TOEFL EXERCISE

1. Surprisingly cost was regarded __________ important factor in choosing a new cell phone by the three teenagers.

A as the least
B of the least
C in the least
D to the least

2. Maine's coastline is a major attraction and a vista of sandy beaches contrasted ________ rockbound shoreline.

A to the rugged
B by the rugged
C on the rugged
D at the rugged

3. John knows that he had better ________ his algebra skills before the mid-term exam.

A. brush up on
B. brush on up
C. brushing up on
D. brushing on up

4. The pressure ________ was intense after his team lost five basketball games in a row.

A. under the coach
B. over the coach
C. of the coach
D. on the coach

5. In __________, the team has begun to show some form again and has won some big games.

(A) few weeks
(B) few past weeks
(C) the past few weeks
(D) a few weeks since




The Subject

1. In general, ________ have a professional obligation to protect confidential sources of information.

A. which journalists
B. journalists
C. journalists, they
D. journalists that

2. ________ of Elvis Presley is banned in seven different countries across the world.

A. The music is
B. That the music
C. The music which
D. The music

3. For ________ you who don't know, "Rainbow" was a credible children's TV show from the 70's and 80's.

A. those of
B. those in
C. these of
D. these in

4. As was the case throughout the United States, __________ was subject to higher gas prices during the winter of 2002-2003.

A. for New York
B. for New York as well
C. New York which
D. New York

5. ________ in history caused as much shock and grief worldwide as the 2004 tsunami disaster in Asia.

A. None natural disaster
B. That natural disaster
C. No natural disaster
D. The natural disaster



Verb Forms

1. The causes of gamma-ray bursts throughout the universe, and how the gamma rays are actually produced, ________ until recently remained a mystery.

A. have
B. have been
C. has been
D. has

2. That the legal drinking age ________ lowered is a hot topic for debate in many states.

A. should have
B. which should
C. should be
D. should

3. Discovery of these ancient anthropic markings ________ our understanding of how these early humans interacted with their environment.

A. has broadened
B. have broadened
C. broaden
D. will have broadened

4. The rivalry between the two communities stems from ancient times and openly __________ to this day.

A. persist
B. which persist
C. persists
D. which persists

5. Despite the simplicity of their construction, the ancient systems ________ exhibit very complicated behavior.

A. find to
B. found to
C. are found to
D. were found to




Word Order 1:

1. _________ explores the nature of guilt and responsibility and builds to a remarkable conclusion.

A. The written beautifully novel
B. The beautifully written novel
C. The novel beautifully written
D. The written novel beautifully

2. Over time the young students will perfect the art of piano playing. After all, such ________ needs delicate handling.

A. a tuned instrument finely
B. an instrument tuned finely
C. a finely instrument tuned
D. a finely tuned instrument

3. Honore de Balzac said "The errors of ________, from their faith in the good, or their confidence in the true".

A. women spring, almost always
B. almost always, women spring
C. almost women, always spring
D. almost spring, always women

4. In that particular department of the company, production __________ day and night.

(A) going often keeps
(B) keeps often going
(C) keeps going often
(D) often keeps going

