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People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout, and smile. So there are many expressions about mouth. For example, if you say things about a person, the person will be unhappy and say “Do not bad mouth me.”
Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member 
that later they regret they hurt that person’s feelings. The speaker might say: “ I really put my foot in my mouth this time.” If this happens, the speaker might feel down in the mouth.
Information is spread through the mouth. This is general communication people, like friends talking to each other. “How did you hear about that movie?” Someone might ask. The may be : “Oh, by word of mouth.” A more official way of getting information is through a company or government mouthpiece.
Sometimes, a person has a bad or unpleasant with another person. He might say: “It left a bad taste in my mouth.” Or a person might have a very experience, like being chased by an angry dog. He might say: “I had my in my mouth.”
Some people have lots of money because they were int
o a very rich family. You might say such a person “was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. ” And this rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from hand to mouth.
1.A. dance B. sing C. walk D. think
2.A. beautiful B. nervous C. bad D. crazy
3.A. because B. so C. and D. until
4.A. never B. seldom C. sometimes D. often
5.A. with B. between C. during D. on
6.A. letter B. answer C. key D. report
7.A. experiment B. expression C.experience D. explanation
8.A. frightening B. surprising C. pleasing D. exciting
9.A. eye B. tongue C. finger D. heart
10.A. taken B. brought C. grown D. born
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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”. But some of them are not so nice.
For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest and say “Do not badmouth 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（情况）is when someone falsely claims （宣布）another person said something. The other person might protest: “I did not say that. Do not put words in my mouth.”
Information is often spread through “word of mouth.” This is general communication between people, like friends talking to each other. “How did you hear about that new movie?” someone might ask. “Oh, by word of mouth.” A more official way of getting information is through a company or government mouthpiece（发言人）. This is an official spokesperson. Government-run media could also be called a mouthpiece.
1.In the English language, there are many __________using the word “mouth”.
A. words B. expressions
C. pictures D. ideas
2.What is the meaning of the underlined word “protest” in Chinese?
A. 抗议. B. 咒骂. C. 同意. D. 辩驳
3.If someone tells the person something that he/she was not supposed to tell, the speaker might say:
“___________________”
A. Do not bad mouth me.
B. I did not say that.
C. I really put my foot in my mouth this time.
D. Oh, by word of mouth.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. All expressions using the word mouth are nice.
B. People don’t use mouth to smile.
C. People might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.
D. Getting information through a company mouthpiece is not an official way.
5.What is the passage mainly about?
A. The use of mouth.
B. Some expressions about mouth.
C. The word “mouth”.
D. All expressions about mouth.
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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 about the word “mouth”. But some of them are not so nice.
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 people’s feelings. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to. 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 afraid for saying the wrong thing.
Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend was going to say. When this happens, the friend might say: “You took the words right out of my mouth!” Sometimes a person has a bad or unpleasant experience with another person. He might say that experience “left a bad taste in my mouth”. Or the person has possibly had a very scary experience, like being chased by an angry dog. He might say, “ I had my heart 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.
1.When a man says “I had my heart in my mouth”, usually he means he is ________.
A.scared B.excited C.surprised D.satisfied
2.Your best friend Tony said what you were going to say, you might say:“________”
A.You were born with a silver spoon in your mouth
B.You took the words right out of my mouth
C.You really left a bad taste in my mouth
D.You really put my foot in my mouth.
3.A person who lives from “hand to mouth” is very________.
A.happy B.healthy C.rich D.poor
4.According to the passage, ________ are not so nice.
A.some bad people’s mouths B.some people using the word “mouth”
C.some expressions about mouth D.some things people use their mouths to do
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People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout and sing. They smile and they kiss. In the English language, the word “mouth” has many meanings. But some of them are not so nice.
For example, if you say bad 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 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.” In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.
Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend was going to say. When this happens, the friend might say, “You took the words right out of my mouth!”
Some people have lots of money because they were born in 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.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1.You can say “________!” if you don’t want some people say bad things about you.
A. Down in the mouth B. Don’t bad mouth me
C. From hand to mouth D. Put foot in mouth
2.“I really put my foot in my mouth this time” means _________.
