Bài tập tự luận Inversions

He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk. 
No sooner ........................................................................................	
If you want to save your eyesight, we must operate immediately.
Only by	........................................................................................
She had hardly begun to speak before people started interrupting her.
Hardly 	........................................................................................
Someone rang the alarm as soon as the burglars left the building.
No sooner 	........................................................................................
I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later. 
Only when	........................................................................................
The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately. 
So	........................................................................................
You won’t find a more dedicated worker anywhere than Mrs. Jones. 
Nowhere 	........................................................................................
The outcome of the election was never in doubt.
At no time 	........................................................................................
Tear gas was released as soon as the thieves touched the safe.
No sooner 	........................................................................................
The only way to eliminate world terrorism is by united opposition.
Only by	........................................................................................
I only recognized him when he came into light.
Not until	........................................................................................
The workers only called off the strike after a new pay offer.
Only after	........................................................................................
	Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second son.
Only when 	........................................................................................
He forgot about the gun until he got home.
Not until 	........................................................................................
She just had time to put her umbrella before the rain came down in torrents.
No sooner ........................................................................................	
She seldom stays at home on Sundays.
Seldom 	........................................................................................
II. Rewrite sentences
The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard every day. 
Only by ........................................................................................	
He never suspected that the money had been stolen.
At no time 	........................................................................................
The temperature seldom falls below zero in March, even in the mountains. 
Seldom 	........................................................................................
Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong.
No sooner 	........................................................................................
If he had worked hard enough, he wouldn’t have failed the graduation examination.
Had ........................................................................................	
There has been standing a high building in the centre of the city.
In the centre of the city ........................................................................................	
I have never seen such a mess in my life.
Never in ........................................................................................	
He insisted on a full apology.
Nothing but 	........................................................................................
They had to wait for twelve hours before their flight left.
Only after a 	........................................................................................
If you want my advice, I would forget about buying a new house.
Were ........................................................................................	
The refugees continued to feel unsafe until they had crossed the border. 
Not until ........................................................................................	
There are more people out of work in this country than ever before. 
Never ........................................................................................	
The truth only came out on the publication of the general personal diaries. 
Only when 	........................................................................................
I would not smoke too much if I were you.
Were ........................................................................................	
I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back. 
Hardly 	........................................................................................
Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new editor fell ill.
No sooner 	........................................................................................
If she doesn’t work hard, she will not pass her final test.
Does ........................................................................................	
18. There are statues of Adam and Eva on the top of the mountain.
 On the top 	.....................................................................................	
III. Rewrite sentences
1. If I had known she was sick, I would have visited her. 
à Had.
2. There is always trouble when he comes to visit us.
 à Whenever.
3. As soon as I got into the bath, someone knocked on the door. 
à No sooner
4. The worker only came out of the office when the manager promised to do this. 
à Only
5. We only dispatch goods after receiving the money. 
à Only after the money..
6. It’s not common for there to be so much rain in March.
à Seldom
7. He won’t return to his Fatherland on any account. 
à On no account..
8. She rarely makes a mistake. 
à Rarely
9. You won’t be allowed in until your identity has been checked. 
à Only
10. Just after the play started, there was a power failure. 
à Hardly
11. If I were you, I wouldn’t do that. 
à Were..
12. The Prime Minister has hardly ever made a speech as inept as this. 
à Rarely
13. We had only just arrived home when the police called. 
à Scarcely
14. The Judge was taken ill just after the trial proceedings began. 
à Barely
15. He had such strength that he could bend iron bars. 
à Such..
16. She never in life felt happy. 
à Never
17. People did not discover AIDS until 1981. 
à Not until
18. Martin had no sooner sat down then the telephone rang. 
à No sooner
19. The lost child could be found nowhere. 
à Nowhere .
20. I got no help from him. à No help
21. He never smokes in bed. à Never
22. She has make good progress only within two months. 
à Only within two months
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Exercise 90. Choose one word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best complete the preceding sentence.
1. No longer_________ to do all her housework with her husband because our family now owns some new labor-saving devices.
