Fill in each space with an appropriate adverb or adverbial phrase. p pp p p

the night before probably usually

occasionally after midnight always

never rarely quickly

a few minutes later hardly outside

yesterday immediately often

one of th ose days

bill wasn’t feeling very well (1) – he had a headache and was feeling

dizzy so he (2) decided to go and see the doctor. he didn’t (3)

have to go to the doctor – in fact he very (4) had a health problem. (5)

say once every two years, he would go and have a check-up and the

doctor had (6) him to be in good shape. he had ( had

any serious health problem. th ere (8)  wasn’t anything seriously wrong

with him this time, either, but he (9)  arranged an appointment, fi n-

ished his coff ee and (10) he was ready to go. (11)  it was raining

lightly but bill ( noticed, so surprised was he to fi nd his car miss-

ing. (13) he had been to a party at his friend’s house and he had had a

great time. he had got back (14) a​

Bill wasn’t feeling very well (1) – he had a headache and was feeling dizzy so he (2) decided to go and see the doctor. He didn’t (3) have to go to the doctor – in fact, he very (4) rarely had a health problem. (5) Occasionally, once every two years, he would go and have a check-up, and the doctor had (6) always found him to be in good shape. He had (7) never had any serious health problems. There (8) was hardly anything seriously wrong with him this time, either, but he (9) immediately arranged an appointment, finished his coffee, and (10) quickly he was ready to go. (11) Yesterday, it was raining lightly, but Bill (12) hardly noticed, so surprised was he to find his car missing. (13) The night before, he had been to a party at his friend’s house, and he had had a great time. He had got back (14) a few minutes later.

Explanation:
1) The adverb "very" is used to emphasize that Bill rarely has healthcare problems.
2) The adverb "decided" is used to show the action of Bill making a decision.
3) The adverb "didn't" is used to negate the action of Bill having to go to the doctor.
4) The adverb "rarely" is used to describe how often Bill has health problems.
5) The adverbial phrase "once every two years" is used to provide the frequency of Bill's check-ups.
6) The adverb "always" is used to describe the doctor's findings during Bill's check-ups.
7) The adverb "never" is used to emphasize that Bill has never had any serious health problems.
8) The adverb "hardly" is used to describe the extent of the severity of the health problem.
9) The adverb "immediately" is used to show the prompt action of arranging an appointment.
10) The adverb "quickly" is used to describe how Bill finished his coffee.
11) The adverb "yesterday" is used to indicate the day before the current situation.
12) The adverb "hardly" is used to describe Bill's lack of attention to the rain.
13) The adverbial phrase "the night before" is used to specify the timing of the party.
14) The adverbial phrase "a few minutes later" is used to show the duration between Bill getting back and his car being missing.