5. The tenants were asked to throw all recyclable trash into __________.

A. the green big plastic bag
B. the big plastic green bag
C. the big green plastic bag
D. the green plastic big bag

1. "You are welcome to order the goods now." "But payment should be made _____."
for advance
advancing
in advance
to advance
2. "Where do you live now?" "I live in Utah; my _____."
parents too do
parents do
parents do, too
parents also do
3. I cannot understand my neighbour's accent. I wish she would _____.
speak clearer
clearer speak
more clearly speak
speak more clearly
4. "Why are you driving so fast?" "I'm _____."
must be hurry
in hurry
in a hurry
hurrying
5. I have your music CD. I think I _____ your concert video.
also have
have too
too have
have further
6. I hear you have started a new job. _____ like it?
How do you
How
What you
What do you
7. I really have to go now. I have _____ the doctor.
appointments to
an appointment to
appointment with
an appointment with
8. I can meet you at Central Station. Will _____?
convenient for you
that convenient
that be convenient
you be convenient
9. I don't have any results for you today. I _____ tomorrow.
have any
may have any
have some
may have some
10. I would rather _____ a quiet cup of coffee in the office than sit in a noisy cafe.
have
to have
prefer
prefer to have
11. "Where _____ last weekend?" "I went to see my aunt and uncle."
are you go
do you go
have you went
did you go
12. I was very surprised _____ that she didn't pass the exam."
hearing
to hearing
at hearing
to hear
13. "Why _____ she isn't speaking to us?" "We must have done something that upset her. She is just too sensitive."
are you think
are you imagine
do you think
you think
14. I hope that this winter won't be _____ last."
as cold as
so cold as
as cold like
so cold like
15. Sorry to be late. I was delayed by _____."
a heavy traffic
heavy traffic
some heavy traffic
traffic being heavy
16. The sky is getting dark. It _____ rain is on its way.
looks
looks like
seems to
will be
17. Would you do me a small favour? I _____ very much.
appreciate it
would appreciate
would be appreciative
would appreciate it
18. I am familiar with that product. I don't know _____ times I've seen it advertised on TV.
how many
how often
how much
many often
19. "When _____ leaving for Toronto, Canada?" "We are planning to set out at 10 o'clock."
are we
will we
will us
are us
20. I asked Robert when he could fix my leaking tap. He said that he would come round and fix it _____.
as much as possible
as possible as he could
as fast as he could possibly
as soon as possible
21. "Do you know _____ that building is?" "I would say that it was built at least 100 years ago."
old
how age
how old
which age
22. The man told us that the next train would arrive _____.
at three thirty
at three thirty o'clock
in three thirty
in three thirty o'clock
23. "How _____ a crowd had gathered at the scene of the accident?" "I don't know exactly, but there were a lot of shocked onlookers."
large
often
many
much
24. That is the city _____ worst crime record.
on the
in the
with the
for the
25. "Where should I put this key?" "You can _____ it on the shelf?"
hang
deposit
sit
put

TOEFL EXERCISE

1. What year did you _____ university?
graduate
graduate from
graduating
graduating from

2. It seems to be getting worse. You had better _____ a specialist.
consult
consult to
consult with
consult by

3. Chicago is a large city, _____?
aren't it
doesn't it
won't it
isn't it

4. Don't leave your books near the open fire. They might easily _____.
catch to fire
catch the fire
catch on fire
catch with fire

5. Do you enjoy _____?
to swim
swimming
swim
to swimming

6. I have trouble _____.
to remember my password
to remembering my password
remember my password
remembering my password

7. Do you have _____ to do today? We could have a long lunch if not.
many work
much work
many works
much works

8. My brother will _____ for a few nights.
provide us up
provide us in
put us up
put us in

9. When will the meeting _____?
hold on
hold place
take on
take place

10. The board meeting was held _____.
at Tuesday
on Tuesday
with Tuesday
in Tuesday

11. Why don't you _____ us?
go to the house party with
go together the house party with
go the house party with
together the house party with

12. That awful accident occurred _____.
before three weeks
three weeks before
three weeks ago
three weeks past

13. They didn't _____ John when he explained his decision.
agree to
agree with
agree
agree about

14. The social worker _____ the two old sisters who were ill.
called to the house of
called on the house of
called to
called on

15. Tomorrow is Paul's birthday. Let's _____ it.
celebrate
praise
honor
congratulate

16. If you don't understand the text, don't hesitate _____.
ask a question
asking a question
to ask a question
to asking a question

17. It's snowing. Would you like to _____ on Saturday or Sunday?
skiing
go to ski
go skiing
go ski

18. Our company didn't pay _____ for that banner advertisement.
much funds
many funds
many money
much money

19. Do you feel like _____ now?
swimming
to swim
swim
to go swimming

20. Tom was thrilled to be _____ such a beautiful and interesting lady.
introduced
introduced at
introduced with
introduced to

21. "What happened to them last night? They look depressed"
"I don't think _____ happened."
nothing
everything
something
anything

