Inversion Bài tập 1: Viết lại câu với hình thức đảo ngữ 1. She had never been so happy before. 2. I have never heard such nonsense! 3. I have never seen such a mess in my life. 4. Public borrowing has seldom been so high. 5. They had seldom participated in such a fascinating ceremony. 6. They little suspected that the musical was going to be a runaway success. 7. The embassy staff little realized that Ted was a secret agent. 8. I had hardly begun to apologize when the door closed . 9. The shop can in no way be held responsible for customers' lost property. 10. The couple had no sooner arrived than the priest started the ceremony. 11. Tom only understood the meaning of the comment when he saw his wife's face. 12. The restaurant cannot accept animals under any circumstances. 13. The artist rarely paid any attention to his agent's advice. Bài tập 2: Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi. 1. Her grief was so great that she almost fainted.–> So………………………………………….……………………………… 2. He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk. –> No sooner…………………………………………………… 3. She had hardly begun to speak before people started interrupting her. –> Hardly…………………………………………………………… 4. I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later. –> Only when…………………………………………………… 5. You won’t find a more dedicated worker anywhere than Mrs John. –> Nowhere………………………………………… 6.–> The outcome of the election was never in doubt.–> At no time…………………………………….………………… 7. He forgot about the gun until he got home.–> Not until…………………………………………………………………… 8. The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard everyday. –> Only by………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. The matter could be explained in no other way > In no other way ………………………………………… . …………… 10. We had hardly started when it began to rain > Hardly …………………………………… . …………………………… 11. I have seldom heard such beautiful singing. > Seldom ………………………………………………… . ………………………………………………………………… 12. I shall never forget your kindness > Never ………………………………… . …………………………………………… 13. I saw only then the danger we were in > Only then …………………………………….……………………………… 14. We had no sooner left the house than it exploded > No sooner ……………………………………… . ………………… 15. He didn't realize that he had lost the key till he got home > Not till ……………………………………………… . 16. They not only robbed you, they smashed everything > Not only ………………………………………………………… 17. Half a dozen apples fell down > Down ………………………………… . ……………………………………………… 18. If Rex were a little more hardworking, he would not have failed > Were . ………………… 19. If an emergency should arise, dial 999 > Should ……………………………………… 20. If Mr. Chan had been kinder to his employees, his business would not have collapsed. > Had . …………………………………………………………………………………………… 21. The Queen comes here very often. 22. The dog is chasing the cat under the table. > Under the table . …………………………………… 23.Strings of onions were hanging from the rafters. > Hanging from the rafters . ………………………………………………………………………… 24. A man with a gun was standing in the doorway. >Standing in the doorway …………………………………………………………………………. 25. The restaurant cannot accept animals under any circumstances. > Under no circumstances . 26. I had hardly begun to apologize when the door closed > Hardly …………… …………………. 27. She had never at any time said that she was allergic to cats > Never at any time . ………………… 28. The couple had no sooner arrived than the priest started the ceremony. > No sooner . ………………………………………………………………………………………… Bài 3: Chia động từ trong ngoặc 1. Never before I _______ (ask, accept) a bribe. 2. Not only they ________ (rob) you, they smash everything too. 3. Not till he got home he _____ (realize) that he ____ (lose) his wallet. 4. On no account this switch _______ (must, touch). 5. Only by shouting he ________ (be) able to make himself _____ (hear). 6. Only when he _______ (remove) his dark glasses I _____ (realize) who he was. 7. No sooner the burglars _______ (leave) the building than someone ______ (ring) the bell. 8. Not once the great reptile _____ (surface). 9. Not since his childhood Jeff _____ (be) back to the village. 10.Not until we ________ (prepare) dinner together I finally ______ (notice) she ____(wear) a new ring on her finger. 11.Seldom we ______ (have) any time to ourselves. 12.Rarely he _____ (meet) such a beautiful girl. 13. Hardly ever they _______ (manage) to meet unobserved. 14.Look, there the children _______ (go) to school. 15.Only then she _______ (realize) her mistake. 16.Only by jerkiness in his movements it ______ (can, see) that he is old. 17. Only once he ________ (do) such a thing. Choose the best answer 1. Rarely ____ she made mistake since she was a manager. A. have B. has C. is D. are 2. _____ the truth, she wouldn’t have given Mark the money. A. She had known B. She has know C. Had she known D. Has she known 3. So beautiful _____ that the Queen is envious with her. A. Snow White is B. Snow White are C. is Snow White D. are Snow White 4. Never _____ in such a strange situation. A. has I been B. have I been C. am I been D. I have been 5. Seldom _____ dinner together. A. do Mark and Juliet have B. does Mark and Juliet have C. is Mark and Juliet have D. are Mark and Juliet have 6. Hardly _____ his wife presents on her birthday. A. did James given B. does James gave C. had James given D. do James give 7. Scarcely _____, the rain became much more heavier. A. have I come in B. had I come in C. I have come in D. I came in 8. Only then ____ the letter from my son. A. do I receive B. did I receive C. have I received D. has I received 9. No sooner ____ , when Mary came over. A. have John gone out B. had John gone out C. has John gone out D. John has gone out 10. So frightened _____ the film that I couldn’t sleep yesterday. A. is B. are C. was D. have 11. In no circumstances _________________ . a) I would accept this b) would I accept this c) would I accepted this 12. Nowhere else ____________________ . a) will you find such nice people b) you will find such nice people c) won’t you find such nice people 13. Only in the USA _______________________ . a) have I saw such high building b) have I seen such high building c) I have seen such high building 14. Never in the field of human conflict ______________ a) has so much been owned by so many to so few b) has so much be owned by so many to so few c) so much has be owned by so many to so few 15. Not only _________________________ . a) he is handsome but is he also rich b) is he handsome but is he also rich c) is he handsome but he is also rich 16. No sooner _______________________________ . a) had I thrown him out that he tried to come in again b) had I thrown him out than he tried to come in again c) had I throwed him out than he tried to come in again 17. Rarely __________________________________ . a) will you see him in a pub b) would you saw him in a pub c) have see him in a pub 18. Only with the help of everybody _______________ . a) can we hope to find her b) could we hoped to find her c) we can hope to find her 19. Never in my life _________________ . a) will I talk her again b) will I talk to her again c) will I talked to her again 20. On no account __________________ . a) must you repeat this b) must repeat you this c) do you must repeat this 21. No sooner had I reached home __________the telephone rang. a) than b) when c) then d) immediately 22. ________ that you were in hospital, I would certainly have visited you there. a) I had known b) Had I known c) If I knew d) Knowing 23. ___________ left the building, when the bomb went off. a) Hardly have we b) If we c) Hardly had we d) Hardly we had 24. Under no circumstances ____________any compromise. a) there can be b) which they can c) like they are d) can there be 25. Only from that student ___________ the truth. a) could I understand b) I understand c) I understand that d) I could understand 26. ________ else can there be a woman like this, so everybody admires her. a) Anywhere b) Somewhere c) Where d) Nowhere 27. At no time ___________ the office without getting permission from my boss. a) I left d) did they b) I didn’t leave c) did I leave 28. Not until the thief left the house, _________him although they were at home. a) they noticed b) they didn’t notice c) didn’t they notice d) did they notice 19. __________ lost in the market, the staff of the shop will help him. a) Were the boy to get b) The little boy gets c) Should the little boy get d) The little boy should 29. Never __________any doubt about the matter. a) there hasn’t been b) hasn’t there been c) there has been d) has there been . Inversion Bài tập 1: Viết lại câu với hình thức đảo ngữ 1. She had never been so happy before. 2.