched the snow fall?
Learning to receive the love and 43 from others wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally, my friend Kathy said, “Mary, cooking for you isn’t a 44 for me; it makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”
Over and over, I heard 45 words from the people who supported me during those 46 days. One wise man told me, “You aren’t doing nothing because being fully open to your 47 may be the hardest work you will ever do.”
I am not the person I 48 was, but in many ways I have changed for the 49 . I’ve been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom coming form 50 one’s worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.
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I like to put everything so that I can find it easily.
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A．in time |
B．in place |
C．in all |
D．in general |
The term paper was due to December 1, but hard as he tried, he was unable to meet the _____ for it.
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A．challenge |
B．need |
C．deadline |
D．date |
The sentence doesn’t make any , no matter how you read it.
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A．contribution |
B．room |
C．sense |
D．use |
We need to spend more time researching these suggestions so that we can make a(n) choice.
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A．known |
B．talented |
C．advised |
D．informed |
