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1.

_______________    but    The bigger the better.
A) Good things come in small packages. C) All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
B) Look before you leap. D) Half a loaf is better than none.

2.

Great starts make great finishes.   but    _______________
A) It ain't over 'till it's over. C) Opposites attract.
B) You can't teach an old dog new tricks. D) Time and tide wait for no man.

3.

Birds of a feather flock together.   but    _______________
A) Wise men think alike. C) Opposites attract.
B) A man's reach should exceed his grasp. D) Look before you leap.

4.

A miss is as good as a mile.   but    _______________
A) Fools seldom differ. C) Look before you leap.
B) You're never too old to learn. D) Half a loaf is better than none.

5.

_______________    but    Look before you leap.
A) Wise men think alike. C) Practice makes perfect.
B) He who hesitates is lost. D) Faith will move mountains.

6.

_______________    but    Faith will move mountains.
A) Half a loaf is better than none. C) Never judge a book by its cover.
B) Doubt is the beginning of wisdom. D) Practice makes perfect.

7.

_______________    but    A man's reach should exceed his grasp.
A) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. C) Clothes make the man.
B) All good things come to those who wait. D) Practice makes perfect.









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