22. "It is not very cold. I don't think we need these big jackets."
"I don't think so, _____."
anyway
neither
either
too

23. "Bill is not doing well in class."
"You must _____, that he is just a beginner at this level."
keep minding
keep to mind
keep in mind
keeping in mind

24. "Excuse me. Do you know where the bus terminal is?"
"It is _____ the large police station."
opposite of
opposed to
opposite with
opposite to

25. "Those students will perform the annual school play."
"Yes, it is _____ for next week."
due
scheduled
time-tabled
put on

1. I am slow to _____.

express my opinion

express my viewing

make my views

make my opinion

2. I have to have this report finished _____.

by Friday

until Friday

Friday before

Friday beginning

3. We were fortunate enough to visit the Grand Canyon. It has _____.

beautiful scenery that is much

many beautiful landscapes

many beautiful sceneries

much beautiful scenery

4. The car was parked directly _____ the diner.

before

ahead of

in front of

preceding

5. The ski resorts are usually crowded. There are many people _____ skiing.

enjoy

that enjoying

who enjoy

who enjoying

6. It is already 3 o'clock. Can you _____ time to catch the bus?

have enough

have it in

make in

make it in

7. I went to have my glasses _____.

fit

fitted

fit on

fitted on

8. Mary's house is _____ the hair salon. Do you think you can find it?

along

near to

against

next to

9. The burning stick was very hot. He let _____ just in time.

alone it

go alone it

go it

go of it

10. Do we have _____ money to last us the week?

a lot of

plentiful

plenty of

enough

11. John decided _____ golf on weekends.

to begin

to commence

to take up

to start up

12. It _____ to me whether we meet them or not.

makes no difference

makes not a difference

is indifferent

is not a difference

13. We were  _____ after all the hard work.

wear out

outworn

weary out

worn out

14. We saw _____ wild animals while on vacation.

quite a few

quite much

quite many

quite some

15. They are late as usual. I don't think we should _____ them.

await for

wait for

await on

wait on

16. Are you _____ the competition?

enter

going entering

go to enter

going to enter

17. You had better _____ the tourist information office.

inquire at

inquiring at

inquire to

inquiring at

18. Ireland was part of the UK, _____?

didn't it

wasn't it

hasn't it

weren't it

19. They will be _____ at the party.

present

presents

presenting

at present

20. Will they go _____ this summer?

swim

to swim

swimming

to swimming

21. The New York police were very anxious _____ about the crime.

more learn

learn more

to more learn

to learn more

22. Many excited women could _____ at the department store sale.

seen

be seen

be seeing

be see

23. The sink in the locker room  tends to _____ .

flow

overflow

flow over

over flowing

24. How long did the baseball game _____?

last

endure

survive

continue

25. We must _____ the annual board meeting tomorrow.

attend

attend to

attend in

attending

SILAKAN BUKA INI DAN JAWAB SEMUA SOAL TOEFL STRUCTURE
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SCORE OF TOEFL

TOEFL iBT® Test Scores

Your scores are based on your performance on the questions in the test. You must answer at least one question each in the Reading and Listening sections, write at least one essay, and complete at least one Speaking task to receive an official score. For the TOEFL iBT® test, administered via the Internet, you will receive four scaled section scores and a total score:

• Reading Section (Score of: 0–30)
• Listening Section (Score of: 0–30)
• Speaking Section (Score of: 0–30)
• Writing Section (Score of: 0–30)
• Total Score (0–120)

In addition to your scores, your official score record also includes performance feedback that is a reflection of your performance level and a description of the kinds of tasks that test takers within the reported score range can typically do.
There is no passing or failing TOEFL® score; individual higher education institutions and agencies set their own score requirements. TOEFL scores are valid for two years after the test date and there is no limit to the number of times you can take the test.

