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Cđ 19.Inversion - Bt - p1 (b26)
EXERCISE I: CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER: 16. Canada does not require that U.S citizens obtain passports to enter the country, and _________.
1. She doesn’t like classical music and _________. A. Mexico doesn’t, too B. so does Mexico
A. I don’t, too B. I don’t, either C. neither do I D. B&C C. Mexico doesn’t, either D. neither is Mexico
2. If I weren’t working for an accounting firm, I _________in a bank. 17. _________, he would have been able to pass the exam.
A. work B. will work C. have worked D. would be working A. If he studied harder last year B. Provided he studied hard last year
3. If he were here, he would accompany you on the piano. C. Studying harder last year D. Had he studied harder last year
A. Supposing he were here B. because he were here 18. _________ had I arrived home than it began to rain.
4. If she had gone abroad, she would have let you know. 19. My father paid my fees. _________ that, I wouldn’t be here now.
A. had gone she abroad B. had she gone abroad A. If there were not B. But for C. Had it not been for D. B and C
C. Because she had gone abroad D. while she had gone abroad 20. Only after food has been dried or canned _________.
5. Trees won’t grow __________ there is enough water. A. it should be stored for future use. B. that it should be stored for future use.
A. if B. when C. unless D. as C. should it be stored for future use. D. should it store for future use.
6. ________ she agreed, you would have done it. 21. I _________ you sooner had someone told me you were in the hospital.
A. if B. had C. should D. would A. would have visited B. visited C. had visited D. visit
7. Come and work for my company if you ________better to do. 22. _________ more help, I could call my neighbor.
A. have nothing B. will have nothing C. had something D. had nothing A. needed B. should I need C. I have neeeded D. I should need
8. If you had done as I told you ,I think you ________ 23. _________ then what I know today, I would have saved myself a lot of time and trouble over
C. could succeed D. had succeeded A. had I known B. did I know C. If I know D. If I would know
9. If it ________ tomorrow, we may postpone going. 24. Had you told me that this was going to happen, I _________ it.
A. rains B. will rain C. shall rain D. raining A. would have never believed B. don’t believe
10. If you hadn’t watched that late movie last night, you _________sleepy now. C. hadn’t believed D. can’t believe
A. wouldn’t have been B. wouldn’t be 25. It was not until she had arrived home _________ her appointment with the doctor.
C. might have not been D. wouldn’t have been being A. when she remembered B. that she remembered
11. If you ________ as I told you, you ________sorry now. C. and she remembered D. did she remember
A. did/would not be B. had done/had not been 26. No sooner _________ than the class started
C. do /would not be D. had done/would not be A. had Max arrived B. does Max arrive C. Max arrives D. Max does arrive
12. “Thanks for your help”.“ _________ want more information, call again tomorrow”. 27. Scarcely had Jake _________ the book report when Alan came in.
A. were you B. had you to C. might you D. should you A. finish B. finishing C. finished D. to finished
13. My father paid my fees. _________ that, I wouldn’t be here now. 28. Had they arrived at the fair earlier, they _________ what they wanted
A. If there were not B. But for C. Had it not been for D. B & C A. had found B. have found C. found D. would have found
14. _________ had he entered the office than he realized that he had left his wallet at home. 29. Rarely _________ she made mistake since she was a manager.
15. It was not until she had arrived home _________ her appointment with the doctor. 30. Neither Mary nor her friends _________ going to the party.
A. Is B. are C. was D. a or b C. No sooner had I solved one problem than I was faced with another.
31. Not until Andrew stopped smoking _________ healthy again. D. All are correct.
A. did he feel B. that he started to feel 41. I only recognized him when he came into the light.
C. then he felt D. that he did feel A. Only when I recognized him, he came into the light.
32. _________ you see Frank at the conference, give him my regards. B. It wasn’t until he came into the light that I recognized him
A. Should B. Would C. Might D. Could C. Not until he came into the light I did recognize him
33. _________ the medicine than she began to feel better. D. I did not recognize him even when he came into the light.
A. Not until she swallowed B. Hardly did she swallow 42. We couldn’t relax until all the guests had left.
C. No sooner had she swallowed D. Having swallowed A. Not until all the guests had left could we relax.
34. Not until it was too late _________ I call Susan. B. It wasn’t until all the guests had left that we could relax.
A. I remembered B. did I remember C. It wasn’t until all the guests had left could we relax.
C. did I remembered D. I did remember D. A and B are correct
35. _________ had I finished writing my essay when the examiner announced the end of the exam. 43. The phone stopped ringing the moment I got downstairs.
A. No sooner B. Scarcely C. Only D. never A. No sooner had the phone stopped ringing than I got downstairs.
36. The noise next door didn’t stop until midnight. B. After the phone had stopped ringing, I got downstairs.
A. It was not until midnight that the noise next door stopped. C. Hardly had the phone stopped ringing when I got downstairs.
B. Not until midnight did the noise next door stopped. D. No sooner had I got downstairs than the phone stopped ringing.
C. Only when midnight did the noise next door stopped. 44. The light failed the moment they began work.
D. Hardly did the noise next door stopped when it was midnight. A. But for the light failed, they would have begun work.
37. He started computer programming as soon as he left school. B. Hardly did they begin work when the light failed.
A. No sooner had he started computer programming than he left school. C. Hardly had they begun work when the light failed.
B. Hardly had he started computer programming when he left school. D. As soon as the light failed, they began work.
C. No sooner had he left school than he started computer programming. 45. We won’t consider you for the basketball team until you grow up.
D. After he left school, he had started computer programming. A. Not until you grow up we consider you for the basketball team.
38. He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me. B. Not until you grow up will we consider you for the basketball team.
A. As soon as he borrowed some money from me, he spent it all. C. Not until you grow up we will consider you for the basketball team.
B. Hardly had he borrowed some money from me when he spent it all. D. Not until do you grow up we will consider you for the basketball team.
C. Not only did he spent all his money but also he borrowed some from me. EXERCISE VI: REWRITE
D. Not only did he spend all his money but he borrowed some from me as well. 1. He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang.
39. Right after his appointment to the post, he fell ill. No sooner _____________________________________________________________________
A. No sooner did he appointed to the post than he fell ill.
2. He didn’t finish the work until the bell rang.
B. No sooner had he appointed to the post than he fell ill.
C. Hardly had he appointed to the post when he fell ill. Not until ______________________________________________________________________
D. Hardly had he been appointed to the post when he fell ill. 3. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.
40. Just after solving one problem, I was faced with another.
Hardly ________________________________________________________________________
A. Scarcely had I solved one problem when I was faced with another.
B. Hardly had I solved one problem when I was faced with another. 4. A country can’t be prosperous if it isn’t quite independent.
Only when ____________________________________________________________________ Only when _____________________________________________________________________
5. Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong. 19. I phoned him as soon as I went home.
6. The men continued to feel unsafe until they had crossed the border. 20. He hardly bought a new bike when he had an accident.
No sooner ____________________________________________________________________
Hardly _______________________________________________________________________
10. We had only just arrived home when the police called.
Scarcely ______________________________________________________________________
11. The judge was taken ill just after the trial proceeding began.
Barely ________________________________________________________________________
12. The truth only came out on the publication of the general’s personal diaries.
13. They had granted once increase of pay than they asked for another no sooner.
14. We couldn’t relax until all the guests had gone home.
Only __________________________________________________________________________
15. It was not until they were robbed of money that they became more careful.
Were _________________________________________________________________________
17. It was not until she was 18 that she went abroad.