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.People use their mouths for many things. Which is NOT RIGHT?
A．eat B．talk C．sing D．hear
2.In what kind of situation will a person say “Do not bad mouth me.”? _____________.
A．When he feels down . B．When he feels regretful.
C．When he is spoken ill of. D．When he feels innocent.
3.If a person feels sorry for what he has said, he might say “ .”
A．Do not bad mouth me B．I really put my foot in my mouth this time
C．Do not put words in my mouth D．Stop mouthing off
4.If a person lives from hand to mouth, it implies .
A．he is badly – off(家境贫寒) B．he is hard – working
C．he is well – off（家境好） D．he has enough to eat
5.By saying, “I have been running my mouth long enough”, the speaker means “ ”.
A．I have run a long way B．I have been a mouthy person
C．I have learned a lot D．I have talked too much
The young couple had another quarrel. They were sitting silently when the landlady(女房东) came in and asked, “You don’t 36 the house any more?” He kept silent and she 37 shook her head.
The landlady began 38 the house. After looking around, the landlady screamed, “See how you have 39 my house? The walls are full of nails(铁钉)! How could I rent it to others?”
She began looking around her 40 room. Four years ago on the wedding night, he felt deeply 41 to her, saying, “I feel so sorry to you for 42 you live in this small room. In the future I will buy our own big house.”
This tiny room has two nails on the wall next to the door, one for her bag and the other 43 . At that time, she threw all her stuff(填充物)such as her bag and umbrella on the 44 once she entered the room, staring at the whole 45 and feeling terribly upset. Then he began 46 more nails into the wall. There were three nails on the left, on which 47 his clothes yesterday and four on the right used to 48 their wedding photo frame.
The landlady started to pull the nails out with a tool. After the nails were 49 , the walls were left with countless holes. Suddenly, she felt heartbroken as if she were 50 nonstop through these holes.
She 51 to her feet and exclaimed, “Stop removing the nails! We will rent the house 52 we buy our own!” He gazed at her surprised, and then turned round, tears over his cheek.
She 53 realized that marriage was like a wall and that all 54 and “cold wars” were like the nails on the wall. 55 , when they were removed, only a wall with holes would remain. But if all the nails were still in their own places, the wall was still complete and reliable.
1. A．like B．clean C．rent D．keep
2. A．simply B．barely C．coldly D．proudly
3. A．observing B．examining C．watching D．spotting
4. A．shared B．ruined C．kept D．decorated
5. A．familiar B．dirty C．empty D．bright
6. A．devoted B．attached C．optimistic D．guilty
7. A．leaving B．having C．asking D．getting
8. A．clothes B．pictures C．umbrellas D．hats
9. A．floor B．wall C．ceiling D．door
10. A．trouble B．mess C．confusion D．order
11. A．putting B．striking C．driving D．beating
12. A．hung B．fastened C．dropped D．swung
13. A．connect B．fix C．hang D．put
14. A．replaced B．separated C．unfastened D．removed
15. A．crying B．aching C．bleeding D．disturbing
16. A．jumped B．held C．stuck D．got
17. A．if B．unless C．as D．until
18. A．especially B．eventually C．fortunately D．sadly
19. A．chaos(混乱) B．troubles C．quarrels D．challenges
20. A．Therefore B．Besides C．Thus D．However
Every year, Tom remembers to have some flowers ______to her mother on her birthday.
A．send B．sent C．sending D．to send
Nanjing is ______ beautiful city, where you can see ______ famous Changjiang River.
A．a; the B．a; 不填 C．the; a D．不填； the
_________. It’s high time we left for the airport.
A．Go ahead B．Take it easy C．Hurry up D．That’s right.
More and more high-rise buildings have been built in big cities ________ space.
A. in search of B. in place of C for lack of D. in memory of
