Choose the correct idioms to complete the sentences.
01. That’s the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. It’s really …………………….
A. out of this world B. calling it a day C. the sky’s the limit D. once in a blue moon
02. Joe was ……………………when he got a job with his dream company.
A. out of this world B. over the moon C. once in a blue moon D. many moons ago
03. We went to Paris ……………………, I’m sure it has changed a lot since then.
A. many moons ago B. once in a blue moon C. over the moon D. under the sun
04. I doubt she’ll actually become a famous actress - she just has …………………….
A. out of this world B. the sky’s the limit C. on another planet D. stars in her eyes
05. He’s living ……………………if he thinks he’s going to get £5000 for his old car.
A. out of this world B. on another planet C. under the sun D. over the moon
06. I really ……………………returning to work after my two-week holiday in Spain.
A. asked for the moon B. lived on another planet
C. came back down to earth D. was once in a blue moon
07. ……………………I go to the cinema, only when there’s a film I really, really want to see.
A. Over the moon B. Out of this world C. Once in a blue moon D. Many moons ago
08. She’s very intelligent and knowledgeable. She can talk about everything …………………….
A. over the moon B. out of this world C. on another planet D. under the sun
09. He asked his dad to buy him a yacht as a birthday present. I think he was …………………….
A. once in a blue moon B. out of this world C. promising the moon D. asking for the moon
10. You’ve heard the saying, “……………………” It’s meant to indicate that you can achieve anything if
you want.
A. Reach for the stars. B. Come back down to earth.
C. The sky’s the limit. D. Everything under the sun.

Choose the correct idioms to complete the sentences.

01. That’s the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. It’s really …………………….

A. out of this world B. calling it a day C. the sky’s the limit D. once in a blue moon

02. Joe was ……………………when he got a job with his dream company.

A. out of this world B. over the moon C. once in a blue moon D. many moons ago

03. We went to Paris ……………………, I’m sure it has changed a lot since then.

A. many moons ago B. once in a blue moon C. over the moon D. under the sun

04. I doubt she’ll actually become a famous actress - she just has …………………….

A. out of this world B. the sky’s the limit C. on another planet D. stars in her eyes

05. He’s living ……………………if he thinks he’s going to get £5000 for his old car.

A. out of this world B. on another planet C. under the sun D. over the moon

06. I really ……………………returning to work after my two-week holiday in Spain.

A. asked for the moon B. lived on another planet

C. came back down to earth D. was once in a blue moon

07. ……………………I go to the cinema, only when there’s a film I really, really want to see.

A. Over the moon B. Out of this world C. Once in a blue moon D. Many moons ago

08. She’s very intelligent and knowledgeable. She can talk about everything …………………….

A. over the moon B. out of this world C. on another planet D. under the sun

09. He asked his dad to buy him a yacht as a birthday present. I think he was …………………….

A. once in a blue moon B. out of this world C. promising the moon D. asking for the moon

10. You’ve heard the saying, “……………………” It’s meant to indicate that you can achieve anything if you want.

A. Reach for the stars. B. Come back down to earth.

C. The sky’s the limit. D. Everything under the sun.

Choose the correct idioms to complete the sentences.

01. That’s the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. It’s really …………………….

A. out of this world B. calling it a day C. the sky’s the limit D. once in a blue moon

02. Joe was ……………………when he got a job with his dream company.

A. out of this world B. over the moon C. once in a blue moon D. many moons ago

03. We went to Paris ……………………, I’m sure it has changed a lot since then.

A. many moons ago B. once in a blue moon C. over the moon D. under the sun

04. I doubt she’ll actually become a famous actress - she just has …………………….

A. out of this world B. the sky’s the limit C. on another planet D. stars in her eyes

05. He’s living ……………………if he thinks he’s going to get £5000 for his old car.

A. out of this world B. on another planet C. under the sun D. over the moon

06. I really ……………………returning to work after my two-week holiday in Spain.

A. asked for the moon B. lived on another planet

C. came back down to earth D. was once in a blue moon

07. ……………………I go to the cinema, only when there’s a film I really, really want to see.

A. Over the moon B. Out of this world C. Once in a blue moon D. Many moons ago

08. She’s very intelligent and knowledgeable. She can talk about everything …………………….

A. over the moon B. out of this world C. on another planet D. under the sun

09. He asked his dad to buy him a yacht as a birthday present. I think he was …………………….

A. once in a blue moon B. out of this world C. promising the moon D. asking for the moon

10. You’ve heard the saying, “……………………” It’s meant to indicate that you can achieve anything if you want.

A. Reach for the stars. B. Come back down to earth.

C. The sky’s the limit. D. Everything under the sun.

Choose the correct idioms to complete the sentences.

01. That’s the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. It’s really …………………….

A. out of this world B. calling it a day C. the sky’s the limit D. once in a blue moon

02. Joe was ……………………when he got a job with his dream company.

A. out of this world B. over the moon C. once in a blue moon D. many moons ago

03. We went to Paris ……………………, I’m sure it has changed a lot since then.

A. many moons ago B. once in a blue moon C. over the moon D. under the sun

04. I doubt she’ll actually become a famous actress - she just has …………………….

A. out of this world B. the sky’s the limit C. on another planet D. stars in her eyes

05. He’s living ……………………if he thinks he’s going to get £5000 for his old car.

A. out of this world B. on another planet C. under the sun D. over the moon

06. I really ……………………returning to work after my two-week holiday in Spain.

A. asked for the moon B. lived on another planet

C. came back down to earth D. was once in a blue moon

07. ……………………I go to the cinema, only when there’s a film I really, really want to see.

