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close up c2 chapter 6 grammar

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____ she’d left university had Mary been so broke.

a)

Not only

b)

Not since

c)

At no time

d)

Seldom

2.

Not only ____ pay rent, he also had to pay electricity and gas bills.

a)

had Peter to

b)

had to Peter

c)

Peter had to

d)

did Peter have to

3.

Under no circumstances ____ Susan any money. She’ll never pay you back.

a)

you should lend

b)

should you lend

c)

should you borrow

d)

you should borrow

4.

____ did Mark agree to pay for her holiday.

a)

Little

b)

Not only

c)

At no time

d)

Hardly

5.

____ that Charlotte would become a millionaire.

a)

We imagined little

b)

Little we imagined

c)

Imagined we little

d)

Little did we imagine

6.

____ does such a brilliant opportunity come up.

a)

Seldom

b)

Not only

c)

Only

d)

Barely

7.

____ did Marie get into debt.

a)

Not only

b)

Not once

c)

Only after

d)

No sooner

8.

____ about her debts that they offered to pay

them all.

a)

Her parents so worried were

b)

So worried her parents were

c)

So worried were her parents

d)

Were so worried her parents

9.

____ the door when Carl asked him for money.

a)

Had scarcely Tim walked through

b)

Tim had walked through scarcely

c)

Scarcely had Tim walked through

d)

Tim had walked scarcely through

10.

Not until I’ve got my first pay cheque ____ any new clothes.

a)

will I buy

b)

I will buy

c)

I’ve bought

d)

have I bought

11.

____ will you find a more trustworthy employee.

a)

No sooner

b)

Hardly

c)

Nowhere

d)

Barely

12.

Only after they’d been married for a few months ____ he was a real spendthrift.

a)

realised she

b)

had she realised

c)

she realised

d)

did she realise

13.

____ their need, they had no choice but to beg for a loan.

a)

So was

b)

Such was

c)

Such it be

d)

So be it

14.

____ that we didn’t think he’d ever get over it.

a)

So great his sorrow was

b)

So great was his sorrow

c)

So his sorrow great was

d)

His sorrow so great was

15.

If only ____ instead of renting a flat.

a)

I will buy a house

b)

a house I can buy

c)

I could buy a house

d)

I would buy a house

16.

I wish ____ pay your rent late.

a)

you wouldn't always

b)

you don't always

c)

you always don't

d)

you can never

17.

Lars ____ penny-pinching than flat broke.

a)

would wish was

b)

would rather was

c)

would prefer be

d)

would rather be

18.

I’d ____ from me than from your friends.

a)

rather you borrow

b)

prefer you to borrow

c)

prefer you borrow

d)

wish you borrow

19.

It’s time ____ so extravagant and started being a bit thriftier.

a)

you will stop being

b)

you had stopped being

c)

you stopped being

d)

you don’t be

20.

Ursula had better ____ her nest egg secret or everyone will think she’s minted.

a)

to keep

b)

kept

c)

keep

d)

keeping