CHUYÊN ĐỀ ĐẢO NGỮ

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CHUYÊN ĐỀ ĐẢO NGỮ
(INVERSION)
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CHƯƠNG I LÍ THUYẾT
Tổng quan về Inversion
Đảo ngữ là một hiện tượng ngữ pháp khá phổ biến trong tiếng Anh. Đảo
ngữ đề cập tới hiện tượng động từ không theo nguyên tắc câu.
 Mục đích: Thông thường, người ta sử dụng đảo ngữ nhằm nhấn mạnh
mục đích nói hoặc làm tang tính trang trọng của câu văn.
Cấu trúc: trợ động từ + chủ ngữ + động từ chính
+ Đối với động từ to be: …. To be + S …..

+ Đối với động từ khiếm khuyết: ... can/could/will/would... + S + bare infinitive ....
+ Đối với động từ thường: …. do/does/did + S + bare infinitive ….
Các dạng chính của đảo ngữ: gồm có các dạng chính và phổ biến
như sau:
Dấu hiệu Cấu trúc Ví dụ
No more book will I give you. (Tôi

sẽ không cho bạn thêm cuốn sách
1. No + N + Aux + S + Vinf nào nữa đâu)
1 No, Not
2. Not any + N + Aux + S+ Vinf Not any book will I give you. (Tôi
sẽ không cho bạn cuốn sách nào nữa
đâu)
Seldom does he visit his parent.

Trạng từ phủ
định: never, (Anh ấy hiếm khi đến thăm bố mẹ
rarely, seldom, Trạng từ phủ định + Aux + S + V mình)
2
hardly ever, Never have she loved me so much
little,…
Cô ấy chưa từng yêu tôi sâu đậm)
Cụm từ so sánh No sooner + had + S + P2 + than + S + No sooner had she come than it
về thời gian: Ved rained heavily.
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3 No sooner,
hardly, scarcely, Hardly/Scarcely + had + S + P2 + when Hardly had the train left when I came.
… + S + Ved
Only after re –reading this saying

Only after + N/Ving: chỉ sau khi did I understand it (Chỉ sau khi đọc
lại câu nói này thì ôi mới hiểu nó)
Only later + Aux + S +V: chỉ sau này
Only later did I understand
Only once + Aux + S +V: chỉ một lần him (Chỉ sau này tôi mới hiểu anh
Only then + Aux + S +V: chỉ đến lúc đó ấy)
Only when + S + V + Aux + S + V: chỉ Only then did I give her book (Chỉ
đến khi đến lúc đó tôi mới cho cô ta cuốn
Only sách)
Only if + S + V + Aux + S + V: chỉ nếu
Only if you have a ticket do they let
Only by + N/Ving + Aux + S + V: chỉ you come in (Chỉ nếu bạn có vé họ
bằng cách mới cho bạn vào)
4 Only with + N/Ving + Aux + S + V: chỉ Only with this book you can spend
với all time in the afternoon (Chỉ với
Only this/that way + Aux + S + V: Chỉ cuốn sách này, bạn có thể dành hết
bằng cách này/cách đó thời gian cho buổi chiều)
…No…+ Aux + S + V
At no time did I know what is the
pain.
At no time: chưa từng bao giờ
(Chưa từng bao giờ tôi biết khổ đau
On no condition: tuyệt đối không là gì)
Under/In no circumstances does
5 On no account: không vì bất cứ lý do gì she go out
Các cụm từ có
(Trong bất cứ hoàn cảnh nào cô
No Under/In no circumstances: trong bất cứ cũng không được đi ra ngoài)
hoàn cảnh nào cũng không For no reason can you leave the
For no reason: không vì bất cứ lý do gì position.
In no way: không còn cách nào (Không vì bất cứ lý do nào mà bạn

có thể rời vị trí của mình)
No longer: không còn nữa
By no means: hoàn toàn không
6 Not only …but Not only + Aux + S + V + but + S + also Not only is she beautiful, but she
also +V also sings very good.
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(Cô ấy không chỉ xinh đẹp mà còn
hát rất hay)
Not until he came into the light, did

I realized who he was.
7 Not until, only Not until/only when + clause/adv of time
when + Aux + S + V (Mãi cho đến khi anh ấy bước ra
ánh sáng, tôi mới nhận ra anh ấy là
ai)
He isn’t handsome and neither am

So/Neither + Aux + S + V I (Anh ấy không đẹp trai và tôi cũng
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So/neither + So: dùng trong câu khẳng định thế)
+ Neither: dùng trong câu phủ định She like ice-cream and so do I (Cô
ấy thích kem và tôi cũng thế)
So heavy was the rain that we

couldn’t go out (Trời mưa to đến nỗi
mà chúng tôi không thể đi ra ngoài)
So…that, So + Adj/Adv + V + S + that + Clause
9 Such was an interesting movie that I
Such…that Such + to be + N + that + Clause could not take my eyes off it.
(Bộ phim thì quá hay đễn nỗi tôi
không thể rời mắt khỏi nó)
Should he come late, he will miss

the bus
Should + S + V… (loại 1)
(Nếu anh ấy đến muộn, anh ấy sẽ bị
lỡ chuyến xe bus)
Were + S +… (loại 2) Were I he, I would take this chance.

Câu điều kiện
10 (Nếu tôi là anh ấy, tôi sẽ nắm bắt cơ
hội này)
Had he not lent us some money, we

could not have overcome the
economic crisis
Had + S + P2 +… (loại 3) (Nếu như anh ấy không cho chúng tôi
mượn tiền, chúng tôi đã không thể vượt
qua khủng hoảng kinh tế)
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Situated in the central mountains of
11 Đảo ngữ với cụm Cụm phân từ (V-ing/Vp2) + V + S
Alaska is a peak named Denali.
phân từ
Trạng từ chỉ cách thức
Adv of manner + Aux + S + V Beautifully did she sing.

