1. Lightning never strikes in the same place ..........

before

twice

secondly

thrice

2. If you watch a kettle, it never ..........

cooks

stew

boils

heats

3. Look before you ..........

leap

strike

rush

go

4. Don't count your chickens before they are ..........

born

fed

hatched

stolen

5. It's all right to tell a ......... lie.

red

white

blue

black

6. There's no fool like an ......... fool.

aged

ancient

elderly

old

7. Let ......... dogs lie.

sleeping

snoozing

dreaming

barking

8. Strike while the iron is ..........

heating

heated

hot

soft

9. Politeness costs ..........

a lot

a little

much

nothing

10. Never look a gift horse in the ..........

mouth

eye

nose

teeth

11. Never let the ......... grow under your feet.

weeds

grass

flowers

bulbs

12. The grass is always ......... on the other side.

blacker

further

greener

longer

13. Everything is coming up ..........

roses

daisies

tulips

lilies

14. Poor Mary was a bit of a ......... at the dance.

cornflower

cauliflower

wallflower

wildflower

15. He led her up the garden ..........

path

lane

street

road

16. Everything in the ......... is lovely.

roses

flowers

grass

garden

17. Money doesn't grow on ..........

plants

bulbs

trees

bushes

18. A bird in the hand is worth ......... in the bush.

four

three

two

one

19. Come to the point and stop beating about the ..........

tree

flower

hedge

bush

20. Don't trust him, he's a bit of a snake in the ..........

grass

flowers

plants

weeds