The Way the Test is Scored

ETS uses both human raters and automated scoring methods because it offers a complete and accurate picture of an applicant's ability. While automated scoring models have advantages, they do not measure the effectiveness of the language response and the appropriateness of its content. Human raters are needed to attend to a wider variety of features, such as the quality of ideas and content as well as form.
Additionally, studies have shown that prompts designed for fully automated scoring have been more vulnerable to prompt-specific preparation and memorized responses.
The TOEFL test uses automated scoring to complement human scoring for the two tasks in the Writing section. Combining human judgment for content and meaning, and automated scoring for linguistic features, ensures consistent, quality scores.

How We Ensure Quality

ETS raters are trained extensively, pass a certification test and are calibrated daily. The calibration includes task familiarization, guidance on scoring the task, and practice on a range of responses. Raters are continuously monitored for accuracy by ETS scoring leaders and checked each time they score a new test question.

Rating Is Kept Apart from Test Administration

To ensure the security and integrity of scores, it is critical that scoring not take place at test sites, but rather through a centralized scoring network that implements and ensures consistent scoring standards. The TOEFL test is scored by a network of raters, carefully controlled from a secure central location. ETS uses a highly diverse pool of raters rather than those exclusive to an applicant's country of origin, and ETS raters score responses anonymously for truly objective scoring. Multiple raters' judgments contribute to each test taker's Speaking and Writing scores in order to minimize rater bias.

What to Bring on Test Day

You need to bring two things to the test center:

1. Your Registration Confirmation:
   This has your registration number and the test site information that was issued when you registered. Read and print your Registration Confirmation the day before the test and bring it with you. Any changes made at the test site (like the start time) will be updated for you.
   
   To check and print your Registration Confirmation:
   
   
   • Log in to your TOEFL iBT® Online Profile.
   • Enter your username and password.
   • Once on your Home Page, click View Order(s), Registration Confirmation, and print your page.
2. Acceptable, valid identification (ID) document(s):
   With few exceptions, ID documents must meet all of the following requirements. Each ID document must:
   
   
   • be an original document; photocopied documents are not acceptable
   • be valid; expired documents (bearing expiration dates that have passed) are not acceptable
   • bear the test taker’s full name exactly as it appears on the admission ticket
   • bear a recent photograph that clearly matches the test taker
   • bear the test taker’s signature

PREPARE FOR THE TOEFL TEST

Prepare for the TOEFL iBT® Test

ETS offers a variety of practice materials to help you prepare for the TOEFL iBT® test, administered via the Internet, and build your English skills. These include free sample questions, practice tests, interactive skill-building programs, and detailed tips and information for understanding more about the TOEFL iBT test.

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Get substantial savings on essential TOEFL products, including test prep materials, additional score reports and the new Engaging English™ service. Learn more about TOEFL Value Packs.

Priced Test Preparation

TOEFL® Practice Online is the only official practice test that gives you the experience of taking the real TOEFL iBT Test. You will be able to review and answer authentic test questions and get instant scores and feedback on all four skills measured on the test — reading, listening, speaking and writing. You can take the practice test at home, at school or wherever there is an Internet connection — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Each volume has a different set of questions, so you can practice a few times to prepare for success on the TOEFL iBT test.

The Official Guide to the TOEFL® Test, Third Edition This bestselling guide has two full-length tests plus hundreds of valuable tips. Available in paper book or eBook formats, this is an authentic test preparation guide from ETS, developer of the TOEFL test. This guide provides a comprehensive all-in-one reference to the TOEFL test with skill-building tips to help you do your best.

Skill-building Tools

The Engaging English™ Service from MetaMetrics® helps build your English reading skills with targeted online practice matched to your level and interests. The service uses MetaMetrics' Lexile® measures, the worldwide standard for matching readers and text, to make reading practice more effective and efficient. Easy-to-use graphs and reports help you monitor your progress toward your goals.

 

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Free Test Preparation

FREE TOEFL iBT Test Sample Questions — ETS provides free TOEFL iBT test sample questions so that you can review the types of questions and content that are on the actual test and become more familiar with how the TOEFL iBT test is structured and formatted.