(Cô ấy đã hát rất hay)
12 Trạng từ chỉ thời gian (often, usually, …) Very often have we tried to do it but
we fail.
Adv of time + Aux + S + V (Chúng tôi đã cố gắng làm nhiều lần
nhưng đều thất bại.)
Đảo ngữ với Trạng từ chỉ nơi chốn (here, there, up, on,
trạng từ Here comes the bus. (Xe buýt tới
down, below, in, off, out, over, away, ...) rồi)
hoặc cụm trạng từ chỉ nơi chốn
There goes my career. (Sự nghiệp
của tôi thế là xong)
Chủ ngữ là danh từ
Down fell a dozen of apples. (1 tá
Adv of place + V + S (Đây là 1 dạng đảo táo rơi xuống)
ngữ đặc biệt) In the doorway stood a man with a
gun. (Người đàn ông cầm cây sung
Chủ ngữ là đại từ nhân xưng đứng ở trong ô cửa.
Here you are (Của bạn đây)
Adv of place + S + V
Away they went. (Họ đi xa)
= Much as the exercise is difficult,

Much as + S + V, S + V the boys can solveit.
= No matter how difficult the
Đảo ngữ mang No matter what + S + V, S + V hoặc No
13 exercise, the boys can solve it.
nghĩa tương matter how + adj / adv + S + V, S + V
phản = However difficult the exercise, the
boys can solve it.
However + adj / adv + S + V, S + V
(Dù bài toán khó nhưng những cậu
bé có thể giải được nó)
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CHƯƠNG 2: BÀI TẬP ĐẢO NGỮ
I. BÀI TẬP MỨC ĐỘ THÔNG HIỂU – NHẬN BIẾT
Exercise 1: Rewrite the sentences with the word Only
1.He only thought about having a holiday abroad after he retired.
=> Only __________________________________________________________.
2. I only realized how dangerous the situation had been when I got home.
=> Only __________________________________________________________.
3. It wasn’t until last week that the Agriculture Minister admitted defeat.
=> Only __________________________________________________________.
4. I understood Hamlet only after seeing it on the stage.
=> Only __________________________________________________________.
5. They didn’t get round to business until they had finished eating.
=> Only __________________________________________________________.
6. They had to wait for twelve hours before their flight left.
=> Only __________________________________________________________.
7. I didn’t realize who he was until later.
=> Only __________________________________________________________.
8. The door could not be opened without using force.
=> Only __________________________________________________________.
9. I won’t agree until Tom’s apologized.
=> Only __________________________________________________________.
10.The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard every day.
=> Only __________________________________________________________.
Exercise 2: Rewrite the sentences with the given words.
1. If the salary were high, the job would be worth doing.
=> Were ___________________________________________________________.
2. Would you visit me if I were sent to prison?
=> Were ___________________________________________________________.
3. I didn’t see the signal, so I didn’t stop.
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=> Had___________________________________________________________.
4. If I were rich, I could afford to buy an expensive car.
=> Were ___________________________________________________________.
5. If I were you, I would tell him the truth.
=> Were ___________________________________________________________.
6. If he weren’t busy right now, he could help them.
=> Were ___________________________________________________________.
7. If she had said sorry, he wouldn’t have been angry.
=> Had___________________________________________________________.
8. If the computer hadn’t broken down and I wouldn’t have had to stop my work.
=> Had___________________________________________________________.
9. If he hadn’t been angry, I would have said something.
=> Had___________________________________________________________.
10. If his friends hadn’t been late, they wouldn’t have missed the train.
=> Had___________________________________________________________.
Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences with the given words.
1. The weather is so beautiful that we decided to go to the beach.
=> So__________________________________________________________________.
2. He is so strong that he can lift the box.
=> So__________________________________________________________________.
3. He is such a lazy boy that no one likes him.
=> Such________________________________________________________________.
4. He ate so much food that he became ill.
=> So__________________________________________________________________.
5. It is such hot coffee that I can't drink it.
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=> Such________________________________________________________________.
6. He bought so many books that he didn't know where to put them.
=> So__________________________________________________________________.
7. She has such a soft voice that everyone likes her.
=> Such________________________________________________________________.
8. This book is so boring that I couldn’t finish it.
=> So__________________________________________________________________.
9. He was such a fast speaker that we couldn’t understand him.
=> Such________________________________________________________________.
10. She was so tired that she fell asleep in the armchair.
=> So__________________________________________________________________.
Exercise 4: Rewrite the sentences applying the inversion structure of conditional sentences.
1. If you need some more money, take an extra 200.
………………………………………………………………………………
2. If I were your father, I would insist you practice harder.
………………………………………………………………………………
3. If my girlfriend calls, please let me know right away.
………………………………………………………………………………
4. If I had thought of the right words, I would have told them what I was thinking!
………………………………………………………………………………
5. If I were a rich kid, I would not have to worry about anything.
………………………………………………………………………………
6. If they run out of tickets, we will have to go to another theater.
………………………………………………………………………………
7. If you change your mind, let us know.
………………………………………………………………………………
8. If you had known my mom, you would have thought she was crazy too
………………………………………………………………………………
9. If you had heard her singing, you would have laughed too.
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………………………………………………………………………………
10. If I were a celebrity, I could buy any bag I want.
………………………………………………………………………………
Exercise 5: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer
to each of the following questions.
1. Not only to determine the depth of the ocean floor, but it is also used to locate oil.
A. seismology is used B. using seismology
C. is seismology used D. to use seismology
2. advised on what and how to prepare for the interview, he might have got the job.
A. Had he been B. If he had C. Unless he had been D. Were he to be
3. Not until 1856 across the Mississippi River.
A. the first bridge was built B. was the first bridge built
C. the first bridge built D. did the first bridge build
4. Only when you grow up, the truth.
A. you will know B. you know C. do you know D. will you know
5. Out for a walk after she finished doing her homework.
A. did Mary go B. Mary went C. Mary did go D. went Mary
6. she could not say anything.
A. So upset was she that B. So upset was she
C. However upset was she that D. Therefore upset was she that
7. Not only to speak to him, but she also vowed never to see him again.
A. she refused B. did she refuse C. she did refuse D. when she refused
8. an emergency arise, call 911.
A. Should B. If C. Will D. Were
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9. Nowhere in the northern section of the United States for growing citrus crops.
A. is there suitability of the climate B. where the climate is suitable
C. the climate is suitable D. is the climate suitable
10. Seldom far enough north to disturb South Pacific shipping lanes.
A. Antarctic icebergs will move B. will Antarctic icebergs move
C. will move Antarctic icebergs D. move Antarctic icebergs will
11. will China be the first to use nuclear weapons.
A. At any time B. At no time C. At a time D. At one time
12. He listened so attentively that not a word .
A. he had missed B. he missed
C. he didn't miss D. did he miss
13. We spent nearly 3 hours waiting outside the station, then out .
A. the star came B. did the star come C. came the star D. be the star coming
14. Never in her life ______ this exhilarating emotion.
A. she experienced B. she did experience
C. she had experienced D. had she experienced
15. They were wealthy. Money was plentiful, and ____ to be very bothered about levels of
expenditure.
A. rarely anyone seemed B. rarely did anyone seem
C. did anyone rarely seem D. rarely anyone did seem
16. _____ so upset!
A. Has the boss seldom been B. Seldom the boss has been
C. Seldom has the boss been D. Has the boss been seldom
17. _____ the situation.
A. Little he understands B. Little he understood

