The size and shape(形状) of your ears show your character more than any other parts of the face. Other parts of the face change shape as we get older, but ears do not change their shape. They only change in size.

Reading people’s character from their ears is an old science. In very old times people thought that a person with big ears had a good and generous character. They thought that a person with pale, small ears was dangerous. They also thought that the shape of the ear showed if a person was musical. Today, too many people believe that the size and the shape of the ear help you know if a person is musical.

Ears are all different, and each characteristic has a meaning. Next time when you look at a person, see if his ears are large, medium-size or small. Look at the lobes (the lowest part of the ear). Do they stick to the face? Ears that are always red mean a person may easily get angry, or he / she just has high blood pressure (高血压). Ears that are always cold and pale mean a person has a nervous character. And a big inside hole of the ear means a person is musical.

1.When a baby is born, _______________________.

A. his / her ears are red

B. his / her ears will not change all the life

C. he / she will get large ears

D. his / her ears will not change in shape

2.We can guess Beethoven (a world-famous musician) may have.

A. ears with a big inside hole

B. round white ears

C. ears with a hole in the lobes

D. big red ears

3.Which may be the best title of the article?

A. Looking at a person in the right way

B. Ears and characters

C. The change of ears

D. Ears and colours

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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