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People use their mouths for many things. They __1__, talk, shout and sing. They smile and they
kiss. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word "mouth". __2__ some of
them are not so nice.
For example, if you say something __3__ 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 __4__ the person something
they were not supposed to tell. The speaker might say, "I really put my foot in my mouth this time."
That is to say, "I feel sad __5__ saying the wrong thing."
Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the __6__ thing that his friend was going to say.
When this happens, the friend might say, "You took the word right from my __7__ !" Sometimes
a person has a bad or unpleasant __8__ with another person. He might say that experience "left a
bad taste in my mouth." __9__ one person has had a very frightening experience, like being chased
by an angry dog, he might say, "I had my heart in my mouth."
When we say someone "was born with a silver spoon(银勺)in his mouth", we mean the person
was born into a rich __10_.
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____
6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____