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C. Little did he understand D. Did he understand little
18. _____ his terrible secret.
A. Did they learn only later B. Only later they did learn
C. Only later they learnt D. Only later did they learn
19. – I’m fromTurkey. - ______.
A. Am I, too B. I am, so C. So am I D. Neither am I
20. I cannot swim very well ______.
A. and neither my sister can B. and neither can my sister
C. and so my sister can D. and so can my sister.
21. So difficult ____ that ______ three months to prepare.
A. is the test/ do the students need B. the test is/ do the students need
C. is the test/ the students need D. the test is/ the students need
22. _____ the problem, he wouldn’t have committed those mistakes.
A. Had he understood B. He had understood
C. If had he understood D. Unless had he understood
23. _____ a more beautiful sight.
A. Nowhere hadn’t Susan seen B. Had Susan seen nowhere
C. Nowhere Susan had seen D. Nowhere had Susan seen
24. Not until the next morning _____ how serious ______.
A. she realized / was it B. she realized / it was
C. did she realize / was it D. did she realize / it was
25. Not till _____ that he had lost the key.
A. he got home did he find B. he got home he found
C. did he get home did he find D. did he get home he found
26. No sooner ______ the door than _____ it was locked.
A. had I reached/ did I realize B. I had reached/ did I realize

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C. had I reached/ I realized D. I had reached/ I realized
27. ______, he can never follow me.
A. Fast as he runs B. Fast as does he run
C. As he runs fast D. As does he run fast
28. _____ John that she talked about him all the time.
A. Did so much she adore B. Did she adored so much
C. So much she adored D. So much did she adore
29. _____ kinder to his employees, his business would not have collapsed.
A. Mr. Chan had been B. Had if Mr. Chan been
C. Had Mr. Chan been D. If had Mr. Chan been
30. Scarcely ____ out of bed when ______.
A. had I got/ did the doorbell ring B. had I got/ the doorbell rang
C. I had got/ did the doorbell ring D. I had got/ the doorbell rang
31. Little _____how much trouble _____ in.
A. you know/ are you B. you know/ you are
C. do you know/ are you D. do you know/ you are
32. They can neither read nor write, ____ such concepts.
A. they can nor comprehend B. nor can they comprehend
C. nor they can comprehend D. can they nor comprehend
33. Hardly _____ when ______.
A. had I left/ did the trouble start B. had I left/ the trouble started
C. I had left/ the trouble started D. I had left/ did the trouble start
34. _____ to win the election, what _____ first?
A. You were/ you would do B. You were/ would you do
C. Were you/ you would do D. Were you/ would you do
35. Down ______.

