His name was Tony and he seemed ____ like a human ____ a machine.

——What impresses you most about your hometown?——The street, the length of which is four times _______ it was eight years ago.

We prefer______ alone rather than__________.

Rather than _____ on a crowded bus, he always perfers _____ a bike.

—What do you mean ________ saying “The boy is overgrowing”?— I mean that he is tall ________ his age.