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HSG9 Inversions

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

2. ________advised on what and how to prepare for the interview, he might have got the job.

a)

A. Had he been

b)

B. If he had

c)

C. Unless he had been

d)

D. Were he to be

2.

3. Not until 1856_________across the Mississippi River.

a)

A. the first bridge was built                                    

b)

 B. was the first bridge built 

c)

C. the first bridge built                                          

d)

   D. did the first bridge build

3.

2. ________advised on what and how to prepare for the interview, he might have got the job.

a)

A. Had he been

b)

B. If he had

c)

C. Unless he had been

d)

D. Were he to be

4.

4. Only when you grow up, __________ the truth.

a)

A. you will know

b)

B. you know

c)

C. do you know

d)

D. will you know

5.

9. Not only _______to speak to him, but she also vowed never to see him again.

a)

A. she refused

b)

B. did she refuse

c)

C. she did refuse

d)

D. when she refused

6.

10. _______an emergency arise, call 911.

a)

A. Should

b)

B. If

c)

C. Will

d)

D. Were

7.

13. Never ________him stand on the deserted station platform.

a)

A. will I forget to see

b)

B. I will forget to see

c)

C. will I forget seeing

d)

D. I will forget seeing

8.

17. He listened so attentively that not a word_________

a)

A. he had missed

b)

B. he missed

c)

C. he didn't miss

d)

D. did he miss

9.

I had an early night in my bedroom. I didn’t feel tired only then.

A. Hardly had I had an early night in my bedroom than I felt tired again.

B. Only after I had an early night in my bedroom did I feel healthy again.

C. No sooner had I had an early night in my bedroom when I felt healthy again.

D. Had I had an early night in my bedroom, I wouldn’t have felt tired again.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

_____ had the restaurant opened ______ people were flocking to eat there.

a)

Hardly / than

b)

No sooner / that

c)

No sooner / than

d)

Hardly / that

11.

Under the tree ______ full of food.

a)

a basket was

b)

was a basket

c)

were a bask

d)

are a basket

12.
So old ___________ that she couldn't dance.
a)
was she
b)
she wasn’t
c)
she was
d)

wasn't she

13.
At no time___________ greater opportunities.
a)
did women had
b)
has women had
c)
does women have
d)
have women had
14.
Not only___________ beautiful but she is graceful as well.
a)
did she
b)
is she
c)
she was
d)
she is
15.
"I don't like this tossed salad very well".         "Nor ___________"
a)
I do
b)
do I
c)
I do either
d)
I like either
16.
Not until the early 1900s___________ to vote in the United States.
a)
were women allowed
b)
women were allowed
c)
they allowed women
d)
when women were allowed
17.
___________be implolite to our parents.
a)
No circumstances permit us to
b)
Not in any circumstances
c)
In any circumstances shouldn’t we
d)
In no circumstances should we
18.

No sooner___________ out that it rained.

No sooner… than: ngay sau khi..........

a)

did I go

b)

I went

c)

had I gone

d)

I had gone

19.

Seldom___________ the guitar.

Seldom + .......do/does/did + S + V (hiếm khi làm gì)

a)

he plays

b)

does he play

c)

he doesn't play

d)

he does play

20.

Only at weekend___________ my kids to Water Park

a)

I don't take

b)

do I take

c)

I take

d)

I do take

21.

Not only__________ at the post office, ___________ at the grocery store.

Not only + trợ động từ + S + V but + S also + V

a)

does Mary work/but she also works

b)

works Mary/but she also works

c)

does Mary work/but does she also work

d)

had entered she

22.

Hardly ever _______ far from home.

Hardly ever + do/does/did + S + V

(không bao giờ/hiếm khi ai đó làm gì.)

a)

she traveled

b)

she has traveled

c)

did she travel

d)

she did travel

23.

No sooner had I arrrived home _________my family started dinner.

a)

than

b)

when

c)

that

d)

and

24.

________had people left than the parcel was delivered to the company.

a)

Hardly

b)

No sooner

c)

Although

d)

When

25.

_________had she left home when it started to rain.

a)

Although

b)

No sooner

c)

Hardly

d)

However

26.

Scarely had she put the phone down _______he called back.

a)

than

b)

that

c)

and

d)

when

27.

No sooner________than the class started.

a)

A. did my friends arrive

b)

B. had my friends arrived

c)

C. my friends arrived

d)

D. my friends had arrived

28.

________circumstances should you call me after midnight.

a)

A. On

b)

B. Under

c)

C. Under no

d)

D. On no

29.

Nowhere________the fresh and peaceful air like here.

a)

A. can you enjoy

b)

B. you can enjoy

c)

C. you enjoy

d)

D. you do enjoy

30.

________he arrived at the bus stop when the bus came.

a)

A. Hardly had

b)

B. No sooner

c)

C. No longer has

d)

D. Not until had

31.

1. ____ Mary study hard, she will pass the exam

a)

If

b)

Should

c)

Were

d)

Had

32.

_____ I you, I wouldn’t turn down his invitation

a)

Do

b)

Should

c)

Were

d)

Had

33.

____ Adam Levine, I might not have met you.

a)

Had it not for

b)

Had not it been for

c)

Had it no been for

d)

Had it not been for

34.

__________ 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

35.

Were John__________harder, he would win more races.

a)

to train

b)

train

c)

to be trained

d)

trained

36.

Should the machine________, press this button.

a)

stops

b)

stop

c)

to stop

d)

stopped

37.

Come on! Should we______, we’ll miss the plane.

a)

hurry

b)

not hurry

c)

to hurry

d)

hurried

38.

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.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

39.

He has great intelligence. He can solve all the problems very quickly.

A. Not intelligent a student is he that he can solve all the problems very quickly.

B. An intelligent student he is that he can solve all the problems very quickly.

C. So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems very quickly.

D. He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems very quickly.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

40.

She went to live in France. She realized how much she loved England.

A. Only when she went to live in France, did she realize how much she loved England.

B. Were she to go to live in France, she would realize how much she loved England.

C. Had she gone to live in France, she would have realized how much she loved England.

D. Not until she had realized how much she loved England when did she go to live in France.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

41.

_________anyone call, please ask them to call back later.

a)

If

b)

Should

c)

When

d)

Unless

42.

_________you known he was a liar, would you have agreed to support him?

a)

If

b)

Since

c)

Had

d)

Did

43.

Had you told me that this was going to happen, I _________it.

a)

would never have believed

b)

don't believe

c)

don't believe

d)

can't believe

44.

_________you known he was a liar, would you have agreed to support him?

a)

If

b)

Since

c)

Had

d)

Did

45.

I seldom noticed Jack attend any program.

-> Seldom (a)  

46.

We had never seen Jim so excited.

-> Never (a)  

47.

They had met such rude people no where before.

-> No where (a)  

48.

Không lâu sau ... thì

(a)  

49.

Would you mind if I ……………………. the window?     

a)

closed

b)

closing

c)

had closed

d)

would close

50.

Seldom___________ the guitar.

a. he plays

b. does he play

c. he doesn't play

d. he does play

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

51.

Hardly___________a work whether son came back.

a. couldn't she say

b. she could say

c. she couldn't say

d. could she say

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

52.

Often___________ a meeting.

a. do we have

b. we do have

c. have we

d. we have

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

53.

Many a time___________ he wants to maary me

a. said he

b. he said

c. has he said

d. he has said

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

54.

Only at weekend___________ my kids to Water Park

a. I don't take

b. do I take

c. I take

d. I do take

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

55.

So old ___________ that she couldn't dance.

a. She wasn't

b. she was

d. wasn't she

d. was he

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D