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A. fell half a dozen apples B. half a dozen apples fell
C. did half a dozen apples fall D. half a dozen apples fall
36. Only then _____ the danger _____ in.
A. did I see/ which we were B. I saw/ which we were
C. did I see/ which were we D. I saw/ which were we
37. Not a single word _____.
A. said she B. she says
C. did she say D. she said
34. Not until 1911 ______.
A. identified the first of the vitamins B. the first of the vitamins identified
C. was the first of the vitamins identified D. the first of the vitamins was identified
35. Only after the film started _______ that ______ it before.
A. I realized/ I had seen B. did I realize/ I had seen
C. I realized/ had I seen D. did I realize/ had I seen
36. _____ will we let you live independently.
A. Not until do you grow up B. Until you grow up
C. Until do you grow up D. Not until you grow up
37. No sooner ____ married than _____ to argue.
A. they had got/ did they begin B. they had got/ they began
C. had they got/ did they begin D. had they got/ they began
38. No matter how ______, he cannot make ends meet.
A. he works hard B. does he work hard
C. hard he works D. hard does he work
39. _______ the clothes since her husband bought a washing machine.
A. Any longer she has washed B. Any longer has she washed
C. No longer she has washed D. No longer has she washed
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40. ______ us to have private talks in class.
A. At no time does our teacher allow B. At no time our teacher allows.
C. At any time does our teacher allow D. At any time our teacher allows.
41. She is beautiful, ________.
A. as her daughter is B. as is her daughter
C. neither is her daughter D. neither her daughter is
42. ________ what surprises we have in store for her.
A. Little she knows B. does she little know
C. Little does she know D. Does she know little
43. _________ this match.
A. No way will you win B. No way you will win
C. Any way will you win D. Any way you will win
44. Whatever reasons ______, ______ them.
A. do you state/ I never believe B. do you state/ never do I believe
C. you state/ I never believe D. you state/ never do I believe
45. ____ not for his deafness, ____ on the phone.
A. Were it/ could he communicate B. Were it/ he could communicate
C. It were/ could he communicate D. It were/ he could communicate
46. _____ me a shelter _____ dinner for us.
A. Not only they gave/ but did they also prepare
B. Not only they gave/ but they also prepared
C. Not only did they give/ but also prepared
D. Not only did they give/ but they also prepared
47. ____ us an apology.
A. Not once the manager offered B. Not once did the manager offer
C. Did the manager not once offer D. Didn’t once the manager offer
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48.___________, you would have succeeded in this contest.
A. If you followed to my advice
B. Were you to follow my advice
C. Had you followed my advice
D. As long as you followed my advice
49. He doesn't like classical music and_____________.
A. I don't, too B. I don't, either
C. neither do I D. B and C are correct
50.___________had she arrived home than she realized that she had left her wallet at the office
A. Hardly B. Seldom C. No sooner D. Not only
51. ___________a week goes by without some road accidents
A. Hardly B. Seldom C. Never D. Infrequently
52. Nam doesn't like going out at night and_____________
A. she doesn't, too B. so does she
C. she doesn't, either D. neither is she
53.___________will Nam be able to pass the exam.
A. Only by working hard B. Despite his hard work
C. Only if he works hardly D. With hard work.
54. ___________that she burst into tears.
A. Her anger was such B. So angry she was
C. She was so anger D. Such her anger was
55. ___________great was the destruction that the south took decades to recover.
A. Very B. Too C. Such D. So
EXERCISE 6: Choose the suitable words.
1. Jim promised that he would never / never would he tell anyone else.
2. Not until it was too late I remembered / did I remember I call Susan.
3. Hardly had we settle down in our seats than / when the lights went out.
4. Only after checking three times I was / was I certain of the answer.
5. At no time I was aware / was I aware of anything out of usual.
6. Only Mary sang Sally passed / did they pass the final examination.
7. So the waves were high / So high were the waves that swimming was dangerous.
8. Only when Peter has arrived / has Peter arrived can we begin the program.
9. No sooner had it stopped raining than / when the sun came out.
10. If should you leave early / Should you leave early could you leave me a lift?
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Exercise 7: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part
that needs correction in each of the following questions.
1. We cannot clean up all the polluted seas and rivers. Nor we can stop the disappearance of plants and
A B C D
animals.
2. Hardly had he entered the office than he realized that he had forgotten his wallet.
A B C D
3. It was not until he was 30 did he get married, had a job and lived independently of his parents.
A B C D
4. Never before has so many people in the U.S been interested in soccer.
A B C D
5. Not only did he spend all his money but also he borrowed some from me.
A B C D
6. Not until the late Middle Age glass became a major contruction metarial.
A B C D
II. BÀI TẬP DẠNG VẬN DỤNG THẤP
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Exercise 1: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer
to each of the following questions.
1. The African killer bees could not be handled safely nor .
A. their honey could be harvested B. harvested could their honey be
C. could not their honey be harvested D. could their honey be harvested
2. Never him stand on the deserted station platform.
A. will I forget to see B. I will forget to see
C. will I forget seeing D. I will forget seeing
3. with my previous job, I would have won a higher promotion and I in this
unfortunate position now.
A. Unless I had stayed / am not B. If I stayed / would not be
C. If had I stayed / will not be D. Had I stayed / would not be
4. The instructor blew his whistle and
A. off the runners were running B. off ran the runners
C. off were running the runners D. the runners runs off
5. Down _____ and up _____.
A. the rain came/ went the umbrellas B. came the rain/ the umbrellas went
C. the rain came/ the umbrellas went D. came the rain/ went the umbrellas
6. Only after _______.
A. the teacher understood the situation and did he make a comment
B. understanding the situation the teacher made a comment
C. the teacher understood the situation and made a comment
D. understanding the situation did the teacher make a comment
7. Mozart was an accomplished compose while still a child.
A. Remarkable as it seems B. As it seems remarkable

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C. No matter remarkable it seems D. Remarkable however it seemS
8. By the gate _______.
A. a little girl stood B. stood a little girl
C. did a little girl stand D. a litter girl did stand
9. On the table ______.
A. lay a yellow cat B. laid a yellow cat
C. did a yellow cat lie D. a yellow cat lies.
10. ____ such a more comfortable hotel.
A. Nowhere in the area can you find B. Nowhere in the area you can find
C. Anywhere in the area can you find D. Anywhere in the area you can find
11. There _____.
A. comes the bus. B. does my bus come.
C. my bus come D. did my bus come
12. Only when ____ into smart clothes after the match ____ to talk to the TV reporters.
A. the players had changed/ they were allowed
B. the players had changed/ were they allowed
C. had the players changed/ were they allowed
D. had the players changed/ they were allowed.
13. _____ seen such awful behavior.
A. Have I never before B. Before have I never
C. Never before I have D. Never before have I
14. I had to show him my identity card and _______.
A. only then he let me in B. only then did he let me in
C. did he let me in only then D. did only then he let me in
15. Such _____ that ______ whenever it was on.
A. the popularity of the film was/ the streets were deserted

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B. was the popularity of the film/ the streets were deserted
C. the popularity of the film was/ were the streets deserted
D. was the popularity of the film/ were the streets deserted
16. Down when he was passing under the tree.

