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Inversion
Exercise 1. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning.
1. A country cannot be prosperous if it is not quite independent.
Only ____________________________________________
2. The telephone rang right after he had left the room.
Hardly ___________________________________________
3. He didn’t forget and neither did she.
He remembered ____________________________________
4. She got down to writing the report as soon as she returned from her walk.
No sooner _________________________________________
5. The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money.
Were _____________________________________________
6. John didn’t celebrate a party until he received the offer of promotion in writing.
Not until ___________________________________________
7. Children learn a lot about how to behave in a situation like this.
Only ______________________________________________
8. I only recognized him when he came into the light.
Not until ___________________________________________
9. Mary didn’t begin to read until she was eight.
Not until ___________________________________________
10. It was only when the body was found that the police believed her.
Not until ___________________________________________
11. Televisions provide news and entertainment.
Not only ___________________________________________
12. We finished dinner and, a few moments later, Mrs John arrived on the doorstep.
Hardly ____________________________________________
13. Thanks to Laura’s support I was able to finish the project.
Had it _____________________________________________
14. It wasn’t until all the guests had gone home that we could relax.
Only ______________________________________________

weather than most parts of the country.
5. Southern California gets _______ inches of rain in one year than Vancouver, British Columbia, gets
in one month.
6. Southern California has ______ windy days than British Columbia does.
7. Southern California has _____ snow than British Columbia does.
Exercise 3. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning.
1. You think that fat people are always jolly, but you are wrong.
Contrary __________________________________________
2. Italy is the country Id like to visit most.
Id like to _________________________________________
3. As Elton became more famous, it was more difficult for him to avoid newspaper reporters.
The more _________________________________________
4. Success in the academic field depends on your ability to amass qualifications.
The more _________________________________________
5. They were seasoned travellers, which we had not expected.
Contrary __________________________________________
6. I cant describe people as well as you can.
Youre ___________________________________________

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5 Gerund and Infinitive
Exercise 1. Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở dạng đúng
1. Helen should stop (1- criticise)______ people behind their backs. Has she, I wonder , ever stopped (2
think)_____ what people must be saying about her in return?
2. If you say I sent Sheila and Ken an invitation to our party I suppose I must have, but I compeletely forget
(3 do)______ so.
You certainly did, because here it is; you gave it to me to hand on to them, but I forgot (4 do)_______
so

6. We would like _______ to the president’s reception, but we weren’t .
a. having invited b. having been invited c. to have invited d. to have been invited
7. The stockbroker denied _______ of the secret business deal.
a. having informed b. having been informed c. to have informed d. to have been informed
8. George mentioned _______ in an accident as a child, but he never told us the details.
a. having injured b. having been injured c. to have injured d. to have been injured
9. The Smiths wanted to give their son every advantage. However, they now regret ______ him by
providing too many material possessions.
a. having spoiled b. having been spoiled c. to have spoiled d. to have been spoiled
10. The spy admitted _______ some highly secret information to enemy agents.
a. having given b. having been given c. to have given d. to have been given