 	A. my mother has	B. has my mother	
	C. does my mother has	D. does my mother have
2. No sooner had he sat down to lunch_________ there was a knock at the door.
	A. than	B. that	C. as	D. when
3. They hardly found her number when they called her.
	A. They called her sooner or later.	
	B. They called her as soon as they found her number.
	C. They found her number as soon as they called her.	
	D. They found her number sooner or later.
4. Never before_________ such a beautiful girl.	
 A. have I met	B. have I meet	C. I have met	D. did I meet
5. Rarely_________ out after 9.00.	 
	A. does my sister go	B. did my sister go 	C. my sister goes	D. my sister does go
6. 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
7. Edward_________ goes to bed before midnight.	
	A. hardly never	B. seldom never	 C. hardly ever	D. almost ever
8. She had only just put the telephone down when the boss rang.
	A. She put the telephone down and the boss rang.	
	B. Hardly had she put the telephone down when the boss rang.
	C. The boss rang back, but she put the telephone down.	
	D. She had put the telephone down, so she let it ring when the boss rang.
9. No sooner_________ than the boss came in.	
	A. he had left	B. had he left	C. he was leaving	D. was he leaving
10. 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
11. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
	A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.	
	B. He waved his hand and at once she turned away.
	C. She turned away because he waved his hand.	
	D. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.
12. Hardly had he left home_________ the telephone rang.	
	A. than	B. that	C. as	D. when
13. 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
14. 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 allow
15. 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
16. 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
17. 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
18. 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
19. My grandfather_________ sleeps more than an hour a night.	
	A. hardly never	B. has ever	C. is always	D. hardly ever
20. Not only_________ 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
Exercise 91. Choose one word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best complete the preceding sentence.
1. _________ so many people been out of work as today.
	A. In the past, there never have	B. Never before have	
	C. More than ever before	D. Formerly, there never were
2. 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
3. Only by booking in advance_________ stay in the room you like.
	A. can you	B. you can	C. you will	D. you
4. As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home.
	A. He arrived at the airport sooner than he had expected.	
	B. No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home.
	C. Calling home, he said that he had arrived at the airport.	
	D. He arrived at the airport and called me to take him home.
5. In no time_________ know the result of the recognition.
	A. the public will	B. will the public	C. the public	D. does the public
6. _________ in medicine relieve distress but they also prevent and cure illness.
	A. Do computers	B. computers	
	C. Computers not only	D. Not only do computers
7. _________ reptiles hunt at temperatures of 120C or below.	 
	 A. Seldom do	 	B. Do seldom	C. Do	D. Seldom
8. _________ learn during their sleep by listening to tape records.
	A. People rarely can	B. Can people rarely	
	C. Rarely can people	D. Can rarely people
9. _________ continental crust older than 200 million years.
	A. It is nowhere the	B. Nowhere is the	
	C. Is nowhere the	D. Is the nowhere
10. Not only_________ in the field of psychology but animal behavior is examined as well.
	A. human behavior is studied	B. is human behavior studied	 
	C. is studied human behavior	D. human behavior
11: ____________, he would have learned how to read. 
A. Had he been able to go to school as a child 
B. If he has been able to go school as a child 
C. If he could go to school as a child 	 
D. Were he able to go to school as a child 
12: The sooner we solve this problem, the better it will be for all concerned. 
 	A. It would be better for all concerned if we can solve this problem soon. 
 	B. If all concerned are better, we can solve this problem soon. 
C. If we could solve this problem soon, it would be better for all concerned. 
 	D. If we can solve this problem soon, it will be better for all concerned. 
13. _________ interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it.
 A. Were I	B. Should I	C. I was	D. If I am
14. ________ then what I know today, I would have saved myself a lot of time and trouble over the years.
	A. Had I known	B. Did I know C. If I know D. If I would know
15. ______________ resigned, we would have been forced to sack him.
	A. Had he not B. Hadn’t he C. He had not D. He not had
16. It was______________ who broke the rules.
 A. he	B. him	C. his	D. himself
17. It was in this park______________ we first met.
 A. when	B. where	C. that	D. which
18. It is ________________ that I would like to go to the beach.
	A. such a nice weather 	 B. too nice weather	
	C. such nice weather	 D. such weather nice 
19. Here______________ some accounts that you must check. 	
 A. is	B. are	C. were	 	D. was
20. ________________, I’d have told you the answer.
A. If you asked me 	 	B. Had you asked me 
C. You had asked me 	D. Unless you asked me