 

The TOEFL iBT Test Sampler has sample questions that are free when you register for the TOEFL iBT test. You can access the free sample questions from the "view order" link on your online profile. The Sampler has interactive Reading and Listening questions, and sample responses to Writing and Speaking questions. You can take the Sampler only once.

 

Improve Your Reading Skills with Lexile® Measures An easy-to-use, free service that matches your TOEFL® Reading Section score with a MetaMetrics' Lexile measure. A Lexile measure puts your reading ability and the text difficulty of reading materials on the same scale to help you find materials at your reading level. To get your Lexile measure or learn more, visit www.lexile.com/toefl.

TOEFL iBT Test Tips (PDF) helps test takers understand the TOEFL iBT test and prepare for it. You will find information on the test format, types of questions, scores, frequently asked questions and more. If you study in an English-language program where official ETS test preparation materials are used, you will receive targeted skills practice and test preparation designed exclusively to help you prepare for the TOEFL iBT test.

WHAT IS TOEFL?

Why Take the TOEFL® Test?

The TOEFL Test Gives You Advantages

More Choices

More than 8,000 colleges, universities and agencies in more than 130 countries rely on TOEFL® test scores to help make admissions decisions. For a complete listing, see the TOEFL Destinations Directory (PDF).

More Convenient

You can take the TOEFL test at your choice of more than 4,500 conveniently located test sites in more than 165 countries worldwide. You also save time and money since the entire test is given in one day, rather than coming back a second day like some other tests.

Measures Academic Skills

The TOEFL test helps prove you have the English skills you will actually use in an academic classroom. In the test, you may read a passage from a textbook and listen to a lecture and then speak or write in response, just like you would in a classroom. Because the test is composed of 100% academic questions and tasks, many universities consider it the most appropriate test to use when making admissions decisions.

Rates Speaking More Fairly

Sure, you can take a test with a Speaking interview, but what if your interviewer has a bad day and rates you lower than you deserve? With the TOEFL test, there's no doubt your score is more objective and reliable, because Speaking responses are recorded and evaluated by three to six ETS raters rather than only one rater from a local testing site.

Scores Help You Stand Out

TOEFL test scores help you stand out because of the TOEFL test's reputation for quality, fairness and 100% academic composition. It is the most widely accepted English-language test in the world, including more than 8,000 colleges, universities, agencies and other institutions in 130 countries. And that list includes the top 100 universities in the world.
By sending TOEFL scores to your selected university, you will be proving that you are ready for academic success.

SINGULAR AND PLURAL PART A

Singular Noun Definition:  When a noun means one only, it is said to be singular.
Examples:  boy, girl, book, church, box
Plural Noun Definition:  When a noun means more than one, it is said to be plural.
Examples:  boys, girls, books, churches
Rule #1
The plural of nouns is usually formed by adding - s to a singular noun.

lamp	lamps
cat	cats
fork	forks
flower	flowers
pen	pens

Exercise:  Write the plural of each of these nouns

chair	star	farm
storm	door	rock
owner	paper	cup

Rule #2
Nouns ending in s, z, x, sh, and ch form the plural by adding - es.

moss	mosses
buzz	buzzes
box	boxes
dish	dishes
church	churches

Exercise:  Write the plural of each of these nouns

dress	brush	hex
wish	class	fox
cross	bench	bush
ax	grass	mantis

Special Note:
If you add - s to such nouns as fox, bush, and bench, you will find that you cannot pronounce them without making an additional syllable.  This is why such nouns form the plural by adding - es.

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Quick Review

Exercise:  Tell if the following nouns are singular or plural

box	cats	slipper	forks	books
chair	desk	houses	paper	wagon
lamps	shoes	garden	horses	dress
dog	carts	kitchen	pony	glass

Exercise:  Write the plural of the following nouns

chair	star	pencil	girl	boy
ax	bush	coat	tree	bench
sketch	owner	touch	latch	mug

Exercise:  Write the singular of the following nouns

bells	churches	wagons	coals	pictures
clocks	boxes	kitchens	basins	chairs
days	houses	pencils	trees	tables

