Question

Fill in: as or like. Mary: What do you want to do when you grow up, Fred? Fred: I’d like to work (1) ___________ a chef in a big hotel. Mary: Oh no! I’ve worked in a kitchen before. It’s (2) __________ working in an oven. Fred: At least it wouldn’t be (3) ___________ boring (4) ___________ working in a bank. Mary: Don’t you want to be something more interesting, such (5) __________ a lawyer, or a doctor. Fred: No, I’d prefer to do something creative (6) __________ cooking, I could never see myself (7) __________ a lawyer or a doctor. Mary: You’re just (8) __________ my brother. He’s always saying things (9) ___________ that.

Answer 1

Mary: What do you want to do when you grow up, Fred?

Fred: I’d like to work as a chef in a big hotel.

Mary: Oh no! I’ve worked in a kitchen before. It’s like working in an oven.

Fred: At least it wouldn’t be as boring as working in a bank.

Mary: Don’t you want to be something more interesting, such as a lawyer, or a doctor.

Fred: No, I’d prefer to do something creative like cooking, I could never see myself as a lawyer or a doctor.

Mary: You’re just like my brother. He’s always saying things like that.

Answer 2

Mary: What do you want to do when you grow up, Fred? Fred: I’d like to work (1) as a chef in a big hotel. Mary: Oh no! I’ve worked in a kitchen before. It’s (2) like working in an oven. Fred: At least it wouldn’t be (3) as boring (4) as working in a bank. Mary: Don’t you want to be something more interesting, such (5) as a lawyer, or a doctor. Fred: No, I’d prefer to do something creative (6) like cooking, I could never see myself (7) as a lawyer or a doctor. Mary: You’re just (8) like my brother. He’s always saying things (9) like that.