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stand v.s. sell Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:19 am  stand v.s. sell
 

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ESL/EFL Test #281 "English Slang Idioms (3)", question 3

"You better talk to your wife and work out your problems John, because a house divided against itself cannot .........," he thought to himself.

(a) sleep
(b) sell
(c) fall
(d) stand

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ESL/EFL Test #281 "English Slang Idioms (3)", answer 3

"You better talk to your wife and work out your problems John, because a house divided against itself cannot sell," he thought to himself.

Correct answer: (b) sell

Your answer was: incorrect
"You better talk to your wife and work out your problems John, because a house divided against itself cannot stand," he thought to himself.
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Hi,
I believe the answer to the question is stand, and not sell. Smile

Matthew 12:25 wrote:
"Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand"

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stand v.s. sell Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:38 am  stand v.s. sell
 

Hello,
Yes, it should be stand and not sell. That's an error and will be fixed right away. Good catch!
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