A. an apple fall B. an apple fell C. did an apple fall D. fell an apple
III. BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG CAO

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Exercise 1: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is
closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
1. Seth imformed us of his retirement from the company. He did it when arriving at the company.
A. Only after his retiring from the company did Seth tell us about his arrival at the company.
B. Not until Seth said that he would leave the company did he turn up at the meeting.
C. Hardly had Seth notified us of his retiring from the company when he arrived at the meeting.
D. No sooner had Seth arrived at the meeting than we were told about his leaving the company.
2. I left the office. There was a power cut just then.
A. I left the office after there was a power cut.
B. Hardly I had left the office when there was a power cut.
C. No sooner had I left the office than there was a power cut.
D. I left the office long before there was a power cut.
3. He had just entered the house. The police arrested him at once.
A. Hardly he had entered the house when the police arrested him.
B. Immediately had he entered the house when the police arrested him.
C. The police immediately arrested him as soon as he's entered the house.
D. No sooner had he entered the house than the police arrested him.
4. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is an important competition in international football. Almost everyone
around the world is looking forward to it.
A. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is so important a competition in international football that almost
everyone around the world is looking forward to it.
B. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is too important a competition in international football that almost
C. So important is the 2022 FIFA World Cup competition in international football that almost
everyone around the world is looking forward to.
D. The 2022 FIFA World Cup is such important competition in international football that almost
5. He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.
A. Not only he spent all his money but also he borrowed some from me.
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B. Hardly had he borrowed some money from me when he spent it all.
C. Not only did he spend all his money but he borrowed some form me as well.
D. As soon as he borrowed some money from me, he spent it all
6. They finished one project. They started working on the next.
A. Not until did they working on the next project then they finished one.
B. Hardly had they finished one project when they started working on the next.
C. Only if they had finished on project did they start working on the next.
D. Had they finished one project, they would have started working on the next.
7. The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediatel.
A. The had to print the book immediately to satisfy the increasing demand.
B. To meet the greater demand, they had to print the book immediately.
C. There was such a great demand that the book was printed immediately.
D. So great was the demand they had to print the book immediately.
8. I write to her almost every day.
A. Not a day goes by unless my writing to her.
B. Hardly does a day go by without my writing to her.
C. No day go by without my writing to her.
D. Almost every day goes by without my writing for her.
9. 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.
10. He started computer programming as soon as he left school.
A. No sooner had he started computer programming than he left school.
B. Hardly had he started computer programming when he left school.

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C. No sooner had he left school than he started computer programming.
D. After he left school, he had started computer programming.
11. 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.
12. Right after his appointment to the post, he fell ill.
A. No sooner did he appointed to the post than he fell ill.
B. No sooner had he appointed to the post than he fell ill.
C. Hardly had he appointed to the post when he fell ill.
D. Hardly had he been appointed to the post when he fell ill.
13. 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.
14. A country cannot be prosperous if it is not quite independent.
A. Unless a country is quite independent, it can be prosperous.
B. Without complete independence, a country can be prosperous.
C. Only when a country is quite independent can it be prosperous.
D. It is not until a country is quite independent can it be prosperous.
15. I only recognized him when he came into the light.
A. Only when I recognized him, he came into the light.
B. It wasn't until he came into the light that I recognized him.
C. Not until he came into the light I did recognize him.

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D. I did not recognize him even when he came into the light.
16. We couldn't relax until all the guest had left.
A. Not until all the guests had left could we relax.
B. It wasn't until all the guests had left that we could relax.
C. It wasn't until all the guests had left could we relax.
D. A and B are correct
17. The phone stopped ringing the moment I got downstairs.
A. No sooner had the phone stopped ringing than I got downstairs.
B. After the phone had stopped ringing, I got downstairs.
C. Hardly had the phone stopped ringing when I got downstairs.
D. No sooner had I got downstairs than the phone stopped ringing.
18. The light failed the moment they began work.
A. But for the light failed, they would have begun work.
B. Hardly did they begin work when the light failed.
C. Hardly had they begun work when the light failed.
D. As soon as the light failed, they began work.
19. She didn't shed a tear as the play ended in tragedy.
A. The tragedy play 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.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
20. It was not until she had arrived home her appointment with the doctor.
A. when she remembered B. that she remembered
C. and she remembered D. did she remember
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21. Canada does not require that U.S citizens obtain passports to enter the country, and _______ .
A. Mexico doesn't, too B. so does Mexico
C. Mexico doesn't, either D. neither is Mexico
22. , he would have been able to pass the exam.
A. If he studied harder last year B. Provided he studied hard last year
C. Studying harder last year D. Had he studied harder last year
23. will Mr. Dennis be able to regain control of the company.
A. With hard work B. Despite his hard work
C. Only if he works hardly D. Only by working hard
24. had I arrived home than it began to rain.
A. No sooner B. Hardly C. Scarcely D. Rarely
25. My father paid my fees. that, I wouldn't be here now.
A. If there were not B. But for C. Had it not been for D. B and C are correct
26. Only after food has been dried or canned .
A. it should be stored for future use. B. that it should be stored for future use.
C. should it be stored for future use. D. should it store for future use.
IV. BÀI TẬP THAM KHẢO TỪ ĐỀ MINH HỌA BỘ GIÁO DỤC

