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Advanced
level EFL English
Find
the English proverbs
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Here
are sixteen famous English proverbs or sayings. However, there are key words to
select for each one. Choose the correct words, from the lists suggested .
1. Don’t count your chickens
before they’re (roasted
/ hatched / grown up).
2. People who live in glass houses
shouldn’t (throw
stones / misbehave / have secrets.)
3. Where there’s a will
there’s a ( won’t / bill
/ way / lawyer).
4. A bird in the hand is worth two in the
(pot /
bush / stomach).
5. You can’t tell a book by
its (cover /
author / look / price).
6. Don’t put all your eggs in
one (omelette / nest /
basket/ aeroplane).
7. Better safe than (stupid / sorry / serious).
8. Necessity is the mother of (poverty / nothing at all /
invention).
9. The early bird catches the (worm / cold / train / ball).
10. A watched pot never (disappears / worries / boils /
watches).
11. An apple a day keeps the (policeman / children / doctor)
away.
12. A bad workman always blames (his friends / his tools /
himself / the government).
13. A miss is as good as a (Mrs. / milkman / mile).
14. Empty barrels make most (problems / beer /noise / money).
15. Too many cooks spoil the (broth / plate / kitchen / recipe).
16. A rolling stone gathers no (speed / friends / moss).
Can
you explain the meaning of these proverbs in simple ordinary English?
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