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 a 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.

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 frightening 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.

46. When a man says "I had my heart in my mouth", usually he means he was_______.

A. excited           B. frightened             C. surprised               D. satisfied

47. 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

48. Which of the following might be the best title for this passage?

A. Different Uses of Mouth                  B. People and Their Mouths

C. Expressions about Mouth                 D. The Importance of Mouth

      One sunny day in August my friends and l went to a music festival. I left the festival   36 because I had a date（约会）later on that day. My friends walked me to the bus stop and  37  with me until the bus arrived; we waved goodbye and I sat on the seat near the  38  .A couple of stops into the journey I noticed a guy sitting at the front of the bus; you could see that he was mentally（精神上）disabled and was pretending a tiger toy was real and giving it a voice.

    There were people sitting behind him. He was trying to   39   to them but they finally walked away and sat at the back near me. I could hear them talking about the guy at the front - they were saying  40  words.

    I sat and thought to myself for a few stops. I waited to see if anyone else would talk to    41  . I didn't want the people to laugh or make fun of me for talking to him but I didn't like leaving him on his own.

    After a while I got up and walked to the front of the bus. I sat next to him and  42  myself. We had an amazing conversation and even found out that he went to the same church my youth group did. He got off the bus    43    me and I felt on a high the rest of the way home.

    I'm glad I made the   44   I did. It made both of us feel   45   .

36. A. early         B. slowly    C. happily     D. late

37. A. worked    B. moved    C. waited    D. argued

38. A. front         B. driver      C. door       D. back

39. A. come        B. talk         C. go          D. walk

40. A. nice          B. lovely      C. bad         D. kind

41. A. me                  B. him         C. them       D. us

42. A. enjoyed    B. taught    C. told         D. introduced

43. A. like           B. for          C. before    D. after

44. A. choice      B. trip         C. call         D. way

45. A. sad           B. bad         C. tired        D. good

 - Why don't you send an e-card to your friend to say sorry?

-_______. Thanks for your advice.

    A. It's a pleasure    B. That's all right    C. That's a good idea    D. You're welcome

 We had to_______ the house as we had lost the key.

    A. move into       B. break into       C. come into       D. walk into

-I think you_______ ask her.

- I'd rather not. She is not as helpful as you think.

　 A. would rather　 B. had better　 　 C. used to　 　　　 D. had to

- I'll go to the museum with you. Tell me_______.

-What about two o'clock?

　 A. where to meet　 B. what to do 　 C. how to go　 D. when to meet

 When Nelson speaks in public, he always has difficulty_______ the right things to say.

    A, thinking of      B. to think of      C. thought of      D. think of

 I don't think it's polite to_______ others when they are talking.

    A. advise            B. disturb                  C. hate               D. accept

- When did your computer go wrong?

- This morning, while I_______ some music from a website.

　 A. downloaded 　　 B. have downloaded　 C. was downloading　 D. am downloading

 If you get scared easily, do not watch horror films. Here "get" means______.

    A. become          B. take               C. achieve          D. receive