BÀI TẬP BỔ SUNG ĐẢO NGỮ

Exercise 2: Choose the correct option to complete each of the following sentences
1. Had they arrived at the fair earlier, they _______ what they wanted.
A. had found B. have found C. found D. would have found

2. Hardly ever _______ far from home.

A. she traveled B. does she travel C. did she travel D. had she traveled

3. No sooner ______ than the class started.

A. did Mary arrive B. had Mary arrived C. Mary arrives D. Mary does arrive

4. Only when I have free time _______ TV.

A. I watch B. will I watch C. do I watch D. I watched

5. Seldom ___________ receive good marks.

A. did she B. does she C. do she D. she

6. No sooner__________ than it rained heavily.

A. had they come B. have they come C. have they been come D. they come

7. On no condition ________ tell him what happened.

A. you must B. must you C. you must have D. have you must

8. At no time ________ that her boyfriend was rich.

A. had she known B. did she know C. does she know D. she knew

9. ___________________ at the station when the announcement started.

A.No sooner did we arrive
B.Scarcely had we arrived
C.No sooner had we arrived
D.Scarcely did we arrive

10. Hardly____________ the book report when Alan came in.

A. does Jane finish B. have Jane finished
C. did Jane finish D. had Jane finished

11. Only after reading the lesson again ___________ it

A. did I understand B. do I understand C. has I understood D. was I understood

12. Hardly _______ the phone down when the boss rang back.
A. did I put B. have I put C. had I put D. I had put

13. Only by working hard _______ your final exam.

A. will you pass B. you will pass C. did you pass D. you passed
14. Only by practicing everyday English well.
A. you are able to speak B.you will be able to speak
C. did you speak D. can you speak

15. _______ circumstances should you call the police.

A. In no B. Under C. Under none D. Under no

16. Many times__________he wants to read the novel.

A. did he say B. does he say C. has he said D. he said

17. Jake can solve problem, and ____________ .

A. so does Lida B.neither do Lida C. Lida does either D. Lida do, too

18. ___________Boby, I might not have met you.

A. had it not for B. had it no been for C. had it not been for D. had not it been for

19. Little ______________ what he has caused to others.

A. does he know B. he knows C. he can know D. he will know
20. Not until she had arrived home _________ her appointment with the doctor.
A. when she remembered C. and she remembered
B. that she remembered D. did she remember

21. Not a tear__________when she heard the bad news.

A. was she shed B. did she sheded C. she shed D. did she shed

22. So heavy was the rain that_____ at home.

A. we were stayed B. we stayed C. we had been stayed D. we stay

23. Had she told me, I ____________to the party.

A. would have been come B. would be come C. would have come D. would come

24. I have seldom heard such a talented singer.

A. Seldom I have heard such a talented singer.
B. Seldom have I heard such a talented singer.
C. Seldom has I heard such a talented singer.
D. All are correct.

25. As soon as I entered the room, I noticed her.

A. Hardly had I entered the room than I noticed her.
B. No sooner I had entered the room than I noticed her.
C. No sooner had I entered the room than I noticed her.
D. Hardly had I entered the room than I had noticed her.

26. She only felt relaxed after a few months working for him.
A. She used to feel relaxed working for him a few months.
B. A few months ago, she didn’t find it relaxed working for him.
C. Only after a few months working for him did she feel relaxed.
D. It was not until a few months working for him did she feel relaxed.

27. I only recognized him when he came into the light.

A. Only when I recognized him, he came into the light.
B. Not until he came into the light did I recognize him.
C. Not until he came into the light I did recognize him.
D. I did not recognize him even when he came into the light.

28. The light failed the moment they began working.

A. But for the light failed, they would have begun working.
B. Hardly did they begin working when the light failed.
C. Hardly had they begun working when the light failed.
D. As soon as the light failed, they began working.

29. She didn’t shed a tear as the play ended in tragedy.

A. The tragedyplay wasn’t good for her to shed tear.
B. Without her tear, the play didn’t end tragically.
C. So tragic was the play that she didn’t shed a tear.
D. Not a tear did she shed when the play ended in tragedy.

30. The noise next door didn’t stop until midnight.

A. It was not until midnight that the noise next door stopped.
B. Not until midnight did the noise next door stopped.
C. Only when midnight did the noise next door stopped.
D. Hardly did the noise next door stopped when it was midnight.

31. Just after solving one problem, I was faced with another.
A.Scarcely had I solved one problem when I was faced with another.
B.Hardly had I solved one problem when I was faced with another.
C. No sooner had I solved one problem than I was faced with another.
D. All are correct.

32. "Is this machine often in need of repair?"

"No, ___________ problems to arise".
A. Seldom don't we expect C. Seldom we expect
B. We expect seldom D. Seldom do we expect

33. Not until Columbs discovered America___________ to Europe.

A. was bananas brought C. were bananas brought
B. bananas were brought D. bananas was brought

34. Only during the early twentieth century___________ in the United States.
A. liquor was prohibited then C. when liquor was prohibited
B. that liquor was prohibited D. was liquor prohibited
35. "What happened to Jean' new car?"
"No sooner___________ it than someone ran into her"
A. had she bought C. did she bought
B. she bought D. she had bought

36. ___________ a higher concentration of people than in Tokyo and Mexico City.
A. Nowhere there is C. Nowhere is there
B. Nowhere is D. Nowhere there ins't

37. On a hill in front of them___________ a great castle.

A. standing B. stands C. to stand D. stood

38. Not a penny___________ me.

A. did he give B. he gave C. he has given D. had he given

39. Only if I had known the difference___________ the more expensive car.
A. would I bought C. would I buy
B. I would have bought D. would I have bought

40. No sooner___________ than he begins to be washed.

A. is a human being born C. was a human being born
B. a human being born D. a human being had been born