A. I really did this
B. I regretted I had done the thing
C. I want to do this thing
D. I have never done this thing
3.When your friend says,“You took the words right out of my mouth!”,you can say “_____”.
A. I am very lucky B. We have the same idea
C. I am very angry D. You are clever
4. If a person lives from hand to mouth, he must be very ________.
A. poor B. rich C. happy D. sad
5.The passage mainly tells us ________.
A. people use their mouths to eat, talk, shout and sing
B. everyone in England has the same mouth
C. rich persons’ mouths are quite different from the poor persons’
D. the word “mouth” has many different meanings in the English language
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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”. But some of them are not so nice.
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（情况）is when someone falsely claims （宣布）another person said something. The other person might protest: “I did not say that. Do not put words in my mouth.”
Information is often spread through “word of mouth.” This is general communication between people, like friends talking to each other. “How did you hear about that new movie?” someone might ask. “Oh, by word of mouth.” A more official way of getting information is through a company or government mouthpiece（发言人）. This is an official spokesperson. Government-run media could also be called a mouthpiece.
1.In the English language, there are many __________using the word “mouth”.
A. words B. expressions
C. pictures D. ideas
2.What is the meaning of the underlined word “protest” in Chinese?
A. 抗议. B. 咒骂. C. 同意. D. 辩驳
3.If someone tells the person something that he/she was not supposed to tell, the speaker might say:
“___________________”
A. Do not bad mouth me.
B. I did not say that.
C. I really put my foot in my mouth this time.
D. Oh, by word of mouth.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. All expressions using the word mouth are nice.
B. People don’t use mouth to smile.
C. People might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.
D. Getting information through a company mouthpiece is not an official way.
5.What is the passage mainly about?
A. The use of mouth.
B. Some expressions about mouth.
C. The word “mouth”.
D. All expressions about mouth.
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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 about the word “mouth”. But some of them are not so nice.
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 people’s feelings. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to. 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 afraid for saying the wrong thing.
Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend was going to say. When this happens, the friend might say: “You took the words right out of my mouth!” Sometimes a person has a bad or unpleasant experience with another person. He might say that experience “left a bad taste in my mouth”. Or the person has possibly had a very scary experience, like being chased by an angry dog. He might say, “ I had my heart 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.
1.When a man says “I had my heart in my mouth”, usually he means he is _______.
A. excited B. scared
C. surprised D. satisfied
2.Your best friend Tony said what you were going to say, you might say:“_______”
A. You were born with a silver spoon in your mouth
B. You really put my foot in my mouth.
C. You really left a bad taste in my mouth
D. You took the words right out of my mouth
3.What does the underlined word “chased” mean in Chinese?
A. 追赶 B. 戏耍 C. 喂食 D. 陪伴
4.A person who lives from “hand to mouth” is very ________.
A. happy B. healthy C. poor D. rich
5.According to the passage, ______ are not so nice.
A. some bad people’s mouths
B. some people using the word “mouth”
C. some expressions about mouth
D. some things people use their mouths to do
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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C 和D 项中，选出最佳选项。
People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout and sing. They smile and theykiss. 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 notbad mouth me.” Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they laterregret because it hurts that person’s feelings. Or they tell the person something they were notsupposed to tell. The speaker might say: “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.” If thisshould happen, the speaker might feel down in the mouth. In other words, he might feel sad forsaying the wrong thing.
Another situation is when someone falsely claims another person said something. The otherperson 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 anexpressionfor 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 forsaying bad things. For example, if a child says things she should not say to her parents, she mightbe 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.”?
A. When he feels down.
B. When he feels sad.
C. When he is said bad things to.
D. When he feels disappointed.
2.If a person feels sorry for what he has said, he might say “__________”.
A. Do not bat 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.
3. If a person lives from hand to mouth, he is __________.
A. poor B. rich C. lazy D. hard-working
4.What does the last underlined sentence mean?
A. I have run a long way.
B. I have stopped talking.
C. I have learned a lot
D. I have talked too much
5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. People use their mouths for many things.
