8. It is astonishing that you should not understand so simple a matter.
9. We soon saw him running towards us at the top of his speed.
10. It is a small town in a narrow valley shut in on all sides by the mountains.
11. On the night of my arrival the north wind had been raging ever since the morning.
12. A few people were waiting for the coach on the parade-ground, walking to and fro in front of the office.
13. The whole town seemed to have been asleep for years.
14. As soon as I knocked, the door opened of its own accord.
15. A porter, holding a big lantern in his hand, came up to me with a sleepy look.
16. He had promised us that he would come as soon as he had finished what he was doing.