DIVERSE

1. Nici nu apucasem bine sa deschid cartea ca mi-am si adus aminte de scrisorile pe care am uitat sa le
expediez.
A. No sooner had I opened the book then I remembered the letters I had forgotten to post.
B. I had barely opened the book well that I remembered the letters I had forgotten to post.
C. hardly had I opened the book when I remembered the letters I had forgotten to post.
D. I had scarcely opened the book than I remembered the letters I had forgotten to post.

2. Never in their lives _____ so helpness; _____ , they tried to conceal their despair.
A. they have been; however
B. they had been; but
C. had they been; yet
D. did they feel; although

3. Only after I had left it did I realize how much I loved the city.
A. No sooner I had left the city when I had realized how much I loved it.
B. Hardly had I left the city when I realized how much I loved it.
C. Hardly did I left the city than I realized how much I had loved it.
D. No sooner I left the city than I had realized how much I had loved it

4. Am crezut, ca si colegii mei, ca aceasta perioada va lua sfarsit in curand.

A. I thought, as did my colleagues, that this period would soon be over.
B. I was thinking, like my colleagues, that this period would finish.
C. I thought, as well as my colleagues, that this period will be finished soon.
D. I did thought, as my colleagues had done, that soon this period will be over.

5. They are not open fire without warning.

A. On no condition they can open fire, not having a warning.
B. Unless they don’t have a warning they are not to open fire.
C. On no condition are they to open fire without a warning.
D. Without warning they should not to open fire.

6. Numai dupa ce am pus scrisoarea la posta mi-am amintit ca am uitat sa-i pun timbru.
A. After posting the letter only did I remembered that I had forgotten to put on a stamp.
B. Only after posting the letter I remembered that I had forgotten to put on a stamp.
C. Posting the letter did I remember that I had forgotten to put on a stamp.
D. Only after posting the letter did I remember that I had forgotten to put on a stamp.

7. In answer to his critics, the Prime Minister said that at no time ________.
A. to reduce the level of taxation he had promised.
B. had he promised to reduce the level of taxation.
C. he had promised to reduce the level of taxation.
D. did he promise to reduce the level of taxation.

8. Sunt obisnuit sa ma scol devreme.

A. I am used to get up early
B. I use to get up early
C. I used to get up early
D. I’m used to getting up early

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9. The judge admitted that _____ to deal with such a difficult case before.
A. they seldom had had
B. seldom had they had
C. seldom did they have
D. they seldom had

10. The judge was taken ill after the trial proceedings began
A. hardly was the judge taken ill that trial proceedings began
B. the trial proceedings have begun before the judge was taken ill
C. hardly had the trial proceedings begun when the judge was taken ill
D. no sooner had the judge been taken ill than the proceedings began

11. The mass media agreed that _____ such a long speech.
A. the Prime Minister hardly had ever made
B. hardly ever the Prime Minister had made
C. rarely had the Prime Minister made
D. rarely made the Prime Minister

12. Abia ne mutaseram in noua noastra casuta cand au inceput necazurile noastre.
A. hardly had we moved in our new cottage than had begun our troubles
B. no sooner we moved in our new cottage when our troubles had begun
C. hardly did we move into our new cottage when our troubles began
D. no sooner had we moved into our new cottage than our troubles began

13. Atat de hotarat era sa reuseasca incat nu era atent la cei din jurul lui.
A. his determination was such to succeed that he paid little attention to those around him
B. such his determination was to succeed that he paid little attention to those round him
C. his determination such was to succeed that he paid little attention to those round him
D. such was his determination to succeed that he pad little attention to those around him

14. He developed measles the moment he recovered from a cold.

A. he has hardly recovered from a cold than he developed measles
B. hardly had he developed measles when he recovered from a cold
C. hardly has he developed measles that he recovered from a cold
D. hardly had he recovered from a cold when he developed measles

15. I haven’t been to a party for ages and _____.

A. my sister also
B. my sister has neither
C. my sister hasn’t too
D. my sister hasn’t either

16. She has her windows cleaned every week, ______?

A. hasn’t she
B. doesn’t she
C. does she
D. has she

17. No one would object, _____?

A. would he
B. would they
C. wouldn’t he
D. wouldn’t they

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18. The children picked a lot of flowers and ____.
A. so do I
B. neither did I
C. I also did
D. so did I

19. Tom had his lunch at 2.

A. so had I
B. neither I had
C. so did I
D. nor I did

20. She refuses to talk to me until I _____ her back the money.
A. don’t pay
B. won’t pay
C. not pay
D. pay

21. “I’m not interested in mathematics”. “_______________”.