B. There are many different mouths in English.
C. There are many expressions about “mouth” in English.
D. People make good use of “mouth”.
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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 meanings using the word “mouth”. But some of them are not so nice.
For example, if you say bad 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 family member that they later regret(后悔) 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.” In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.
Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend is going to say. When this happens, the friend might say, “You took the words right out of 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.
1.“I really put my foot in my mouth this time” means _________.
A. I regretted I had done the thing B. I really did this
C. I have never done this thing D. I want to do this thing
2.When your friend took the words right out of your mouth, you can say “_________”.
A. You are clever B. I am very lucky
C. We have the same idea D. I am very angry
3.If a person lives from hand to mouth, he must be very _________.
A. rich B. poor C. happy D. sad
4.The passage mainly tells us _________.
A. everyone in England has the same mouth
B. people use their mouths to eat, talk, shout and sing
C. rich persons’ mouths are quite different with the poor persons’
D. the word “mouth” has many different meanings in the English language
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We use the Internet for many things: business, shopping， writing letters, talking to people, finding information and so on. In recent years a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There’s no real word for it yet, so we’ll call it e-talk. People don’t like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters called acronyms. Acronyms are often used in chat rooms. Some of them are.
BTW （by the way） BRB (be right back)
LOL (laughing out loud) IMO (in my opinion)
People also use many abbreviations (缩写), They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are:
Info (information) purer (computer)
Pie (picture) sec (second)
We usually don’t see people when we communicate (交流) on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keywords to draw “feeling”. such as:
:-)( happy) :-p(joking) :-( (sad) :-0(surprised)
These days, many forums (论坛) have picture feelings. For example，
There are even whole new words, like” newbie’s”(someone who is new on a chat board or forum).
It takes time for people to get used to (适应) e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communicating. Newbie’s have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internets grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.
1. What does the underline “acronyms” mean?
A.网友 B.聊天室 C.首字母缩写词
2. Why do people type acronyms?
A. to show their feelings.
B. Because people can type them quickly.
C. In this way newbie’s won’t understand them.
3. What does” BTW, my purer is not working well.:-(“mean?
A. The person is angry at somebody.
B. The person is happy about getting a new computer.
C. The person is sad that his computer is having problems.
4. E-talk wills probably________.
A. keep changing.
B. be easy by people on the telephone
C. be used by people on the telephone
5.What’s the best title for this passage?
A. E-talk language
B. Picture Feelings
C. How to Use Abbreviations
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We use the Internet for many things: business, shopping， writing letters, talking to people, finding information and so on. In recent years a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There’s no real word for it yet, so we’ll call it e-talk. People don’t like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters called acronyms. Acronyms are often used in chat rooms. Some of them are.
BTW （by the way） BRB (be right back)
LOL (laughing out loud) IMO (in my opinion)
People also use many abbreviations (缩写), They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are:
Info (information) purer (computer)
Pie (picture) sec (second)
We usually don’t see people when we communicate (交流) on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keywords to draw “feeling”. such as:
:-)( happy) :-p(joking) :-( (sad) :-0(surprised)
These days, many forums (论坛) have picture feelings. For example，
There are even whole new words, like” newbie’s”(someone who is new on a chat board or forum).
It takes time for people to get used to (适应) e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communicating. Newbie’s have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internets grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.
1. What does the underline “acronyms” mean?
A.网友 B.聊天室 C.首字母缩写词
2. Why do people type acronyms?
A. to show their feelings.
B. Because people can type them quickly.
C. In this way newbie’s won’t understand them.
3. What does” BTW, my purer is not working well.:-(“mean?
A. The person is angry at somebody.
B. The person is happy about getting a new computer.
C. The person is sad that his computer is having problems.
4. E-talk wills probably________.
A. keep changing.
B. be easy by people on the telephone
C. be used by people on the telephone
5.What’s the best title for this passage?
A. E-talk language
B. Picture Feelings
C. How to Use Abbreviations
that later they regret they hurt that person’s feelings. The speaker might say: “ I really put my foot in my mouth this time.” If this happens, the speaker might feel down in the mouth.
o a very rich family. You might say such a person “was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. ” And this rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from hand to mouth.