Rule #3
Nouns ending in - y preceded by a consonant is formed into a plural by changing - y to - ies.
Examples:  lady, ladies; city, cities; army, armies

Exercise:  Write the plural of the following words

fly	baby	pony	injury	cherry
lady	beauty	story	history	berry
city	sky	duty	study	theory

Rule #4
Nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel form their plurals by adding - s.
Example:  boy, boys; day, days

Exercise:  Write the plural of the following words

day	toy	essay	turkey	chimney
play	joy	valley	alley	volley

Rule #5
Most nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant is formed into a plural by adding es.  Example:  hero; heroes; grotto, grottoes

Exercise:  Write the plural of the following words

motto	calico	buffalo	hero
potato	cargo	volcano	grotto
mosquito*	tomato	halo*	tornado*
buffalo*	portico*	veto

*may add - s or - es

The following are among those that add s only

canto	solo	piano	lasso
halo	memento	albino	sirocco

Special Note:
Most nouns ending in o preceded by a vowel is formed into a plural by adding - s.
Example:  folio, folios; cameo; cameos; studio, studios; portfolio, portfolios

Rule #6
Some nouns ending in f or fe are made plural by changing f or fe to - ves.
Example:  beef, beeves; wife, wives

Exercise:  Write the plural of the following words

calf	self	leaf	sheaf	life
loaf	shelf	half	wolf	knife
elf	half	thief	wife	gulf
chief	dwarf*	proof	turf

The following form their plurals by adding - s.

chief, chiefs	fife, fifes	mischief, mischiefs	hoof, hoofs
roof, roofs	grief, griefs	kerchief, kerchiefs	safe, safes

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IRREGULAR PLURALS

man, men	foot, feet	mouse, mice
woman, women	tooth, teeth	louse, lice
child, children	ox, oxen	goose, geese

The following nouns have no singular:

scissors	oats	tongs	dregs
trousers	pinchers	bellows	snuffers
cattle	shears	measles	mumps
victuals	tweezers	vespers

Some nouns are always singular.  Some of these nouns may be used in the  plural when different kinds are meant as sugars, coffees, cottons

