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Choose the best option to complete these following sentences or the best inversion
sentence for the root one.
1. No sooner had we arrived at the station ______ the announcement started.
A. than B. when C. then D. last
2. ______ he arrived at the bus stop when the bus came.
A. Hardly had B. No sooner had C. No longer has D. Not until had
3. No sooner ______ than the class starts.
A. do Max arrive B. does Max arrive C. Max arrives D. Max does arrive
4. Scarcely had Jake ______ the book report when Alan came in.
A. finish B. finishing C. finished D. to finished
5. No sooner ______ the feast will start tomorrow.
A. will the bell ring than B. the bell will ring than
C. the bell will ring when D. will the bell ring when
6. As soon as I entered the room, I noticed her.
A. No sooner had I entered the room than I noticed her.
B. Hardly had I entered the room when I noticed her.
C. No sooner I had entered the room than I noticed her.
D. Both A and B are right
7. As soon as he approached the house, the policeman stopped him.
A. No sooner had he approached the house than the policeman stopped him.
B. Hardly had he approached the house than the policeman stopped him.
C. No sooner had he approached the house when the policeman stopped him.
D. Hardly he had approached the house when the policeman stopped him.
8. I have seldom heard such a talented singer.
A. Seldom have I heard such a talented singer.
B. Seldom I have heard such a talented singer.
C. Seldom has I heard such a talented singer.
D. All are correct.
9. _______ circumstances should you call the police.

22. Beautiful ______ in their autumn colors.
A. the trees are B. are the trees C. do the trees are D. the trees do are
23. ________ there.
A. Never will I go B. I never will go C. never I will go D. All are right
24. ______ a doctor, I could help you.
A. was I B. I was C. Were I D. I were
25. Had I not met her, I ______ unhappy.
A. have been B. was C. had been D. would have been
26. _______ about it.
A. He did little said B. Little did he said
C. Little did he say D. He did little say
27. Nowhere _______ delicious dishes like here.
A. can you enjoy B. you can enjoy C. you enjoy D. you do enjoy
28. No longer ______ here.
A. he will live B. will he work C. will he works D. he works
29. In vain ______ for the missing people.
A. did they look B. did they looked C. they looked D. they did look
30. Not until I came home ______ that I had lost everything.
A. I realized B. I did realize C. did I realize D. I did realized
31. Not until _______ that she had been very important for me.
A. did she leave I knew B. she left did I know
C. she left I knew D. did she leave did I know
32. ________ him for the mistake he had made.
A. Never in my life will I forgive B. Never in my life I will forgive
C. I will never forgive in my life D. Never will I forgive in my life
33. I have never seen this film before.
A. Never before have I seen this film B. Never before I have seen this film
C. Before have never I seen this film D. Have I never before seen this film
34. She rarely makes a mistake.
A. Rarely she makes a mistake. B. Rarely she does make a mistake.

48. ________ the medicine than she began to feel better.
A. Not until she swallowed B. Hardly did she swallow
C. No sooner had she swallowed D. Having swallowed
49. Only by speaking more _______ improve your fluency in English.
A. you are able to B. is it possible to C. does D. will it
50. Only after he arrived at the airport _______for his passport.
A. he did look B. did he look C. he looked D. he did looked
51. Only by studying hard ______ this exam.
A. can you pass B. you can pass C. you pass D. All are right
52. Only when you grow up, ______ it.
A. you understand B. you do understand
C. you can understand D. can you understand
53. Only if you tell me the truth, ______ you.
A. can I forgive B. I can forgive you C. I forgive you I do forgive
54. He not only studies well, but also he sings well.
A. Not only does he study well, but also he sings well.
B. Not only he studies well, but also does he sing well.
C. Not only he does study well, but also does he sing well.
D. Not only he studies well, but also he sings well.
55. You can refuse to answer my question in no way.
A. In no way you can refuse to answer my question
B. In no way can you refuse to answer my question
C. In no way do you refuse to answer my question
D. In no way you refuse to answer my question
56. I have come there at no time.
A. At no time I have come there B. At any time I have come there
C. At any time have I come there D. At no time have I come there.
57. ______ she can buy everything she likes.
A. So rich is she that B So rich she is that
C. Such rich is she that D. All are right