English proverbs quiz 

Sixteen English proverbs

Here are 16 well-known English proverbs; but for each one, there are three or four options for one of the key words or expressions.  Which is correct ?  

1. Don’t count your chickens before they’re (roasted / hatched / grown up).
2. People who live in glass houses shouldn’t (throw stones / misbehave / have secrets.)
3. Where there’s a will there’s a ( won’t / bill / way / lawyer).
4. A bird in the hand is worth two in the (pot / bush / stomach).
5. You can’t tell a book by its (cover / author / look / price).
6. Don’t put all your eggs in one (omelette / nest / basket/ aeroplane).
7. Better safe than (stupid / sorry / serious).
8. Necessity is the mother of (poverty / nothing at all / invention).
9. The early bird catches the (worm / cold / train / ball).
10.  A watched pot never (disappears / worries / boils / watches).
11.  An apple a day keeps the (policeman / children / doctor) away.
12. A bad workman always blames (his boss / his tools / himself /  the government).
13. A miss is as good as a (Mrs. / milkman / mile).
14. Empty barrels make most (problems / beer /noise / money).
15. Too many cooks spoil the (broth / plate / kitchen / recipe).
16. A rolling stone gathers no (speed / friends / moss).