Bài tập 1: Viết lại câu với hình thức đảo ngữ 1.. I had hardly begun to apologize when the door closed.. The couple had no sooner arrived than the priest started the ceremony.. Bài tập 2
Trang 1Bài 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
Trang 2>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 _
Trang 3a) 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