CÁC NĂM
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1. Olga handed in her exam paper. She then realised that she had missed one question.
A. Having realised that she had missed one question, Olga handed in her exam paper.
B. Not until Olga had handed in her exam paper did she realise that she had missed one question.
C. Had Olga realised that she had missed one question, she wouldn't hand in her exam paper.
D. Only after Olga realised that she had missed one question did she hand in her exam paper.
(Đề minh họa lần 1 năm 2020)
2. The #Trashtag Challenge that has had a great influence on people around the world. They have
started to clean up their nearby polluted areas.
A. So influential is the #Trashtag Challenge that people around the world have started to clean up their
nearby polluted areas.
B. Only if the #Trashtag Challenge greatly influenced people around the world would they start
cleaning up their nearby polluted areas.
C. Not until people around the world had started cleaning up their nearly polluted areas did the #
Trashtag Challenge greatly influence them.
D. But for the great influence of the #Trashtag Challenge, people around the world would have started
cleaning their nearby polluted areas.
(Đề minh hoạ lần 2 năm 2020)
3. Mike becam a father. He felt a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents.
A. Were Mike to become a father himself, he would feel a strong sense of responsibility towards his
parents.
B. Only after Mike had become a father himself did he feel a strong sense of responsibility towards his
parents.
C. Had Mike become a father himself, he would have felt a strong sense of responsibility towards his
parents.
D. Not until he felt a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents did Mike become a father
himself.
(Đề minh hoạ năm 2019)
4. Peter told us about his leaving the school. He did it on his arrival at the meeting.
A. Only after his leaving the school did Peter inform us of his arrival at the meeting.
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B. Not until Peter told us that he would leave the school did he arrive at the meeting.
C. Hardly had Peter informed us about his leaving the school when he arrived at the meeting.
D. No sooner had Peter arrived at the meeting than he told us about his leaving the school.
5. She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly pass it.
A. Although she didn't try hard to pass the driving test, she could pass it.
B. Despite being able to pass the driving test, she didn't pass it.
C. No matter how hard she tried, she could hardly pass the driving test.
D. She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactionly.
V. MỘT SỐ CÂU ĐẢO NGỮ TRONG CÁC KÌ THI THPTQG

NHỮNG NĂM GẦN ĐÂY
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1. He did not realize how difficult the task was until he was halfway through it.
-->Not until........................................
(Đề thi chính thức THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh năm 2015)
2. She didn't pass the exam because of her serious illness.

-->Had she not....... ...........................
(Đề thi chính thức THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh năm 2016)
3. We survived that accident because we were wearing our seat belts.

