INVERSION (CÂU 50 ĐỀ THI TN THPT) - 01

Tom had only started his presentation. The electricity went out.

•      A. As soon as the electricity went out, Tom started his presentation.

•      B. Scarcely had Tom started his presentation when the electricity went out.

•      C. Hardly Tom started his presentation, the electricity went out immediately.

•      D. But for the power failure, Tom would have started his presentation.

I got myself comfortable and closed my eyes. Shortly after that, I heard the sound of the alarm.

•      A. Scarcely had I got myself comfortable and closed my eyes, I heard the sound of the alarm.

•      B. I hardly heard the sound of the alarm when I got myself comfortable and closed my eyes.

•      C. Hardly had I got myself comfortable and closed my eyes when I heard the sound of the alarm.

•      D. Only when I had got myself comfortable and closed my eyes did I hear the sound of the alarm.

He had just only walked into the room. Someone hit him on the back of his head.

•      A. Until he walked into the room, someone hit him on the back of his head.

•      B. Not until he walked into the room did someone hit him on the back of his head.

•      C. No sooner had he walked into the room than someone hit him on the back of his head.

•      D. Only when he walked into the room, someone hit him on the back of his head.

Dave became a father. He felt a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents.

•      A. Were Dave to become a father himself, he would feel a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents.

•      B. Only after Dave had become a father himself, did he feel a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents.

•      C. Had Dave become a father himself, he would have felt a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents.

•      D. Not until he felt a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents did Dave become a father himself.

We visited the town where the hurricane hit. We had never seen destruction so massive.

•      A. Never had we seen destruction so massive until we visited the town where the hurricane hit.

•      B. Not until the massive hurricane hit the town did we visit and see it.

•      C. So massive was the hurricane that we had never seen in the town.

•      D. Hardly had we seen destruction so massive when we visited the town where the hurricane hit.

The movie ‘Old Father’ has been making money. It has also been perceived to be original.

•      A. As soon as the movie “Old Father” has been perceived to be original, it has been making money.

•      B. Hardly has the movie “Old Father” been perceived to be original when it has been making money.

•      C. Not only has the movie “Old Father” been perceived to be original but it also has been making money.

•      D. Not only has the movie “Old Father” been making money, but it has been perceived to be original as well.

The firefighters had just left the building. There was a loud explosion.

•      A. No sooner had the firefighters left the building than there was a loud explosion.

•      B. Only after there had been a loud explosion did the firefighters leave the building.

•      C. Not until there had been a loud explosion did the firefighters leave the building.

•      D. Had it not been for a loud explosion, the firefighters would not have left the building.

Barry and Sonia made up their mind to move to a bigger house. It was after the birth of their second child a few months ago.

•      A. As soon as Barry and Sonia decided to move to a bigger house, they had the second child a few months ago.

• B. Only after the birth of the second child a few months ago did Barry and Sonia decide to move to a bigger house.

• C. It was until Barry and Sonia moved to a bigger house a few months ago that they decided to have a second child.

• D. No sooner had Barry and Sonia decided to move to a bigger house a few months ago than they had the second child.

He started working in the World Bank. That was right after he had graduated from university.

•      A. No sooner had he started working in the World Bank than he graduated from university.

•      B. Hardly had he started working in the World Bank when he graduated from university.

•      C. No sooner had he graduated from university than he started working in the World Bank.

•      D. Before he graduated from university, he had started working in the World Bank.

The supervisor had got his appointment to the post. He fell ill.

•      A. The supervisor had been ill before he was appointed to the post.

•      B. No sooner had the supervisor appointed to the post than he fell ill.

•      C. But for his appointment to the post, the supervisor wouldn’t have been ill.

•      D. Hardly had the supervisor been appointed to the post when he fell ill.