A. I am not either
B. I’m neither
C. neither I am
D. either am I

22. Tom didn’t call, and _________.

A. nor did Helen
B. nor Helen
C. Helen didn’t too
D. Helen neither

23. Dick can neither skate, __________ swim well.

A. neither
B. not
C. nor
D. and

24. Tom had a lot of trouble with his car. ____________.

A. so had we
B. neither had I
C. so did we
D. nor did we

25. She always used to get up very early. ___________.

A. so used her husband
B. neither had I
C. so did her husband
D. nor did we

26. Let me have a try, ________?

A. shan’t I
B. will I
C. will you
D. shall I

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27. He hardly ever visits us nowadays, ___________?
A. doesn’t he
B. does he
C. has he
D. isn’t he

28. You’d rather I didn’t go out, ___________?

A. hadn’t you
B. would you
C. wouldn’t you
D. had you

29. I’m very good at English, ___________?

A. aren’t I
B. am I
C. isn’t it
D. do I

30. You have to work harder, _________?

A. haven’t you
B. do you
C. don’t you
D. have you

31. Let’s pretend we are not here, __________?

A. are we
B. shall we
C. aren’t we
D. shan’t we

32. He wasn’t to speak to me, _______?

A. did he
B. was he
C. wasn’t he
D. didn’t he

33. He had to be there earlier, _______?

A. hadn’t he
B. didn’t he
C. had he
D. did he

34. They had their house painted last year, ______?

A. hadn’t they
B. didn’t they
C. had they
D. did they

35. Ann hasn’t got a colour TV, ________?

A. hasn’t she
B. has she
C. doesn’t she
D. does she

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36. Peter hardly ever goes to parties, ______?
A. does he
B. isn’t he
C. doesn’t he
D. will he

37. Dave lost his job and was short of money, so _______ his flat and move in with his brother.
A. which he did was to sell
B. what he did was to sell
C. which he did sold
D. what he did was to have sold

38. _________ that Marie was able to retire at the age of 50.
A. so successful her business was
B. so successful was her business
C. so was her business successful
D. so was her successful business

39. Jameson a descoperit absolut din intamplare unde isi faceau pasarile cuib.
A. only by chance did Jameson discover where the birds were nesting
B. by chance did Jameson discover where were the birds nesting
C. Jameson was discovering by chance where the birds have been nesting
D. only with chance Jameson discovered where did the birds nest

40. Nu mi-am dat seama ca intr-o zi Michael va deveni cunoscut.

A. I didn’t realize that one day Michael will become famous.
B. Little did I realize that one day Michael would become famous.
C. Not enough I realized that one day Michael is going to become famous.
D. Not sufficiently I realize that one day Michael would become famous.

41. Mary admitted that only after weeks of hard work _____ the exam.
A. her son would pass
B. her son had passed
C. had her son passed
D. did her son pass

42. You may not believe it, but only yersterday _____ his problem to me.
A. he has mentioned
B. did he mention
C. he mentioned
D. he had mentioned

43. We’d better not leave in this heavy rain, _____?

A. wouldn’t we
B. hadn’t we
C. would we
D. had we

44. Maria had another accident to other day, _____?

A. had she
B. hadn’t she
C. did she
D. didn’t she

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45. This chair needs repairing. ________.
A. But the one I’m sitting on needs not
B. So needs the one I’m sitting on
C. So does the one I’m sitting on
D. The one I’m sitting on needs not either