A. But for our seat belt, we would have survived that accident.
B. Had we not been wearing our seat belt, we wouldn't have survived that accident.
C. Without our seat belt, we could have survived that accident.
D. If we weren't wearing our seat belt, we couldn't have survived that accident.
(Mã đề 401 Đề thi chính thức THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng Anh năm 2017)
4. They were late for the meeting because of the heavy snow.
A. If it snowed heavily, they would be late for the meeting.
B. Had it not snowed heavily, they would have been late for the meeting.
C. But for the heavy snow, they wouldn't have been late for the meeting.
D. If it didn't snow heavily, they wouldn't be late for the meeting.
5. Mary left home to start an independent life. She realised how much her family meant to her.
A. Only when Mary realised how much her family meant to her did she leave home to start an
independent life.
B. To realise how much her family meant to her, Mary decided to leave home to start an independent
life.
C. Not until Mary had left home to start an independent life did she realise how much her family meant
to her.
D. Mary left home to start an independent life with a view to realising how much her family meant to
her.
6. Laura practised playing the instrument a lot. She could hardly improve her performance.
A. Hardly had Laura practised playing the instrument a lot when she could improve her performance.
B. Had Laura practised playing the instrument a lot, she could have performed much better.
C. However much Laura practised playing the instrument, she could hardly perform any better.
D. As soon as Laura practised playing the instrument a lot, she could perform much better.
7. His friends supported and encouraged him. He did really well in the competition.
A. If his friends had given him support and encouragement, he could have done really well in the
competition.
B. No matter how much his friends supported and encouraged him, he couldn't do well in the
competition.
C. Such were his friends' support and encouragement that he couldn't do really well in the competition.
D. Had it not been for his friends' support and encouragement, he couldn't have done so well in the
competition.
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8. She gave a great performance at the festival. We now know she has artistic talent.
A. Amazing as her artistic talent is, we don't know about her great performance at the festival.
B. Hardly had we known about her artistic talent when she gave a great performance at the festival.
C. Although she gave a great performance at the festival, now we still don't know she has artistic
talent.
D. But for her great performance at the festival, we wouldn't know about her artistic talent now.
9. Smartphone are becoming reasonably priced. New applications make them more appealing.
A. Appealing though smartphones are with new application,they are becoming less affordably priced.
B. Whatever new applications smartphones have, they are becoming more appealing with reasonable.
C. No matter how reasonable the prices of smartphones are, they are not so appealing with new
applications.
D. Not only are smartphones becoming more affordable but, with new application they are also more
appealing.
10. He badly suffered cyberbullying himself. He realised the true dangers of social media only then.
A. Such was his suffering of cyberbullying that he didn’t realise the true dangers of social media.
B. Only when he had realised the true dangers of social media did he badly suffer cyberbullying
himself.
C. But for his terrible suffering of cyberbullying, he wouldn’t realise the true dangers of social media.
D. Not until he had badly suffered cyberbullying himself did he realise the true dangers of social
media.
11. The green campaign was strongly supported by the local people. The neighbourhood looks fresh
and clean now.
A. Only if the local people had strongly supported the green campaign would the neighbourhood look
fresh and clean now.
B. Had the local people not strongly supported the green campaign, the neighbourhood wouldn’t look
fresh and clean now.
C. But for the strong support of the local people for the green campaign, the neighbourhood would
look fresh and clean now.
D. Scarcely had the green campaign been strongly supported by the local people when the
neighbourhood looked fresh and clean.
12. The coach changed his tactics in the second half. His football team won the match.
A. Had it not been for the coach's change of tactics in the second half, the football team wouldn't have
won the match.
B. Only if the coach had changed the tactics in the second half could his football team have won the
match.
C. But for the coach's change of tactics in the second half, his football team could have won the match.
D. Not until his football team had won the match did the coach change his tactics in the second half.
13. Online distribution of pirated publications is illegal. Many Internet users still commit the offence.
A. Such is the offence of many Internet users that online distribution of pirated publications is illegal.
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B. As long as many Internet users commit the offence, online distribution of pirated publications is
illegal.
C. Were online distribution of pirated publications illegal, many Internet users wouldn’t commit the
offence.
D. Illegal though online distribution of pirated publications is, many Internet users still commit the
offence.
14. He lacked commitment to the job. He wasn’t considered for the promotion.
A. But for his lack of commitment to the job, he would have been considered for promotion.
B. Suppose that he lacked commitment to the job, he wouldn’t be considered for promotion.
C. If it had not been for his lack of commitment to the job, he would be considered for promotion.
D. Without his commitment to the job, he would be considered for promotion.
15. The Internet connection was not stable. The teacher couldn’t conduct the online lesson
successfully.
A. Suppose that the Internet connection hadn’t been stable, the teacher could conduct the online lesson
successfully.
B. Without the stable Internet connection, the teacher could conduct the online lesson successfully.
C. If the Internet connection had been unstable, the teacher could have conducted the online
lesson successfully.
D. But for the unstable Internet connection, the teacher could have conducted the online lesson
successfully.
16. Body shaming is hurtful. Many people enjoy making fun of of others’s appearance.
A. Such is many people’s enjoyment in making fun of others’s appearance that body shaming is less
hurtful.
B. Hurtful though body shaming is, many people enjoy making fun of others’s appearance.
C. Body shaming is hurtful in order that many people enjoy making fun of others’s appearance.
D. Were body shaming hurtful, many people woudn’t enjoy making fun of others’s appearance.
17. Some mobile applications are very tempting. They may expose users to identity theft.
A. So tempting are some mobile applications that they limit users' exposure to identity theft.
B. Tempting though some mobile applications are, they may expose users to identity theft.
C. It is the temptation of identity theft that exposes users to some mobile applications.
D. Not only is identity theft tempting, it also exposes users to some mobile applications.
18. The English patient made a miraculous recovery from Covid-19. This was thanks to the efforts of
the Vietnamese medical staff.
A. If the English patient had made a miraculous recovery from Covid-19, the Vietnamese medical staff
would have made efforts.
B. But for the efforts of the Vietnamese medical staff, the English patient couldn’t have made a
miraculous recovery from Covid-19.
C. Without the efforts of the Vietnamese medical staff, the English patient couldn’t make a miraculous
recovery from Covid-19.
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D. Suppose that the English patient made a miraculous recovery from Covid-19, the Vietnamese
medical staff would make efforts.
19. Single-use plactic products are convenient. They are detrimental to the environment.
A. It is their detriment to the environment that makes single-use plastic products convenient.
B. Convenient though single-use plastic products are, they are detrimental to the environment.
C. Not only single-use plastic products are convenient, they are also detrimental to the environment.
D. Were single-use plastic products convenient, they would be detrimental to the environment.
CHUYÊN ĐỀ 16
ĐẢO NGỮ (INVERSIONS)

* PHẦN I: LÝ THUYẾT
1 .Inversions with negative Adverbs:
Never
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Never before
Never in one’s life Auxiliary+S+Verb(inf)
Never again
Rarely
Seldom
Little
Hardly ever
Barely Auxiliary+S+Verb(inf)
Scarely ever
Neither
Nor
EG .- Never in mid-summer does it snow.
- Rarely do they
- Hardly ever does he speak in the public
- Nor do I
2. Inversions with NO và NOT
No+ N + auxiliary+S+Verb(inf)
Not any+ N+ auxiliary+ S+ verb(inf)
Eg: No money shall I lend you from now on
= Not any money shall I lend you from now on
3. Inversions with ONLY
- Only with
Only once
only in this way Auxiliary+S+Verb(inf)
only in , on ,at + N
only then
only later
Eg: Only once did I meet her

- only after
only when + S +BE/V , Auxiliary+S+Verb(inf)
only if
Eg. Only after he had graduated , did he start looking for a job .
Only after all gest had gone home ,could we relax
- Only by + Ving , Auxiliary+S+Verb(inf)
Eg. Only by practising E every day, can you speak it fluently
4. Inversions with some phrases
At no time
On no condition
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On no occasion
On no account
Under/ in no circumstances
For no reason + Auxiliary+S+Verb(inf)
In no way
No longer
In Vain .
Not for one moment .
Eg. For no reason will you play traunt
The money is not tobe paid under any circumstances
= Under no circumsstances is the money to be paid
On no condition shall we accept their proposal
5. No sooner.......... than.....
Hardly/ Bearly/ Scarely........ When/ before
Eg. No sooner had I arrived home than the telephone rang
Hardly had she put up her umbrella before the rain becam down in torrents
6. Not only....... but......also.....
Not only + auxiliary + S + V, but.... also.....
but S+ v/be …….. as well .
……………………too
Eg .Not only is he good at E but he also draws very well
Not only does he sing well but he also plays musical instruments perfectly
Not only do they rob you , they smash everything too
7. Inversions after “SO”
+So+ adj/ adv + auxiliary + S+V+ that clause
Eg. So dark is it that I can't write
So busy am I that I don't have time to look after myself
So difficult was the exam that few students pass it
So attractive is she that many boys run after her
+ so little
So few
So much + Auxiliary+S+Verb(inf)
So many
So + Adj
Eg. So much beer did he drink that he didn’t know the way to home
8. Inversion with”such”
SUCH + be+ N+ clause
Eg.Such was the force of the storm that all the trees were uproofed
9. Inversions after As, Than
- S + V/BE + ……, As + Auxiliary+S+Verb(inf)
Eg. I am very worried about bullying in the school, as are a lot of the parents.
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- S + V/BE + the comparative than + Auxiliary+S+Verb(inf)
Eg. The police in this area make more arrests than do officers in other parts of the country .
10 .Inversions with : not untill, adverbs of time
Not until/ till+ clause/ adv of time,
Not since + auxiliary+ S+ V(inf)
I won't come home till 10 o'clock