A. Over the moon B. Out of this world C. Once in a blue moon D. Many moons ago

08. She’s very intelligent and knowledgeable. She can talk about everything …………………….

A. over the moon B. out of this world C. on another planet D. under the sun

09. He asked his dad to buy him a yacht as a birthday present. I think he was …………………….

A. once in a blue moon B. out of this world C. promising the moon D. asking for the moon

10. You’ve heard the saying, “……………………” It’s meant to indicate that you can achieve anything if you want.

A. Reach for the stars. B. Come back down to earth.

C. The sky’s the limit. D. Everything under the sun.

Complete each sentence with a phrase in the box. 

27. Things have changed! Our teacher only checks attendance …………………………….

28. Those students had to ……………………………before they became successful physicists.

29. In the modern world, women seem to have ……………………………, both at home and at work.

30. There are numerous jobs in tourism and hospitality for you to choose. ……………………………! 

31. Without a good ……………………………, you may be helpless when you are lost on a totally new planet.

32. Students can expect to be more successful if they have a ……………………………for their own learning.

33. Men used to be the breadwinners in our country, but now women go to work and many of them  …………………………….

34. My mother chooses to ……………………………instead of a nine-to-five job so that she can have more time for us in the morning.

Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

There is a common expression in the English language referring to a blue moon. When people say that something happens “only once in a blue moon,” they mean that it happens only very rarely, once in a great while. This expression has been around for at least a century and a half; there are references to this expression that date from the second half of the nineteenth century. (5) The expression “a blue moon” has come to refer to the second full moon occurring in any given calendar month. A second full moon is not called a blue moon because it is particularly blue or is any different in hue from the first full moon of the month. Instead, it is called a blue moon because it is so rare. The moon needs a little more than 29 days to complete the cycle from full moon to full moon. Because every month except February has more than 29 days, every month will have at least one full moon (except February, which will have a full moon unless there is a full moon at the very end of January and another full moon at the very beginning of March). It is on the occasion when a given calendar month has a second full moon that a blue moon occurs. This does not happen very often, only three or four times in a decade. The blue moons of today are called blue moons because of their rarity and not because of their color; however, the expression “blue moon” may have come into existence in reference to unusual circumstances in which the moon actually appeared blue. Certain natural phenomena of gigantic proportions can actually change the appearance of the moon from Earth. The eruption of the Krakatao volcano in 1883 left dust particles in the atmosphere, which clouded the sun and gave the moon a bluish tint. This particular occurrence of the blue moon may have given rise to the expression that we use today. Another example occurred more than a century later. When Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991, the moon again took on a blue tint.

A blue moon could be best described as

A. a full moon that is not blue in color

B. a new moon that is blue in color 

C. a full moon that is blue in color

D. a new moon that is not blue in color

Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

There is a common expression in the English language referring to a blue moon. When people say that something happens “only once in a blue moon,” they mean that it happens only very rarely, once in a great while. This expression has been around for at least a century and a half; there are references to this expression that date from the second half of the nineteenth century. (5) The expression “a blue moon” has come to refer to the second full moon occurring in any given calendar month. A second full moon is not called a blue moon because it is particularly blue or is any different in hue from the first full moon of the month. Instead, it is called a blue moon because it is so rare. The moon needs a little more than 29 days to complete the cycle from full moon to full moon. Because every month except February has more than 29 days, every month will have at least one full moon (except February, which will have a full moon unless there is a full moon at the very end of January and another full moon at the very beginning of March). It is on the occasion when a given calendar month has a second full moon that a blue moon occurs. This does not happen very often, only three or four times in a decade. The blue moons of today are called blue moons because of their rarity and not because of their color; however, the expression “blue moon” may have come into existence in reference to unusual circumstances in which the moon actually appeared blue. Certain natural phenomena of gigantic proportions can actually change the appearance of the moon from Earth. The eruption of the Krakatao volcano in 1883 left dust particles in the atmosphere, which clouded the sun and gave the moon a bluish tint. This particular occurrence of the blue moon may have given rise to the expression that we use today. Another example occurred more than a century later. When Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991, the moon again took on a blue tint.

The expression “given rise to” in the passage could be best replaced by

A. created a need for

B. elevated the level of

C. spurred the creation of

D. brighten the color of

Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

There is a common expression in the English language referring to a blue moon. When people say that something happens “only once in a blue moon,” they mean that it happens only very rarely, once in a great while. This expression has been around for at least a century and a half; there are references to this expression that date from the second half of the nineteenth century. (5) The expression “a blue moon” has come to refer to the second full moon occurring in any given calendar month. A second full moon is not called a blue moon because it is particularly blue or is any different in hue from the first full moon of the month. Instead, it is called a blue moon because it is so rare. The moon needs a little more than 29 days to complete the cycle from full moon to full moon. Because every month except February has more than 29 days, every month will have at least one full moon (except February, which will have a full moon unless there is a full moon at the very end of January and another full moon at the very beginning of March). It is on the occasion when a given calendar month has a second full moon that a blue moon occurs. This does not happen very often, only three or four times in a decade. The blue moons of today are called blue moons because of their rarity and not because of their color; however, the expression “blue moon” may have come into existence in reference to unusual circumstances in which the moon actually appeared blue. Certain natural phenomena of gigantic proportions can actually change the appearance of the moon from Earth. The eruption of the Krakatao volcano in 1883 left dust particles in the atmosphere, which clouded the sun and gave the moon a bluish tint. This particular occurrence of the blue moon may have given rise to the expression that we use today. Another example occurred more than a century later. When Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991, the moon again took on a blue tint.

Which of the following might be the date of a “blue moon”?

A. January 1

B. February 28

C. April 15

D. December 31