CEFR B2/C1 - English Proverbs 1

Carry coals to Newcastle. That's to say, it is a ...

• a pointless action.
• a worthwhile action.

___ speak louder than words.

• Pauses
• Actions

Two's company; three's ...

• over.
• an individual.
• misery.
• a crowd.

Don't throw the ___ out with the bathwater.

• rubber duck
• baby
• plug
• sponge

Keep your own counsel.

• Be discreet.
• Be discrete.
• Be careless.
• Be rash.

Don't judge a book by its cover.

• Because the librarian is scary.
• Because books can carry disease.
• Because appearances can be deceptive.
• Because it's a good book.

The early ___ catches the worm.

• bat
• bird
• moth
• fly

We'll cross that ___ when we come to it.

• off
• bridge
• road
• criss

First ___, first served.

• cone
• came
• come
• cane

Beggars can't be ___.

• choseers
• chossers
• choosers
• cheesors