Task 3. English often compares things using as … as …. Fill the gaps with the appropriate nouns from the box. Use each word only once. You will not need all of them. The sentence before each gap will help you. Number 0 has been done for you as an example. Box: bee / gold / ice / mouse / bird / lightning / snail / feather / snow. 0. I’ve forgotten my gloves. My hands are as cold as ice. 1. She’s had three different jobs this month. She’s been as busy as a ___. 2. Look at the mountains this morning. They’re as white as ___. 3. You can carry this box easily. It’s as light as a ___. 4. The children behaved perfectly at their grandmother’s party. They were as good as ___. 5. She answered before I’d even finished the question. She was as quick as ___.

Перевод задания: В английском языке часто сравнивают предметы по модели as … as …. Заполните пропуски подходящими существительными из рамки. Каждое слово используйте один раз; не все слова понадобятся. Предыдущее предложение поможет выбрать ответ. Пример 0 уже выполнен.

1. She’s had three different jobs this month. She’s been as busy as a bee. (В этом месяце у неё было три разные работы. Она была занята как пчёлка.)
2. Look at the mountains this morning. They’re as white as snow. (Посмотри на горы сегодня утром. Они белые как снег.)
3. You can carry this box easily. It’s as light as a feather. (Ты легко можешь нести эту коробку. Она лёгкая как пёрышко.)
4. The children behaved perfectly at their grandmother’s party. They were as good as gold. (Дети прекрасно вели себя на празднике у бабушки. Они были послушны как золото.)
5. She answered before I’d even finished the question. She was as quick as lightning. (Она ответила, ещё до того как я закончил вопрос. Она была быстра как молния.)