INVERSION

TEST 1

1. Not only..........wine on the carpet, but she also..........six glasses.

a) she spilled/broke c) did she spill/did broke
b) did she spill/broke d) had she spilled/broken
2. We didn’t see a soul all day. Not a single soul.......... all day.
a) did we see c) we didn’t see
b) saw we d) we did see
3. Not even once..........the advice I gave her.
a) will she follow c) she follows
b) she’ll follow d) did she follow
4. ..........had she arrived home when her sister called.
a) Where c) Already
b) Hardly d) No sooner
5. Not only..........to report the accident, but also later denied that he had been driving the car.
a) failed c) did he failed
b) did he fail d) failed he
6. .........., I’m sure he would have gone to bed.
a) Had he been sleepy c) However he had been sleepy
b) Unless he had been sleepy d) As if he had been sleepy
7. No ..........had I left the hotel than it started raining.
a) later c) late
b) soon d) sooner
8. ..........he been more careful, he would have seen the mistake.
a) Were c) Has
b) Had d) Is
9. Scarcely ..........the gate, .......... the dog..........towards us.
a) we had opened/when/ran c) had we opened/than/run
b) had we opened/when/run d) had we opened/when/ran
10. No sooner had I reached the station..........the train..........
a) when/arrived c) than/arrived
b) when/had arrived d) then/arrived
11. .........., I would apologize.
a) If I am you c) Were I you
b) If I had been you d) Had I been you
12. Hardly.............. when I had to leave again.
a) I had arrived c) did I arrive
b) had I arrived d) would I arrive
13. .........., the consequences I would have told you the truth.
a) Had I known c) I had known
b) Knew I d) I knew
14. No sooner………the team, than they won a match.
a) had he joined c) did he join
b) has he joined d) he had joined
15. Rarely ..........as polite as Jim.
a) have I met someone c) I have met someone
b) have I met anyone d) I have met anyone
16. Barely had she arrived..........the storm started.
a) than c) when
b) then d) as
17. ..........you were in hospital, I would have visited you.
a) If I knew c) If I will know
b) Had I known d) If I should know
18. ...........for some information on the report, I would have given it to you
a) If you asked c) Unless you had asked
b) Had you asked d) Asked you
19. Not even once ..........no matter what will happen.
a) I will listen to you c) I did listen to you
b) did I listened to you d) will I listen to you
20. ..........before have I visited such a beautiful village.
a) Never c) Hardly
b) Little d) Unless
21. On no ..........will I lend you any money.
a) circumstances c) account
b) occasion d) opportunity
22. Had I enjoyed the party, I ..........longer.
a) had stayed c) would stay
b) would have stayed d) would be staying
23. Only later..........that ..........justice in that village.
a) did people realize/they could not find c) people realized/could they not find
b) did people realized/they couldn’t find d) did people realized/could they not find
24. ..........such a thick fog in London.
a) There hasn’t never been c) Never has there been
b) It has ever been d) There never has been
25. I haven’t seen better service anywhere.
a) Nowhere else have I seen better service. c) Nowhere haven’t I seen better service.
b) Anywhere had I seen better service. d) Anywhere else have I seen better service.
26. ........., he would have made the necessary arrangements.
a) Were he to know c) Unless he hadn’t known
b) If he knew d) Had he known
27. She wasn’t pretty, she didn’t have a nice personality either.
a) She wasn’t pretty, nor she had a nice c) She wasn’t pretty, nor did she have a nice
personality. personality.
b) She wasn’t pretty, nor did she have a nice d) She wasn’t pretty, nor didn’t she have a
personality either. nice personality
28. Don’t show these figures to anyone on any account.
a) On no account must you show these c) On no account should you show these
figures to someone. figures to anyone.
b) On no account shouldn’t you show these d) On no account should you show these
figures to someone. figures to someone.
29. ........., I’d just ignore her cruel remarks.
a) If I had been you c) If were I you
b) Were I you d) If I am you
30. She won’t do it unless you ask her.
a) Only if you ask her, she will do it.
b) Only if do you ask her, she will do it.
c) Only if you ask her, won’t she do it.
d) Only if you ask her, will she do it.