Can you complete this English expression? It means “very cute”.
Cute as a ……..
a) rabbit
b) button
c) smile
d) toy
The answer is below!↓
Answer: b) button
Cute as a button!
Cute as a …….
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[New graded reader!] The Temple Treasure
Our latest Level 4 graded reader “The Temple Treasure” is now available!
Shuzo is the head priest of a mountain temple in Japan. One night, an unexpected visitor comes to the temple and takes the temple’s most precious treasure. Shuzo has to get the treasure back, but it has been passed to a dangerous gang in Osaka. Shuzo can’t go to the police, so he has to act alone. He knows his life will be in danger, but he goes to Osaka and finds the treasure. Help comes from a very unexpected person, but will it be enough for him to escape back to the temple with the treasure?
Trials and ……….
Can you complete this English expression? It means “many difficulties and problems”.
Trials and ……..
a) hardship
b) tribulations
c) effort
d) mistakes
The answer is below!↓
Answer: b) tribulations
Trials and tribulations!
Move ………
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to do something that is very difficult”.
Move …….
a) mountains
b) horses
c) buildings
d) soil
The answer is below!↓
Answer: a) mountains
Move mountains!
Cost a …… penny
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to be very expensive”.
Cost a ……. penny
a) big
b) dear
c) cute
d) pretty
The answer is below!↓
Answer: ) pretty
Cost a pretty penny!
Reach for the …..
Can you complete this English expression? It means “set your goal very high”.
Reach for the ……
a) space
b) sky
c) ceiling
d) roof
The answer is below!↓
Answer: b) sky
Reach for the sky!
Have a lot of ……
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to have a lot of courage”. (It is mostly used in UK English.)
Have a lot of ……
a) bottle
b) pride
c) strong
d) build
The answer is below!↓
Answer: a) bottle
Have a lot of bottle!
As warm as ……..
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to be very warm and cozy”.
As warm as …….
a) dough
b) pizza
c) toast
d) roast
The answer is below!↓
Answer: c) toast
As warm as toast!
New book! Ryokan Life
Our latest Level 1 graded reader Ryokan Life is now available!
Yuka Nakata studies English. Her family owns a ryokan (Japanese-style hotel) near Kyoto. Now it is August. Yuka is helping her family at the ryokan. Yuka is happy. She can meet many guests and she can practice her English. Many things happen at the ryokan.
Two guests go out for a day, but don’t come back. Can Yuka find them? A guest loses his passport. Can Yuka help him? Is there a ghost in one of the rooms? Yuka tries to solve the mystery.
Working at the ryokan is hard, but it is always interesting for Yuka! Enjoy five stories from Yuka’s summer at the ryokan!
At an ……… hour
Can you complete this English expression? It means “very early in the morning” or “very late at night”.
An an ……… hour
a) alarm
b) awake
c) over
d) unearthly
The answer is below!↓
Answer: d) unearthly
At an unearthly hour!
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