INVERSIONS OF SUBJECTS AND VERBS

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INVERSIONS OF SUBJECTS AND VERBS

1. Never __________ such a magnificent firework display.
A. have I seen before B. have before seen I C. have before I seen D. before have I seen
2. __________ did I realize that the burglar was still in the house.
A. Only after B. Only then C. Seldom D. Under no circumstances
3. Hardly __________ the captain of the team when he had to face the problems.
A. had he been appointed B. did he appoint
C. was he being appointed D. was he appointing
4. __________ that Marie was able to retire at the age of fifty.
A. So successful her business was B. So successful was her business
C. Her business was successful D. So was her successful business
5. A fifteen-year-old has seldom earned much money.
A. Fifteen –year-old rarely earns money.
B. Rarely has a fifteen-year-old earned so much money.
C. A fifteen-year-old rarely earns lots of money.
D. A fifteen-year-old has never earned much money.
6. Not until a monkey is several years old __________ to exhibit sign of independence from its mother
A. it begins B does it begin C. and begin D. is it begin
7. __________ did Jerome accept the job
A. Only because it was an interesting work B. Only because it was an interested work
C. Because it was an interesting work D. the work was interesting
8. __________ great was the destruction that the south took decades to recovered
A. very B. too C. Such D. So
9. __________ .the Charges found themselves __________down
A. Hardly had the games begun B. Hardly the games had begun
C. the games had hardly begun D. Hardly had begun the games

10. Not until the first land plants developed __________
A. land animals appeared B. do land animals appear
C. would land animals appear D. the land animals appeared
11. Not until it was too late __________ I call Susan
A. I remembered B. did I remember C did I remembered D. I did remember
12. Never before __________ Such a wonderful child
A. I have seen B. I had seen C. I saw D. have I seen
13. Hardly had we settle down in our seats __________ the lights went out
A. Than B. when C. then D. after
14. Only after checking three times __________ certain of the answer. Jim promised that never would
he tell anyone else
A. I was B. was I C. were I D. I were
15. Only when he is here __________
A. he speaks English B. does he speak English
C. he can speak English D. he does speak English.
16. Give them __________ they ask for
A. anything that B. whenever C. whatever D. Both A and C
17. It’s __________ you to help me with English
A. very nice to B. very nice for C. very nice of D. very nice with
18. I’m __________ the advertisements on TV
A. tired of B. bored with C. fed up with D. All are correct
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19. Edward __________ goes to bed before midnight
A. hardly never B. seldom never C. hardly ever D. almost ever
20. He acts as if he __________ English perfectly
A. know B. knows C. has known D. knew
21. Would you mind __________ your radio a little, please?

A. turning in B. turning out C. turning over D. turning down
22. He took his wife __________ to dinner __________ her birthday
A. off/to B. out/to C. with/to D. out/on
23. Claire complained that the medicine made her __________ worse
A. feel B. feels C. felt D. feeling
24. Normally he is rather _____ but today he talks freely about himself.
A. sociable B. reserved C. serious D. peaceful
25. __________ you do better than this, you won’t pass the exam
A. Although B. If C. Unless D. When
26. Not only __________ the book, but he had seen the film as well
A. he had read B. has he read C. he did read D. had he read
27. I have to travel a long way to work everyday. __________ the other hand, it is a well-paid job
A. From B. By C. On D. With
28. Mr. Gibbon usually drinks mineral water, but in this party he __________champagne.
A. drinks B. will drink C. has drunk D. is drinking
29. After the guests__________, she__________ back into the living-room and __________off the light
A. had left / had gone / switched B. left / went /switched
C. left / went /switching D. had left / went / switched
30. Playing computer games for hours every day __________ him exhausted.
A. make B. making C. makes D. made
31. Don’t ask me anything about sports. I like __________football __________tennis.
A. neither/ nor B. both/ and C. not only/ but also D. either/ or
32. __________, Phuong gets up at a. m but today is Sunday so she gets up a bit late
A. Normal B. Rarely C. Normality D. Normally
33. Before electricity was discovered, oil lamps __________
A. used B. had been used C. has been used D. has used
34. The boy and his friend __________John
A. is called B. are both called C. both called D. are both
35. __________his bad leg, he couldn’t walk so fast as others
A. Because B. Because of C. The reason D. Since

