Fill each blank with a suitable word or phrase.

The car can't have broken down. I_________ serviced last week.

She started to clean up the house just after the guests had left.

→ No sooner _______________________________________________.

The prime minister in unlikely to call an early general election.  (likelihood)

-> The likelihood __________________________________.

Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one, using the word in capital letters which must not be altered in any way.

You should think about the price before you decide whether to buy it or not.            (consideration)

-> You should ______________________________________.

The policeman acted quickly and averted an accident. (prompt)

→ The policeman’s ________________________________.

The only thing they didn’t steal was the television.

People don’t want to buy cars with large engines any more.   (call)

House prices have risen dramatically this year.

Twenty years ago this region produced twice as much coal as it does now.   (halved)

-> The coal produced _____________________________.

He didn’t succeeded in searching for the stolen car.

Rewrite each of the sentences without changing its meaning, using the cue given.

We couldn’t have managed without my father’s money.

→ If it hadn’t _______________________________________________.