Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
My friend Ann is a very clever girl. She is quick in everything she does. She is not lazy. She always does everything in time. She doesn't like lazy people who always try to put off their work and she says _______ .

• A. Speech is silver but silence is gold.
• B. A bad wound is cured, not a bad name.
• C. What is done can't be undone.
• D. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
• E. As is the workman so is the work.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

'Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today' means that you should not delay doing something if you can do it immediately. Hence option D is the correct answer in the given context.

'Speech is silver but silence is gold' means that discretion can be more valuable than the most eloquent words.

'A bad wound is cured, not a bad name' means that a physical wound can be healed but a wounded reputation would be hard to recover from.

'What is done can't be undone' means that you cannot change what has already happened.

'As is the workman so is the work' means that the work will be as good or bad as the workman himself.

Options A, B, C and E are incorrect because none of these would make any sense if used in the given context.