36. Nowadays __________women get university degrees
A. either B. every C. little D. many
37. She __________about the time. Her friend was also late
A. needn’t worry B. doesn’t need to worry
C. doesn’t have to worry D. needn’t have worried
38. The injured __________before help came.
A. had died B. had been died C. have died D. has died
39. __________ that she had won first prize.
A. Little as she knows B. Few did she know C. Little she knew D. Little did she know
40. Those shoes look very tight. Do they really__________ you?
A. fit B. match C. go with D. suit
41. By 2050, scientists surely __________ a cure for AIDS.
A. will discover B. will be discovering C. must discover D. will have discovered
42. Her watch needs__________
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A. repairing B. to be repaired C. repaired D. A or B.
43. I waved to Karen but failed__________ her attention.
A. to attract B. to be attracted C. attracting D. attracted.
44. By the end of this week my illness__________ me $ .
A. has cost B. will has cost C. will have cost D. cost
45. I’m late,__________ ?
A. am I not B. aren’t I C. won’t I D. don’t I
46. Twenty dollars__________ the price.
A. are B. is C. being D. were
47. He couldn’t give a__________ explanation for his actions.
A. satisfactory B. satisfaction C. dissatisfied D. satisfy.
48. There is no__________ explanation for what happened.

A. scientist B. scientific C. scientifically D. science.
49. The only way you can become a good student is by working hard everyday
A. Only by working hard everyday can you become a good student
B. Only by working hard everyday you can become a good student
C. Only by working hard everyday could you become a good student
D. Only by working hard everyday do you become a good student
50. There was no precedent for the King’s resignation.
A. Never before was there the King’s resignation.
B. Never before have there been the King’s resignation.
C. Never before has there been the King’s resignation.
D. No longer was there the King’s resignation
51. The force of the storm was so great that trees were uprooted.
A. So was the force of the storm that trees were uprooted.
B. Such was the force of the storm that trees were uprooted.
C. Such the force of the storm was that trees were uprooted.
D. So the force of the storm was that trees were uprooted.
52. The performance had hardly begun when the lights went out.
A. Hardly had the performance begun when the lights went out.
B. Hardly had the lights gone out when the performance began.
C. Hardly the performance had begun when did the lights go out.
D. Both A and B are correct
53. I tried as hard as I could, but I couldn’t get the money
A. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get the money
B. I tried as hard as I could get the money
C. No matter how I tried hard, I couldn’t get the money
D. I couldn’t get the money so I tried hard.
54. The refugees continued to feel unsafe until they had crossed the border.
A. Not until had the refugees crossed the border, they felt safe.
B. Not until the refugees had crossed the border did they feel safe.
C. Not until did the refugees cross the border, they felt safe.

D. Not until the refugees crossed the border did they feel safe
55. He remembered, and so did I.
A. He didn’t forget and I didn’t too. B. He didn’t forget and so did I not
C. He didn’t forget and I did, neither. D. He didn’t forget and neither did I.
56. I was too tired to go to the dance
A. So tired I was that I couldn’t go to the dance
B. I was so tired that I couldn’t go to the dance
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C. I was very tired so that I couldn’t go to the dance
D. I was too tired for me to go to the dance
57. The result of the match was never in doubt.
A. At no time the result of the match was in doubt
B. At no time was the result of the match in doubt
C. At no time in doubt was the result of the match
D. At no time was the result of the match never in doubt
58. He never suspected that the money had been stolen.
A. At no time did he suspect in his life that the money had been stolen.
B. At no time in his life did he suspect that the money had been stolen.
C. At no time that the money had been stolen did he suspect in his life.
D. At no time in his life he suspected that the money had been stolen.
59. Mr. Nam works hard most of __________time
A. the B. his C. x D. Both A and B
60. The police have asked that __________ who saw the accident should get in touch with them
A. anyone B. someone C. one D. somebody
61. Five pounds __________ buy as much as it used to
A. aren’t going B. don’t C. doesn’t D. Both A and B
62. Don’t be __________ such a hurry, I can’t keep up with you.

