TEST ON INVERSION EXERCISES

I. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER

1. Not until the end of the 19th century______ become a scientific discipline.
A. has plant breeding B. did plant breeding C. plant breeding had D. plant breeding has
2. No longer ……… to do all her housework with her husband because our family now owns some
new labour-saving devices.
A. my mother has B. has my mother C. does my mother has D.does my mother have
3. In no time ……… know the result of the recognition.
A. the public will B. will the public C. the public D. does the public
4. No sooner had he sat down to lunch ……… there was a knock at the door.
A. than B. that C. as D. when
5. Never before ……… such a beautiful girl.
A. have I met B. have I meet C. I have met D. did I meet
6. Rarely ……... out after 9.00.
A. does my sister go B. did my sister go C. my sister goes D. my sister does go
7. Hardly ……… asleep when the phone woke him up.
A. the doctor fell B. the doctor had fallen C. did the doctor fall D. had the doctor fallen
8. No sooner ………than the boss came in.
A. he had left B. had he left C. he was leaving D. was he leaving
9. Not only ……… to take the medicine, but he also hit the nurse.
A. he refused B. does he refuse C. he was refused D. did he refuse
10. Hardly had he left home ……… the telephone rang.
A. than B. that C. as D. when
11. Not only ……… the book, but he had seen the film as well.
A. he had read B. has he read C. had he read D. he did read
12. No longer ……… them to go to the music club.
A. their parents allow B. does their parents allow
C. do their parents allow D. has their parents allowed
13. Only because she had to support her family ……… to leave school.
A. that Alice decides B. did Alice decide C. does Alice decide D. Alice decided
14. Hardly ……… at the bus stop when the next bus came.
A. they had arrived B. do they arrive C. arrived they D. had they arrived
15. So surprised at the news ……… that he couldn’t say anything.
A. did he become B. he became C. does he become D. did he became
16. Not only ……… shade and beauty, but they also reduce carbon dioxide.
A. trees provide B. provide trees C. do trees provide D. trees do provide
17. My grandfather ……… sleeps more than an hour a night.
A. hardly never B. has ever C. is always D. hardly ever
18. Not only ……… had profits, but it also had to lay off workers.
A. did the company lose B. the company lose
C. had the company lose D. lost the company
19. It was only then ……… how much I owed to her.
A. had I realize B. that I realized C. did I realize D. I did realize
20. Only by booking in advance ……… stay ion the room you like.
A. can you B. you can C. you will D. you
II. WRITING
1. I really understood it only after he had explained it the 4th time.
→ Only after .............................................................................................................
2. If she needed help, she would call you immediately
→ Were .....................................................................................................................
3. The doctor had hardly fallen asleep when the telephone woke him up.
→ Hardly ..................................................................................................................
4. If I finish the dress before Saturday, I will give it to my sister for her birthday.
→ Should ..................................................................................................................
5. He not only spent all his money, but he even borrowed some from me.
→Not only ................................................................................................................
6. If they had arrived at the sale early, they would have found a better selection.
→ Had .......................................................................................................................
7. He was so sick that he had to be taken to hospital.
→ So .........................................................................................................................
8. She has never been in such an embarrassing situation before.
→Never before ..........................................................................................................
9. Many beautiful rose bushes grew in the garden of the palace.
→ In the garden ........................................................................................................
10. He managed to pass the exam only by hard work.
→ Only ......................................................................................................................
11. John seldom forgets to do his homework.
→ Seldom .................................................................................................................
12. He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk.
→ No sooner .............................................................................................................
13. If you want to save your eyesight, you must operate immediately.
→ Only by .................................................................................................................
14. I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.
→ Only when ............................................................................................................
15. You won’t find a more dedicated worker anywhere than Mrs. Jones.
→ Nowhere ...............................................................................................................
16. I only recognized him when he came into the light.
→ Not until ...............................................................................................................
17. He forgot about the gun until he got home.
→ Not until ...............................................................................................................
18. I had only just put the phone down when the boss phoned back.
→ Hardly ..................................................................................................................
19. We couldn’t relax until all the guests had gone home.
→Only .......................................................................................................................
20. You mustn't turn on the microphone under any circumstances while the teacher is speaking.
Under no circumstances .............................................................................................