INVERSIONS OF SUBJECTS AND VERBS

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INVERSIONS OF SUBJECTS AND VERBS

1 Never such a magnificent firework display

A have I seen before B have before seen I C have before I seen D before have I seen

2 did I realize that the burglar was still in the house

A Only after B Only then C Seldom D Under no circumstances

3 Hardly the captain of the team when he had to face the problems

A had he been appointed B did he appoint

C was he being appointed D was he appointing

4 that Marie was able to retire at the age of fifty

A So successful her business was B So successful was her business

C Her business was successful D So was her successful business

5 A fifteen-year-old has seldom earned much money

A Fifteen –year-old rarely earns money

B Rarely has a fifteen-year-old earned so much money

C A fifteen-year-old rarely earns lots of money

D A fifteen-year-old has never earned much money

6 Not until a monkey is several years old to exhibit sign of independence from its mother

A it begins B does it begin C and begin D is it begin

7 did Jerome accept the job

A Only because it was an interesting work B Only because it was an interested work

C Because it was an interesting work D the work was interesting

8 great was the destruction that the south took decades to recovered

A very B too C Such D So

9 the Charges found themselves down

A Hardly had the games begun B Hardly the games had begun

C the games had hardly begun D Hardly had begun the games

10 Not until the first land plants developed

A land animals appeared B do land animals appear

C would land animals appear D the land animals appeared

11 Not until it was too late I call Susan

A I remembered B did I remember C did I remembered D I did remember

12 Never before Such a wonderful child

A I have seen B I had seen C I saw D have I seen

13 Hardly had we settle down in our seats the lights went out

A Than B when C then D after

14 Only after checking three times certain of the answer Jim promised that never would

he tell anyone else

A I was B was I C were I D I were

15 Only when he is here

A he speaks English B does he speak English

C he can speak English D he does speak English

16 Give them they ask for

A anything that B whenever C whatever D Both A and C

17 It’s you to help me with English

A very nice to B very nice for C very nice of D very nice with

18 I’m the advertisements on TV

A tired of B bored with C fed up with D All are correct

19 Edward goes to bed before midnight

A hardly never B seldom never C hardly ever D almost ever

20 He acts as if he English perfectly

A know B knows C has known D knew

21 Would you mind your radio a little, please?

A turning in B turning out C turning over D turning down

22 He took his wife to dinner her birthday

A off/to B out/to C with/to D out/on

23 Claire complained that the medicine made her worse

A feel B feels C felt D feeling

24 Normally he is rather _ but today he talks freely about himself

A sociable B reserved C serious D peaceful

25 you do better than this, you won’t pass the exam

A Although B If C Unless D When

26 Not only the book, but he had seen the film as well

A he had read B has he read C he did read D had he read

27 I have to travel a long way to work everyday the other hand, it is a well-paid job

A From B By C On D With

28 Mr Gibbon usually drinks mineral water, but in this party he champagne

A drinks B will drink C has drunk D is drinking

29 After the guests , she back into the living-room and off the light

A had left / had gone / switched B left / went /switched

C left / went /switching D had left / went / switched

30 Playing computer games for hours every day him exhausted

A make B making C makes D made

31 Don’t ask me anything about sports I like football tennis

A neither/ nor B both/ and C not only/ but also D either/ or

32 , Phuong gets up at a m but today is Sunday so she gets up a bit late

A Normal B Rarely C Normality D Normally

33 Before electricity was discovered, oil lamps

A used B had been used C has been used D has used

34 The boy and his friend John

A is called B are both called C both called D are both

35 his bad leg, he couldn’t walk so fast as others

A Because B Because of C The reason D Since

36 Nowadays women get university degrees

A either B every C little D many

37 She about the time Her friend was also late

A needn’t worry B doesn’t need to worry

C doesn’t have to worry D needn’t have worried

38 The injured before help came

A had died B had been died C have died D has died

39 that she had won first prize

A Little as she knows B Few did she know C Little she knew D Little did she know

40 Those shoes look very tight Do they really you?

A fit B match C go with D suit

41 By 2050, scientists surely a cure for AIDS

A will discover B will be discovering C must discover D will have discovered

42 Her watch needs

A repairing B to be repaired C repaired D A or B

43 I waved to Karen but failed her attention

A to attract B to be attracted C attracting D attracted

44 By the end of this week my illness me $

A has cost B will has cost C will have cost D cost

45 I’m late, ?

A am I not B aren’t I C won’t I D don’t I

46 Twenty dollars the price

A are B is C being D were

47 He couldn’t give a explanation for his actions

A satisfactory B satisfaction C dissatisfied D satisfy

48 There is no explanation for what happened

A scientist B scientific C scientifically D science

49 The only way you can become a good student is by working hard everyday

A Only by working hard everyday can you become a good student

B Only by working hard everyday you can become a good student

C Only by working hard everyday could you become a good student

D Only by working hard everyday do you become a good student

50 There was no precedent for the King’s resignation

