Question

Since I was a child, my mouth has caused me trouble. I’m not a bad person. I have a _______ time learning when to keep my mouth closed.

My mom has told me again and again, ‘Robert, your constant ________ words are hurting me. If you continued to be this rude, you will get into big trouble.’

It’s been a problem at school several times too when teachers have told me ________ I didn’t want to hear. I used to feel it was my duty to _________ myself.

One day in English class I was working on my homework until I heard a classmate ______ behind me. It was Nathaniel, who liked doing that as usual.

At first, I said very________, “Nathaniel, would you please be quiet?”

However, Nathaniel continued talking to himself. I quickly __________ “Nathaniel, shut up!”

For the next five minutes, we threw hurtful words back and forth at each other.

I knew these words would make him ________. It would hurt his feelings and shut him up.

What I said filled him with anger. He tried to reach over my seat and catch me as he shouted, “That’s it! That’s it!”

______ at what he was doing, I sat back in my seat. I had never seen Nathaniel act like this before.

Later on, we were taken to the headmaster’s office. There, Mr. Black, our English teacher, told us to ________the matter. It wasn’t until then that I finally found that _______ I hurt someone physically(身體上), the wounds eventually heal(愈合). But when I hurt them with my ________, sometimes the pain never goes away.

At the end of the discussion, I said ________to Nathaniel.

When I went back to my room, I lost myself into ______ how often and how much what I said hurt others. It’s at that time that I realized I should keep my _________ closed just before I threw hurtful words. I hope my mouth won’t cause me any trouble.

1.A.busy B.hard C.happy D.fantastic

2.A.tiring B.beautiful C.bad D.exciting

3.A.something B.nothing C.everything D.anything

4.A.support B.stop C.smell D.spend

5.A.singing B.reading C.laughing D.talking

6.A.carefully B.carelessly C.politely D.angrily

7.A.repeated B.expressed C.replied D.shouted

8.A.nervous B.afraid C.sad D.bored

9.A.Angry B.Surprised C.Nervous D.Happy

10.A.discuss B.solve C.take D.report

11.A.because B.so C.when D.until

12.A.words B.action C.ideas D.experience

13.A.goodbye B.thanks C.hello D.sorry

14.A.talking about B.thinking of C.complaining about D.hearing of

15.A.eyes B.mouth C.door D.window

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