MINI TEST 1 - INVERSION

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. Not only _____ .

A. he refused to help me but he also made fun of me

B. did he refuse to help me but he made fun of me also

C. did he refuse to help me but he also made fun of me

D. he did refuse to help me but also made fun of me

2._______had she opened the cupboard door than she stood in front of it petrified.

A. No sooner

B. As soon as

C. Hardly

D. The fact

3________________with enough life-boats she wouldn’t have caused so heavy casualties.

A. Were the Titanic to be equipped

B. The Titanic were to be equipped

C. The Titanic was to be equipped

D. Had the Titanic been equipped

4. It was not until the doctors asked him to comment on his death _______recognized their
craziness.

A. when he

B. and he
C. that he

D. he

5. George would certainly have attended the meeting _______ .

A. if he didn’t get a flat tire

B. if the flat tire hadn’t happened

C. had he not had a flat tire

D. had the tire not flattened itself

6____________received law degrees as today.

A. Never so many women have

B. Never have so many women

C. The women aren’t ever

D. Women who have never

7_____________ during his dinner with us.

A. Not did my grandfather say a single word

B. Not said a single word did my grandfather

C. Not my grandfather said a single word

D. Not a single word did my grandfather say

8. There is no water on the moon, nor____________an atmosphere around it.

A. there is

B. it is

C. there is not
D. is there

9. _______ the work when his wife came in with two policemen.

A. Had he hardly finished

B. Had hardly he finished

C. Hardly he had finished

D. Hardly had he finished

10. Not until the first land plants developed _______ .

A. land animals appeared

B. did land animals appear

C. would land animals appear

D. the land animals appeared

11. Not only ______ in the field of psychology but animal behavior is examined as well.

A. is studied human behavior

B. is human behavior studied

C. did human behavior study

D. human behavior studied

12. It was not until she had arrived home _________ remembered her appointment with the
doctor.

A. when she

B. that she
C. and she

D. she

13.Not until a student has mastered algebra _________ the principles of geometry,

trigonometry, and physics.

A. he can begin to understand

B. can he begin to understand

C. he begins to understand

D. that he can begin to understand

14._______they go to the theatre.

A. Only on rare occasions

B. Only on rare occasions do

C. On rare occasions only

D. Only do on rare occasions

15. _____ pleased with himself.

A. Only after John received the first prize was he

B. Only after John received the first prize he was

C. After John received the first prize only was he

D. After John received the first prize only he was

16. ________ the lights went out.

A.Hardly had the performance begun when

B. Hardly the performance had begun when did

C. Hardly had the performance begun than

D. Hardly the performance had begun than did

17______________ visited her.

A. Had I known she was sick, I would have

B. No sooner had I known she was sick, I would have

C. No sooner had I known she was sick than I

D.Hardly had I known she was sick when I

18._____ I would give a party.

A. Were she to come next month

B. She were to come next month

C. She comes next month

D. She would come next month

19. _______more help, I could call my neighbor.

A. Needed

B. Should I need

C. I have needed

D. I should need

20. _______ my father sat down for lunch when there was a knock at the door.

A. Hardly had

B. No sooner had
C. At no time had

D. Never before had

21._______the book, please return it to me.

A. Should you find

B. Will you be finding

C. will you find

D. Will you have found

22._____ graduated from college.

A.Nowhere does he found a job after he had

B. Nowhere did he find a job after he had

C. Not anywhere did he find a job after had he

D. Nowhere did he find a job after had he

23. _____ he sold the house.

A.Hardly did he have time to settle down when

B. Hardly has he had time to settle down when

C.No sooner had he had time to settle down when

D. No sooner had he had time to settle down than

24_____ lost all his clothes.

A.Before arriving in New York had he spent all his money and

B.No sooner had he arrived in New York than had he spent all his money

C.Not only had he spent all his money before arriving in New York but he also
D.Not only had he spent all his money before arriving in New York but had he also

25_____ to speak to his wife about his ex-girlfriend!

A. Never has he again dared

B. Never again has he dared

C. Again never has he dared

D. Never again did he have dare

26._____ to say too much about oneself.

A. Seldom does it wise

B. Seldom is it wise

C. Seldom wise it is

D. Seldom wise is it

27. Not until ______ .

A.I approached the flat did I realize that it was completely empty

B.did I approach the flat that I realized it was completely empty

C.I approached the flat that I realized completely was it empty

D. did I approach the flat I realized that it was completely empty

28._____ most of the soldiers gave up!

A.So was the exercise difficult that

B. So difficult was the exercise that

C.So was the exercise difficult that did

D. So difficult was the exercise that did .

29. _______be impolite to our parents,

A.Not in any circumstances should we

B.In any circumstances shouldn’t we

C.in no circumstances should we

D.No circumstances permit us to

30._______ send the telegram.

A.No sooner the train should be delayed shall I

B.No sooner should the train be delayed than shall I

C.Should the train be delayed, I shall

D.Should the train is delayed shall I