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TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
Please ask the client to _____ how many people will attend the conference. A. estimate B. impose C. prompt D. wonder 空欄に入る単語はどれですか？ クライアントに会議の出席人数の見積もりをきいてください。...
Trivia of the Week: What has a face and hands but no eyes?
The answer to this riddle is “a clock”. The round part of a clock where the numbers are written is called the clock’s face. The sticks that point to the current hour, minute, and second are the clock’s hands. 顔があって、手があって、目がありません。何でしょう？...
Idiom of the Week: I’ve painted myself into a corner
Phyllis: Oh no. I just realized I scheduled dinner with Frank on the same day as my project is due at work. Bethany: Can’t you just go to dinner after work? Phyllis: No, I’m already way behind because I took a day off to go to the theme park with Frank. I’ve really...
Word of the Week: Leprechaun
A leprechaun is a mythical creature from Ireland, but it is well-known in the English-speaking world. It looks like a little man dressed in green. If you catch a leprechaun, he has to give you his pot of gold. But leprechauns can use magic, so it is impossible to...
Picture of the Week: Hanukkah
In addition to Christmas, there are several other holidays around the same time. Probably the best-known is Hanukkah, a Jewish holiday. The story of Hanukkah tells how one night’s worth of oil lasted for eight days. For eight days people light eight candles in a...
Phrase of the Week: That’s none of your business!
Thelma: So what’s going on with you and Fred? Julia: That’s really none of your business. When someone is sticking their nose into your business, they are trying to learn about or interfere with your private life. You can tell them to mind their own business, but it...
TOEIC Practice Question of the Week
Please reminder Bob to have that report on my desk by tomorrow. Find the mistake: A. Please reminder B. have that report C. on my desk D. by tomorrow “Reminder” is a noun (something, such as a memo, that reminds you to do something). Here we need a verb form...
Trivia of the Week: A Pair
Shoes and socks come in pairs because we have two feet. However, some things that are single objects are also described as pairs. You can buy a pair of pants, but it has two legs, not two pants. A pair of glasses has two lenses. A pair of binoculars is similar. You...
Idiom of the Week: Just what the doctor ordered
Paul: Ahh! This hot spring is so relaxing. Eustace: It’s just what the doctor ordered. I can feel the stress leaving my body. If you see the doctor, he or she will order something that will make you feel better and heal your body. So when something is very good for...
Word of the Week: Lay
“I had a headache, so I lay down on the couch.” “Every morning the chicken lays an egg.” It is very easy to confuse “lay” and “lie” in English. In the present tense, “lay” means to set something down (it takes an object). “Lie” means to rest on a surface (it doesn’t...
