--- “Where have you been?” --- “I got caught in traffic; otherwise _____ sooner.”
Villagers here depend on the fishing industry, _____ there won’t be much work.
Mr. Smith got to ______ there was once an old temple.
The clerks were at work so ____ that nobody realized it was already lunch time.
The novel was so interesting that he read it _____ in a single day.
After the flood, no house in the village ______,