Use of English C1

Many delegates stole pens from the conference room.

WERE

A lot of (a)   the conference room by delegates.

Immediately after Bess arrived home, the phone rang.

SOONER

No (a)   home than the phone rang.

If his expensive divorce hadn't happened, Bill would still be a rich man.

FOR

If it (a)   divorce, Bill would still be a rich man.

"You won't get lost along the country lanes if you always have the map open."

long

He told them they wouldn't get lost (a)   had the map open.

My brother has great ideas all the time.

COMES

My brother always (a)   ideas.

If that passing woman hadn't arrived, we would have been completely lost.

FOR

Had it (a)   , we would have got completely lost.

If I lose this job, nobody will let me forget it.

LIVE

I'll (a)   if I lose this job.

They'll have to cancel the show if the audience doesn't increase.

MEAN

A continued low audience for the show (a)   cancellation.

I'm just about to give up this diet because it's not working at all.

POINT

I'm (a)   this diet up because it's not working at all.

Please do those photocopies whenever you have the time.

HAPPEN

Please do those photocopies if (a)   the time.