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

閱讀理解

　　Mr. Hill lived outside the city and worked in a hospital. His medical skill(醫(yī)術) was good and he got a lot of money. His wife didn't believe him and made him give all his pay to her. She often searched all his pockets and find out if he left some for himself. He was angry with her but dared not say anything. So he bought a safe and put all other money in it. Of course, Mrs. Hill didn't know about it.

　　One Sunday morning Mr. and Mrs. Hill decided to go to see their friend. Suddenly something was wrong with his car and it stopped at the crossing of the road and the railway while they were passing there. Just then a train was quickly coming. Mrs. Hill was very afraid and opened the door and jumped off. She told him to jump off at once, too.“ I bought it for eight thousand dollars last month!” shouted the man. “How can I leave it on the crossing? If you keep quiet, I'll soon start it. ” The train was coming nearer and nearer. Mrs. Hill did her best to pull her husband out of the car, but he pushed her away. The car was going to be hit, the man shouted,” The key to the safe is in my study, under the Japanese-English Dictionary on the shelf. If I'm dead, you can find it there!“ In the time of danger the train braked(剎車) and his car wasn't hit. But Mr. Hill wasn't happy.” “Oh, dear!” he said to himself. “I have to look for another place to put the key !”

(1) Mr. Hill was_________.

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(2) Mr. Hill dared not say anything because __________.

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A. he was afraid of his wife

B. he was afraid his wife would leave him

C. his wife did right

D. he was afraid his wife would tell the hospital about it

(3) The word “safe” in the passage means___________.

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(4) The woman jumped off the car because________.

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A. it went very slowly

B. she wanted to rest by the road

C. she wanted to go there on foot

D. she was afraid to be hit

(5) Mr. Hill wouldn't leave his ear on the crossing because________.

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A. he was afraid of death

B. it cost eight thousand dollars

C. he was sure someone would help him

D. he was afraid it would stop the train

(6) When the train was rushing towards him, Mr. Hill wished ________.

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A. it could stop at once

B. to be saved

C. his wife to get the money in the safe

D. his wife to remember“ for ever”

(7) As ________, Mr. Hill felt sorry.

[　　]

A. the train didn't hit to death

B. he hadn't started his car before the train stopped

C. his wife left him in the time of danger

D. he had told his wife about all the secret

閱讀理解

　　Mr. Hill lived outside the city and worked in a hospital. His medical skill(醫(yī)術) was good and he got a lot of money. His wife didn't believe him and made him give all his pay to her. She often searched all his pockets and find out if he left some for himself. He was angry with her but dared not say anything. So he bought a safe and put all other money in it. Of course, Mrs. Hill didn't know about it.

　　One Sunday morning Mr. and Mrs. Hill decided to go to see their friend. Suddenly something was wrong with his car and it stopped at the crossing of the road and the railway while they were passing there. Just then a train was quickly coming. Mrs. Hill was very afraid and opened the door and jumped off. She told him to jump off at once, too.“ I bought it for eight thousand dollars last month!” shouted the man. “How can I leave it on the crossing? If you keep quiet, I'll soon start it. ” The train was coming nearer and nearer. Mrs. Hill did her best to pull her husband out of the car, but he pushed her away. The car was going to be hit, the man shouted,” The key to the safe is in my study, under the Japanese-English Dictionary on the shelf. If I'm dead, you can find it there!“ In the time of danger the train braked(剎車) and his car wasn't hit. But Mr. Hill wasn't happy.” “Oh, dear!” he said to himself. “I have to look for another place to put the key !”

(1) Mr. Hill was_________.

[　　]

(2) Mr. Hill dared not say anything because __________.

[　　]

A. he was afraid of his wife

B. he was afraid his wife would leave him

C. his wife did right

D. he was afraid his wife would tell the hospital about it

(3) The word “safe” in the passage means___________.

[　　]

(4) The woman jumped off the car because________.

[　　]

A. it went very slowly

B. she wanted to rest by the road

C. she wanted to go there on foot

D. she was afraid to be hit

(5) Mr. Hill wouldn't leave his ear on the crossing because________.

[　　]

A. he was afraid of death

B. it cost eight thousand dollars

C. he was sure someone would help him

D. he was afraid it would stop the train

(6) When the train was rushing towards him, Mr. Hill wished ________.

[　　]

A. it could stop at once

B. to be saved

C. his wife to get the money in the safe

D. his wife to remember“ for ever”

(7) As ________, Mr. Hill felt sorry.

[　　]

A. the train didn't hit to death

B. he hadn't started his car before the train stopped

C. his wife left him in the time of danger

D. he had told his wife about all the secret

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　　Have you ever heard the saying,“If you want a friend, be one?”

　　Here is how one new teacher made friends with the girls and boys in her class on the first day of school. As the bell rang, the teacher smiled at each girl and boy. Then she said in a quiet voice,“Good morning. How nice it is to have all of you in my class this year. I'd like to know each of you. I am sure we will enjoy working together.”Everyone felt that she meant what she said because of her sweet voice and her friendly look.

　　You may find that some new comers in your class may miss their old friends and feel strange and alone. You can invite them to walk to school or to ride bikes with you. You will find many things to talk about. Just talking together in a friendly manner（方式）is one good way to make friends.

(1) How do you understand the saying“If you want a friend, be one”. It means“________”.

A．If you want to have a friend, try to make one be your friend

B．You can make friends by doing what a friend should do

C．You may have a friend by doing everything for him

D．When you need a friend, you have to be a friend of yourself

A．showed that she would like to be a friend of the girls and boys

B．made every girl and boy happy

C．told the girls and boys everything about herself

D．meant she wanted to tell the boys and girls something interesting

A．without knowing each other

B．with the same interests

C．of a few words

D．of few words

A．he always thinks of his old friend

B．you ask him to do something

C．he knows you very well

D．you talk with him in a friendly way

A．A friendly way of making friends.

B．How to make friends between teachers and students.

C．The relationship between teachers and students.

D．Making friends.