gold	silver	wheat	corn
molasses	copper	sugar	cotton

ENGLISH PROVERBS AND THEIR MEANING PART B

	Proverb	Explanation / Meaning
L	Laughter is the best medicine.
	Learn to walk before you run.	Don't rush into doing something until you know how to do it.
	Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner  everywhere.	Education is something you keep forever.
	Least said soonest mended.	The more discreet you are, the less damage you  cause.
	Let bygones be bygones.	Let's forgive and forget past quarrels.
	Let not the sun go down on your wrath.	Do not stay angry for more than one day.
	Let the chips fall where they may.	We should not try to control our destiny.
	Liars need good memories.	People who do not tell the truth must be careful to remember what they say.
	Lightning never strikes in the same place twice	An unusual event is not likely to occur again in exactly the same circumstances.
	Like father, like son.	A son's character can be expected to resemble his father's.
	Little strokes fell great oaks.	If you divide a task into small parts, it becomes easier to do.
	Look before you leap.	Consider possible consequences before taking action.
	Loose lips sink ships.	Disclosing important information ( to the enemy or a competitor) could result in large   losses.
	Losers weepers, finders keepers.	If you lose something you weep, if you find something you keep it.
	Love is blind.	A person in love does not see the faults of the person he/she loves.
M	Make a silk purse out of a sow's ear	Manage to produce something good using poor material.
	Man is the head of the family;  woman is the neck that turns the head.
	Man proposes, God disposes.	Our destiny depends on God's will.
	Manners make the man.	Possibly:  a person's manners show their origins.
	Many hands make light work.	Sharing work makes work easier.
	Marry in haste, repent at leisure.	If you get married too quickly, you may spend all your life regretting it.
	Memory is the treasure of the mind.
	Men make houses, women make homes.
	Might as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb	If the penalty is going to be the same, you might as well commit the greater offence.
	Money begets money.	If you have money you can make more money.
	Money doesn't grow on trees.	You shouldn't waste money because it is not plentiful.
	Money is the root of all evil.	Money is the main cause of wrongdoing and problems.
N	Necessity is the mother of invention.	The need for something forces people to find a way of obtaining it.
	Need teaches a plan.	Necessity will make you find a solution.
	Never put off till tomorrow what can be done today	Don't postpone something you can do now.
	Never say die.	Never give up.
	Nobody is perfect.
	No man can serve two masters.	It's impossible to follow instructions from two different sources.
	No man is an island.	We all need other people.
	No news is good news.	If the news was bad, we would hear of it.  Since we have heard nothing,   we can assume that all is  well.
	No smoke without fire.	There could be some truth in the rumour...
	No wind, no waves.	Similar to : 'no smoke without fire'.
	Nothing ventured, nothing gained.	You cannot expect to achieve anything if you don't take risks.
O	Once bitten, twice shy.	After an unpleasant experience, people are careful to avoid something similar.
	One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
	One good turn deserves another.	You should be helpful to someone who helps you.
	One of these days is none of these days.	'One of these days' remains vague.
	One today is worth two tomorrow.	What you have today is better than what is promised or hoped for.
	One man's meat is another man's poison	People don't always like the same things.
	One man's trash is another man's treasure.	What is useless to one person could be valuable to another.
	One swallow doesn't make a summer.	A single satisfactory event does not mean that all the others will be as good.
	Only real friends will tell you when your face is  dirty.	Only a real friend will tell you the truth.
	Opportunity seldom knocks twice.	Don't miss opportunities that come along.
	Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings	Children often speak wisely.
	Out of sight, out of mind.	We tend to forget people or things that we do not see.
P	Patience is a virtue	It is good to be patient.
	Penny wise, pound foolish.	Refers to a person who is careful about spending small amounts of money, but   not careful about spending large amounts of money.
	People who live in glass houses should not throw  stones.	One should not criticize others for faults similar to one's own.
	Poverty waits at the gates of idleness.	If you do not work you will not make money.
	Practice makes perfect.	Doing something repeatedly is the only way to become good at it.
	Practise what you preach	Do yourself what you advise others to do.
	Prevention is better than cure	It is easier to prevent something from happening than to repair the damage or cure the   disease later.
	Pride comes before a fall.	Don't be too self-confident or proud; something may happen to make you look foolish.
	Procrastination is the thief of time	Delaying an action for too long is a waste of time.
	Punctuality is the soul of business	You should always be on time for your business appointments.
	Put all your eggs in one basket	Risk everything by relying on one plan (by putting all one's money in one business).
R	Revenge is sweet.	There is satisfaction in returning an injury.
	Rome was not built in a day.	It takes a long time to do a job properly.  You should not expect to do it quickly.
S	Save me from my friends.	Friends can be more dangerous than enemies.
	Saying is one thing, doing is another.	People don't always do what they announce.
	Short reckonings make long friends.	Debts paid quickly encourage friendship.
	Sickness in the body brings sadness to the mind.
	Silence gives consent.	If you don't object to something it can be assumed that you agree with it.
	Snug as a bug in a rug.	Feeling very comfortable.
	Spare the rod and spoil the child	If you don't punish a child when he does wrong, you will spoil his character.
