谚语练习

常用英语谚语练习

Choose from the brackets the one that best fits the blank both in meaning and form: 1. A golden key can ______ any door (lock / unlock / open ). 2. A house ______ cannot stand (divide / divided / to be divided). 3. ______ knowledge is a dangerous thing (A little / Little / No). 4. A penny saved is a penny ______ (earn / earned / earning).

5. A rose by any other name would ______ as sweet ( look / taste / smell). 6. A trouble shared is a trouble ______ (in half / halved / limited). 7. A watched pot never ______ ( boils / boiling / boiled).

8. Actions speak louder than ______ (words / accounts / records). 9. An apple a day keeps the doctor ______ (away / off / aside). 10. ______ you make your bed, so you must lie on it (As / When / After). 11. God helps them that help______ (them / themselves / with themselves).

12. He who fights and runs away, may live to fight ______ day (another / the other / other). 13. Hope for the best, and prepare for the ______ (worse / worst / badly). 14. If a thing’s worth doing, it’s worth doing ______ (good / well / better). 15. If you play with fire, you get ______ (burn / burning / burnt). 16. It is the first step ______ is difficult (when / where / that).

17. It is the last straw that ______ the camel’s back (breaks / supports / lands). 18. It takes all sorts to make ______ world (a / an / the). 19. It’s ______ to be born lucky than rich (good / better / best). 20. It’s easy to be wise ______ event (before / after / with). 21. It’s no use______ over split milk (cry / to cry / crying).

22. Nothing is certain but death and ______ (tax / taxes / the tax).

23. Old habits die ______ (hard / hardly / easily). 24. Rome wasn’t built ______ a day (in / at / on).

25. Slow but ______ wins the game (sure / surely / be sure). 26. The apple never falls far ______ the tree (away / off / from). 27. The early bird catches ______ worm (a / an / the).

28. The grass is always ______ on the other end of the fence (green / greener / the greenest). 29. The unexpected ______ happens (always / often / never). 30. There is no smoke without ______ (fire / the fire/ a fire). 31. Time ______ wonders (works / sets / creates). 32. Travel ______ the mind (broadens / hardens / opens). 33. When in Rome, do ______ the Romans do (like / as / with).

34. When poverty comes in at the door, love ______ out of the window (goes / flies / jumps). 35. When the cat’s away, ______mice will play (a / an / the).

36. You can take ______ horse to the water, but you can’t make it drink (a / an / the). 37. You can’t ______ a book by its cover (say / tell / speak). 38. You cannot lose what you never ______ (has / have / had).

39. You never know what you can do until you ______ (do / try / know). 40. You never ______ the water till the well runs dry (miss / drink / have).

Proverbs for checking:

1. A golden key can open any door.

2. A house divided cannot stand.

3. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 4. A penny saved is a penny earned.

5. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. 6. A trouble shared is a trouble halved. 7. A watched pot never boils. 8. Actions speak louder than words. 9. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 10. As you make your bed, so you must lie on it. 11. God helps them that help themselves.

12. He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day. 13. Hope for the best, and prepare for the worst. 14. If a thing’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well. 15. If you play with fire, you get burnt. 16. It is the first step that is difficult.

17. It is the last straw that breaks the camel’s back. 18. It takes all sorts to make a world. 19. It’s better to be born lucky than rich. 20. It’s easy to be wise after event. 21. It’s no use crying over split milk. 22. Nothing is certain but death and taxes. 23. Old habits die hard. 24. Rome wasn’t built in a day.

25. Slow but sure wins the game.

26. The apple never falls far from the tree. 27. The early bird catches the worm.

28. The grass is always greener on the other end of the fence. 29. The unexpected always happens. 30. There is no smoke without fire. 31. Time works wonders. 32. Travel broadens the mind.

33. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

34. When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window. 35. When the cat’s away, the mice will play.

36. You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make it drink. 37. You can’t tell a book by its cover. 38. You cannot lose what you never had

39. You never know what you can do until you try. 40. You never miss the water till the well runs dry.