1. The night was [as black as coal]
2. Her hateful eyes were [as cold as ice]
3. Without my glasses, I am [as blind as a bat]
4. Her face has become [as white as snow]
5. The bicycle looks heavy, but it feels [as light as a feather]
6. On the first day of his vacation, the boy felt [as free as a bird]
7. My computer is very fast at times, and at other times [as slow as 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 [as smooth as silk]
Объяснение:
В 8 нет подходящего варианта, можно, конечно, использовать конструкцию "as changeable as weather" (переменчивый, как погода), которая не была использована, ведь каждый сравнивает так, как ему хочется, но, по моему мнению, звучит это нелепо: Когда я был ребенком, люди 70-ти лет казались мне переменчивыми, как погода. Звучит не логично, поэтому такое сравнение использовать я бы не стала.
a. Paul says that Atlanta is a wonderful city.
b. Ruth says that she goes jogging every morning.
c. Anna says that Jenny isn't studying for her exams.
d. Andrew says that he used to be very fat .
e. Jim says that he can't swim.
6.
a. Jane said that Mary worked in a bank .
b. Jim said he was staying with some friends .
c. Mike said he had never been to Russia.
d. Ella said that Tom couldn't use a computer .
e. Jill said everybody had to try to do their best.
f. Rachel said that Jane might move to a new flat .
g. Bill said that he would stay at home on Sunday .
4.
a. I told her that I had something to show her .
b. He said that he was going away the following day.
c. Rupert said he had been in London for a month, but he hadn't had time to visit the Tower.
d. She replied she would come with me as soon as she was ready.
e. They said they had a lift but very often it didn't work .
f. He said he had to go to the dentist the next day.
g. He said that he had found an old Roman coin in the garden the previous day, and he was going to take it to the museum that afternoon.
5.
a. She said she was very tired .
b. He said he would see them soon.
c. She said she was going to the cinema .
d. He said he saw the children quite often .
e. She said she was having a bath.
f. She said she had already met their parents .
g. She said she had stayed in a hotel for a few weeks.
h. He said he had to go home to make dinner.
i. She said she hadn't been waiting long .
j. He said he was listening to the radio .
k. She said she would tell them the news on Saturday .
l. He said he liked swimming, dancing and playing tennis.
3.
1. If you hadn't been late, we would not have missed the bus.
2. If she had studied, she would have passed the exam .
3. If we had arrived earlier, we would have seen John .
4. If they had gone to bed early, they wouldn't have woken up late .
5. If he had become a musician, he would have recorded a CD .
6. If she had gone to art school, she would have become a painter .
7. If I had been born in a different country, I would have learnt to speak a different language.
8. If she had gone to university, she would have studied French .
9. If we hadn't gone to the party, we would not have met them .
10. If he had taken the job, he wouldn't have gone travelling.
11. He would have been happier if he had stayed at home.
12. She would have passed the exam if she had studied harder.
13. We wouldn't have got married if we hadn't gone to the same university .
14. They would have been late if they hadn't taken a taxi.
15. She wouldn't have met him if she hadn't come to London.