A Never before was there the King’s resignation

B Never before have there been the King’s resignation

C Never before has there been the King’s resignation

D No longer was there the King’s resignation

51 The force of the storm was so great that trees were uprooted

A So was the force of the storm that trees were uprooted

B Such was the force of the storm that trees were uprooted

C Such the force of the storm was that trees were uprooted

D So the force of the storm was that trees were uprooted

52 The performance had hardly begun when the lights went out

A Hardly had the performance begun when the lights went out

B Hardly had the lights gone out when the performance began

C Hardly the performance had begun when did the lights go out

D Both A and B are correct

53 I tried as hard as I could, but I couldn’t get the money

A No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get the money

B I tried as hard as I could get the money

C No matter how I tried hard, I couldn’t get the money

D I couldn’t get the money so I tried hard

54 The refugees continued to feel unsafe until they had crossed the border

A Not until had the refugees crossed the border, they felt safe

B Not until the refugees had crossed the border did they feel safe

C Not until did the refugees cross the border, they felt safe

D Not until the refugees crossed the border did they feel safe

55 He remembered, and so did I

A He didn’t forget and I didn’t too B He didn’t forget and so did I not

C He didn’t forget and I did, neither D He didn’t forget and neither did I

56 I was too tired to go to the dance

A So tired I was that I couldn’t go to the dance

B I was so tired that I couldn’t go to the dance

C I was very tired so that I couldn’t go to the dance

D I was too tired for me to go to the dance

57 The result of the match was never in doubt

A At no time the result of the match was in doubt

B At no time was the result of the match in doubt

C At no time in doubt was the result of the match

D At no time was the result of the match never in doubt

58 He never suspected that the money had been stolen

A At no time did he suspect in his life that the money had been stolen

B At no time in his life did he suspect that the money had been stolen

C At no time that the money had been stolen did he suspect in his life

D At no time in his life he suspected that the money had been stolen

59 Mr Nam works hard most of time

A the B his C x D Both A and B

60 The police have asked that who saw the accident should get in touch with them

A anyone B someone C one D somebody

61 Five pounds buy as much as it used to

A aren’t going B don’t C doesn’t D Both A and B

62 Don’t be such a hurry, I can’t keep up with you

A in B with C on D to

63 Not only to take the medicine, but he also hit the nurse

A he refused B did he refuse C he was refused D does he refuse

64 Claire complained that the medicine made her worse

A feel B feels C felt D feeling

65 weather! We can’t go out for a walk now

A How terrible B How a terrible C what terrible D What a terrible

66 Jack can speak two languages One is English is Vietnamese

A Other B The other C Another D Others

67 The committee recommends that the budget

A be reconsidered B is reconsidered C to be reconsidered D was reconsidered

68 don’t like English

A Some student B Some of students C Some of the students D Some of the student

69 I wouldn’t waste time that book if I were you

A to reading B reading C read D to be read

70 John in persuading his boss to buy a computer

A succeeded B managed C was able D convinced

71 quarreled with her boyfriend yesterday, she didn’t want to answer his phone call

A Having B Because having C Because hadn’t D Having not

72 Suddenly, hungry, he stopped to buy a bar of chocolate

A feeling B having felt C felt D feels

73 No longer to do all her housework with her hands 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

74 Nowadays women get university degrees

A either B every C little D many

75 No sooner had he sat down to lunch there was a knock at the door

A than B that C as D when

76 Learners of English as a foreign language often fail to between unfamiliar sounds in that language

A separate B differ C distinguish D solve

77 The number of tourists this year as a result of the good weather

A have doubled B doubled C has doubled D doubles

78 you repay me immediately, I will take you to court

A Must B When C Unless D If

79 His parents think it’s time he married

A will get B gets C would get D got

80 I’m so about Jane; She always seems to be

A worried /tired B worrying / tired C worrying / tiring D worried / tiring

81 Only by booking in advance stay in the room you like

A can you B you can C you will D you

82 He got an excellent grade in his exam the fact that he worked particularly hard

A in spite of B although C because D on account of

83 hard I have ever worked I do not get a good salary

A If B Nevertheless C However D Provided that

84 I cannot help anxious about the exam results

A to feel B feel C feeling D felt

85 The evening was spent

A to play and to talk B to play and talk C playing and talking D playing and to talk

86 What did you leave the meeting early ? I didn’t fell very well

A away B because C for D like

87 By the end of this week my illness me $

A has cost B will has cost C will have cost D cost

88 Mathematics very interesting to me

A is B have been C were D are

89 They praised her for her

A dishonest B dishonesty C honesty D honestly

90 She was a much less student than her sister

A industrious B industrialized C industriouslest D industrial

91 She’s got a job as the of a dress shop

A manager B management C manageress D managing

92 If he isn’t Spanish, what is he?

A nationality B nationalized C nation D national

93 There is a of carrots because of the bad weather

A shortly B shorten C shortage D short