There is a
word missing in each of these proverbs. Choose the correct one from the three
possibilities. Give the Russian equivalent of the English proverbs.
1.
Life is not a bed of ………... .
(tulips, daffodils, roses)
2.
A sound mind in a sound ………. . (body, head,
forehead)
3.
A green …….. is soon healed. (tree,
wound, eye)
4.
An old ……… makes a straight furrow.
(horse, cow, ox)
5.
All is not …….. that glitters.
(gold, silver, glass)
6.
The ………. is not so as he is painted.
(devil, angel, man)
7.
A lazy man is the beggar’s ………….
(sister, brother, father)
8.
One man’s fault is another man’s
………. (money, lesson, lecture)
9.
He that …….. every bush must never
go a birding. ( breaks, likes , fears)
10. Practice is
the best ………….. . ( lesson, teacher, master)
Answers & Comments
2-A sound mind in a sound body.
3-A green tree is soon healed.
4-An old horse makes a straight furrow.
5-All is not gold that glitters.
6-The devil is not so as he is painted.
7-A lazy man is the beggar’s brother.
8-One man’s fault is another man’slesson.
9-He that fears every bush must nevergo a birding.
10-Practice isthe best lesson .