A. in B. with C. on D. to
63. Not only __________ to take the medicine, but he also hit the nurse
A. he refused B. did he refuse C. he was refused D. does he refuse
64. Claire complained that the medicine made her __________ worse
A. feel B. feels C. felt D. feeling
65. __________ weather! We can’t go out for a walk now
A. How terrible B. How a terrible C. what terrible D. What a terrible
66. Jack can speak two languages. One is English. __________is Vietnamese.
A. Other B. The other C. Another D. Others
67. The committee recommends that the budget __________
A. be reconsidered B. is reconsidered C. to be reconsidered D. was reconsidered
68. __________ don’t like English
A. Some student B. Some of students C. Some of the students D. Some of the student
69. I wouldn’t waste time__________ that book if I were you
A. to reading B. reading C. read D. to be read
70. John __________in persuading his boss to buy a computer
A. succeeded B. managed C. was able D. convinced
71. __________quarreled with her boyfriend yesterday, she didn’t want to answer his phone call.
A. Having B. Because having C. Because hadn’t D. Having not
72. Suddenly, __________ hungry, he stopped to buy a bar of chocolate
A. feeling B. having felt C. felt D. feels
73. No longer__________ to do all her housework with her hands because our family now owns some
new labor-saving devices
A. my mother has B. has my mother C. does my mother has D. does my mother have
74. Nowadays __________ women get university degrees
A. either B. every C. little D. many
75. No sooner had he sat down to lunch __________there was a knock at the door
A. than B. that C. as D. when
76. Learners of English as a foreign language often fail to __________ between unfamiliar sounds in
that language.

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A. separate B. differ C. distinguish D. solve
77. The number of tourists __________this year as a result of the good weather
A. have doubled B. doubled C. has doubled D. doubles
78. __________you repay me immediately, I will take you to court
A. Must B. When C. Unless D. If
79. His parents think it’s time he __________married
A. will get B. gets C. would get D. got
80. I’m so __________about Jane; She always seems to be__________
A. worried /tired B. worrying / tired C. worrying / tiring D. worried / tiring
81. Only by booking in advance __________ stay in the room you like.
A. can you B. you can C. you will D. you
82. He got an excellent grade in his exam __________ the fact that he worked particularly hard.
A. in spite of B. although C. because D. on account of
83. __________ hard I have ever worked I do not get a good salary.
A. If B. Nevertheless C. However D. Provided that
84. I cannot help __________ anxious about the exam results.
A. to feel B. feel C. feeling D. felt
85. The evening was spent__________
A. to play and to talk B. to play and talk C. playing and talking D. playing and to talk
86. What did you leave the meeting early __________? I didn’t fell very well
A. away B. because C. for D. like
87. By the end of this week my illness__________ me $ .
A. has cost B. will has cost C. will have cost D. cost
88. Mathematics__________ very interesting to me.
A. is B. have been C. were D. are
89. They praised her for her__________

A. dishonest B. dishonesty C. honesty D. honestly
90. She was a much less__________ student than her sister.
A. industrious B. industrialized C. industriouslest D. industrial
91. She’s got a job as the__________ of a dress shop.
A. manager B. management C. manageress D. managing
92. If he isn’t Spanish, what__________ is he?
A. nationality B. nationalized C. nation D. national.
93. There is a__________ of carrots because of the bad weather.
A. shortly B. shorten C. shortage D. short.