=Not until/ till o'clock that I will come home
= It is not until 10 o'clock that I will come
Ididn't know that I had lost my key till I got home
= Not until/ till I got home did I know that I had lost my key
11. Inversions with No where+ Auxiliary+ S+V
Eg.No where in the Việt Nam is the cenery as beautiful as that in my country
No where do I feel as comfortable as I do at home
No where can you buy the goods as good as those in my country
12 .Inversions with “here and there”
- Here + Be/ Main V +N
There
Eg. Here comes the bus .
Here are the answers ,
There goes the bus .
BUT
Here he comes
There they arrive
**There are some idiomatic expressions with here and there
Here you are = This is for you .
There
Here are you .
Here we are .
There you are .
13. Inversions with Adverb,adverb phrases of place
- Adverb,adverb phrases of place + MainV+ N
Eg:
Near the end of September came several bad storms
In the door stood her father
In the cave were found skulls of prehistoric men
At the head of our village stands an old pagoda
14. Inversions with prepositions
Down
in
from .+ Verbs of motion + S
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over
up
away … .
Eg. Away went the runner
Note
Away they went
15. Inversions with conditional sentences
a,Type 1 : If clause = should+S+V
Eg. Should she come late she wil miss the train
should he lend me some money I will buy that house,
b,Type 2 :If clause= Were S +to V
Were+S +……..
If I were you I would work harder
=Were I you........
If I knew her I would invite her to the party
= Were I to know her.......
C, Type 3 : If clause = Had+S+PII
If my parents hadn't encouraged me, I would have taken pass exam
= Had my parents not encouraged me....
16 . Inversions with Adjectives and past participle
Eg.
Gone were the memorable days
17. Inversions with Adverb of Order ( first, second)
Eg . First came the ambulance
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+ Đối với động từ to be: …. To be + S …..

No more book will I give you. (Tôi

Seldom does he visit his parent.

Only after re –reading this saying

In no way: không còn cách nào (Không vì bất cứ lý do nào mà bạn

Not until he came into the light, did

He isn’t handsome and neither am

So heavy was the rain that we

Should he come late, he will miss

Were + S +… (loại 2) Were I he, I would take this chance.

Had he not lent us some money, we

Trạng từ chỉ cách thức

Adv of manner + Aux + S + V Beautifully did she sing.

= Much as the exercise is difficult,

Exercise 2: Rewrite the sentences with the given words.

1. If the salary were high, the job would be worth doing.

=> Were ___________________________________________________________.

2. Would you visit me if I were sent to prison?

=> Were ___________________________________________________________.

3. I didn’t see the signal, so I didn’t stop.

4. If I were rich, I could afford to buy an expensive car.

=> Were ___________________________________________________________.

5. If I were you, I would tell him the truth.

=> Were ___________________________________________________________.

6. If he weren’t busy right now, he could help them.

=> Were ___________________________________________________________.

7. If she had said sorry, he wouldn’t have been angry.

9. If he hadn’t been angry, I would have said something.

Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences with the given words.

1. The weather is so beautiful that we decided to go to the beach.

2. He is so strong that he can lift the box.

3. He is such a lazy boy that no one likes him.

4. He ate so much food that he became ill.

5. It is such hot coffee that I can't drink it.

6. He bought so many books that he didn't know where to put them.

7. She has such a soft voice that everyone likes her.

8. This book is so boring that I couldn’t finish it.

9. He was such a fast speaker that we couldn’t understand him.

1. If you need some more money, take an extra 200.

A. seismology is used B. using seismology

C. is seismology used D. to use seismology

A. Had he been B. If he had C. Unless he had been D. Were he to be

3. Not until 1856 across the Mississippi River.

C. the first bridge built D. did the first bridge build

4. Only when you grow up, the truth.

5. Out for a walk after she finished doing her homework.

6. she could not say anything.

A. So upset was she that B. So upset was she

8. an emergency arise, call 911.

A. Should B. If C. Will D. Were

A. is there suitability of the climate B. where the climate is suitable

C. the climate is suitable D. is the climate suitable

A. Antarctic icebergs will move B. will Antarctic icebergs move

C. will move Antarctic icebergs D. move Antarctic icebergs will

11. will China be the first to use nuclear weapons.

A. At any time B. At no time C. At a time D. At one time

12. He listened so attentively that not a word .

A. he had missed B. he missed

C. he didn't miss D. did he miss

14. Never in her life ______ this exhilarating emotion.

21. So difficult that __ three months to prepare.

26. No sooner __ the door than _ it was locked.

30. Scarcely out of bed when __.

31. Little _how much trouble _ in.

33. Hardly _ when __.

34. _ to win the election, what _ first?

36. Only then _ the danger _ in.

37. No sooner married than _ to argue.

44. Whatever reasons , them.

45. not for his deafness, on the phone.