8 Guess the meaning of the following proverbs and then fill in the gaps in the sentences below.

a there is more than one way to kill a cat.	c to be like a cat on hot bricks.
b there is not room to swing a cat.	d when the cat’s away the mice will play.

1. If I were in your shoes I’d not try to use this way. As a proverb says, _____________.

2. This hall is full of students. We are cramped for room or ______________.

- How lucky, you’re. Your boss is on business trip for fortnight.

- Why?

3. To my mind, ______________.

4. Things look nasty for me. I’m done and ____________.

9 Read the text. Some of the lines are correct and some have a word, which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (٧) in the space provided. If a line has a word, which should not be there, write it in the space provided.

Afghan Superstitions

A mag-pie is sitting on the wall, some message might come to us. 0__٧__

Cover your bald head or else it may start raining away. Don't beat 00 away

against the sandal, it might again rain (sandal is a popular means of 1 ____

keeping families but warm in winter. It consists of a wooden square 2 ____

table about 40cm high covered with a big cotton quilt, and charcoal 3 ____

fire underneath in brazier). Don't click the scissors, it may brings about 4 ____

a fight. Don't look at the new moon yourself in the face of a child, 5 ____

he may fall down. He has got up from his left side much, (It is said 6 ____

to those who look anxious, unhappy, and grim-faced). I must bit my 7 ____

someone must be backbiting on me very. If the comb falls down 8 ____

a guest will come. If water (from a bowel) spells out with a sound, 9 ____

it means that some guest will come. If you arrive somewhere with 10 ____

at a time when others are just starting their meals it can means that 11 ____

mother-in-law likes you very much. If you draw lines on the ground 12 ____

you will be in not debt. If you shake the bunch of keys it might bring 13 ____

about a fight. If you sit on the threshold, your father will be in debt. 14 ____

It is no good to cut your tailoring on the Tuesday. 15 ____

10 Read the text and choose the correct answer a, b, c or d for each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Socks & Stockings

        An old custom (0) B luck was to leave stockings in the shoes overnight. A hole in a sock or stocking (1) ______ the arrival of a letter, whereas (2) _____ if a worm were to crawl into stockings this would herald a new pair was forth coming. During World War II many pilots were reported to have (3) _____ worn a ladies nylon stocking (4) ______ their neck for good luck. Wearing a stocking inside (5) ______ is the sign of a present. When giving a lady a pair of garters it was good luck to let the gentleman (6) _______ them on her leg. To avoid bad luck (7) ______ removing a sock you have put on inside out. You must spit on it. Stockings on the wrong feet need to be removed (8) ______ noon and the heel spat on. Changing odd socks once on your feet will (9) ______ an accident. When a baby was (10) _______, feet first, this was referred to as "footing". Unless the legs were rubbed (11) ______ bay leafs, the child was destined to become crippled by an accident. Footers were (12) ______ bestowed with special healing powers. (13) ______ common belief was a child born with an extra toe or finger (14) ______ be lucky throughout their life. A common belief was if you (15) ______ toe nail cuttings onto the floor or ground you would be forced to pick them up when you die.

0	A in	B for	C at	D with
1	A indicated	B directed	C showed	D pointed
2	A while	B as	C if	D when
3	A weared	B worned	C weared	D worn
4	A under	B around	C with	D about
5	A out	B away	C in	D off
6	A keep	B lay	C put	D sell
7	A on	B after	C in	D in spite of
8	A at	B in	C on	D with
9	A reveal	B speak	C foretell	D tell
10	A burnt	B beared	C borned	D born
11	A with	B without	C besides	D at
12	A by all means	B however	C but	D despite
13	A A	B One	C Another	D Other
14	A could	B would	C had	D should
15	A throwed	B thrown	C threw	D throw