Complete the sentences below using the as... as similes in the box. As white as snow, as smooth as silk, as slow as a snail, as free as a bird,
as light as a feather, as cold as ice, as blind as a bat, as black as coal, as
changeable as weather
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1. The night was…
2. Her hateful eyes were
3. Without my glasses, I am…
4. Her face has become…
5. The bicycle looks heavy, but it feels..
6. On the first day of his vacation, the boy felt…
7. My computer is very fast at times, and at other times…
a snail
8. When I was a child, a man of seventy seemed to me to be
9. After using our body lotion, your skin is guaranteed to feel…
2. Российские ученые делают удивительные открытия.
3. Железнодорожная линия соединяет деревню с городом.
4. Из-за его размера и стоимости, атомному локомотиву будет серьезно не хватать универсальности.
1. Did the use of motor cars change the life?
2. Are Russian scientists making wonderful discoveries?
3. Does a railway line connect the village with the town?
4. Will the atomic locomotive will seriously lack flexibility because of its size and cost?
1. The use of motor cars did not change the life.
2. Russian scientists are not making wonderful discoveries.
2. Molly lives in Dublin. She (has lived) there all her life.
3. I knew Sarah was very busy, so I ___ her. (did not disturb)
4. Angela has just started evening classes. She (is learning) German.
5. The bed was very uncomfortable. I very well. (did not sleep)
6. 1. Mr Clark (worked) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up
7. We (had) a chat while we (were waiting) for our flights.
8. I saw Sue in town yesterday but she (was looking) the other way.
9. Why___ at me like that? (are you/looking) Stop it!
10. I (was cycling) home yesterday when suddenly a man (stepped) out into the road in front of me.