	Sticks and stones will break my bones but names  will never hurt me	Physical attacks may harm me, but cruel words will not.
	Still waters run deep.	A quiet person can have much knowledge or wisdom.
	A stitch in time saves nine	It's better to deal with a problem in its early stages, because if you don't, it will get   worse.
	Stolen fruit is the sweetest.	What is forbidden is the most tempting.
T	Tall oaks grow from little acorns.	Great things may come from small beginnings.
	The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.	Children resemble their parents.
	The best advice is found on the pillow.	After a good night's sleep we may find an answer to our problem.
	The best things in life are free.	You don't have to pay for what is important : happiness, friendship, good health.
	The darkest hour is just before dawn.	There is hope even in the worst of times.
	The devil looks after his own.	Success comes to those who deserve it least  .
	The devil makes work for idle hands	People who have no work, or are idle, often get into or make trouble.
	The die is cast.	A decision has been made and it's impossible to change it.
	The early bird catches the worm.	If you want to do something successfully, you should do it as soon as you can.
	The end justifies the means.	Wrong or unfair methods may be used if the result of the action is good.
	The first step is the hardest.	The most difficult thing is to begin.
	The more haste, the less speed.	A person makes more progress if they do things less quickly.
	The more you have, the more you want.	People have a constant desire to possess more.
	The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken.	If you depend on just one thing, and it fails you, you will have no alternatives.
	The pen is mightier than the sword	Words and communication have greater effect than war and fighting.
	The proof of the pudding is in the eating.	The real value of something can be judged only after it has been tried or tested.
	The road to hell is paved with good intentions.	It's not enough to intend to do something, you must actually do it.
	The tongue wounds more than a lance.	Insults can be more hurtful than physical injuries.
	The truth is in the wine.	People speak more freely under the influence of alcohol.
	The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.	Feed a man well and he will love you.
	The wish is father to the thought.	You think that something is true because you want it to be so.
	There is a black sheep in every flock.	There is always one who doesn't  behave or perform like the others.
	There is a trick in every trade.	There is an established way of doing things.
	There is no fool like an old fool.	A older person is expected to behave more sensibly.
	There is safety in numbers	Being in a crowd makes you feel more confident.
	Time and tide wait for no man.	Delaying a decision will not prevent events from taking place.
	Time has wings.	Time goes by quickly.
	Time is money.	Time is valuable and should not be wasted.
	To err is human, to forgive divine	It is human nature to make mistakes, therefore one should forgive.
	Too many cooks spoil the broth.  (Humoristic version :  Too many clicks spoil the browse!)	If too many people are involved in something, it will not be done properly.
	Too much bed makes a dull head.	If you sleep too much, you are not able to think clearly.
	True friends are tested in adversity.	It's when you have problems that you realize who your real friends are.
	Trust not a horse's heel nor a dog's tooth.	Be careful of the reaction of animals.
	Truth has no answer.	You cannot argue against facts or refute what is true.
	Truth is stranger than fiction.	Events in real life are sometimes stranger than in fiction.
	Two wrongs don't make a right	It is wrong to harm someone because they have harmed you.
U	Union is strength.	A group has more force than an individual.
	Unwillingness easily finds an excuse.	A person who doesn't want to do something always finds a reason to avoid it.
V	Variety is the spice of life.	Doing a lot of different things makes life more interesting.
	Virtue is its own reward.	You should not expect praise for acting in a correct or moral way.
W	Walls have ears.	Be careful.  People could be listening.
	Waste not, want not.	If you never waste anything, you will have it when you need it.
	What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve  over.	If a person doesn't know about something, it cannot hurt them.
	What a man says drunk, he thinks sober.	People speak more freely under the influence of alcohol.
	What soberness conceals, drunkenness reveals.	People are less discreet under the influence of alcohol.
	When the cat's away, the mice play.	People misbehave when their boss, or the person in authority, is absent.
	When in Rome, do as the Romans do.	You should adopt the customs of the people or country you are visiting,   and behave in the same way.
	When poverty come in the door, love goes out the  window.
	Where there's life there's hope.
	Where there's a will, there's a way.	A person with determination will find a way of doing something.
	Who makes himself a sheep will be eaten by the wolves.	Possible interpretation:  an easily influenced person can be mislead.
	Wisdom is better than strength.
	Wonders will never cease!	Expresses surprise at an unexpected pleasure or event (ironic).
	Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.	Worrying over small details can make them seem worse.
Y	You are what you eat.	What you eat has an effect on your well-being.
	You are never too old to learn.
	You can lead a horse to water but you can't  make it drink.	You can offer someone an opportunity to do something but you can't force them.
	You can't teach an old dog new tricks.	A person who is used to doing things a certain way cannot change.
	You never know what you can do until you try.	Try first before deciding not to do something.
	You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.	You help me and I'll help you.
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