参考答案：

1. I am similar to my father in appearance.

2. This dictionary is more than a dictionary, it’s like a grammar book.

3. The car looks more like a tank than a vehicle.

4. By the time he graduated from college, great changes had taken place in his hometown/ his hometown had greatly changed.

5. By the time I graduate from Senior High, I will have learned English for 10 years.

6. The teacher impressed on us the importance of grammar.

  The teacher impressed me with the importance of grammar.

7. It was at the school gate that I met the headmaster, who can speak fluent French.

8. It was not until the game was over that he got home.

9. Who was it that you met in the park?

10. noise, voice, sound

11. recognized, know

12. for the first time, The first time

13. aloud, loudly, louder

14. know of/ about, know

15. attend, join, join, join in, took part in

16. is known as/ is known for