L12- INVERSION EXERCISE - Choose the best answer.

1. ……… lend you from now on.

A. No money shall I B. Not money shall I
C. No money I will D. Not any money I will
2. Not till ………….. that he had lost it.
A. he got home did he realize B. did he get home did he realize
C. did he get home he realized D. he got home he realized
3. No doubt ………… to unpack and have a rest before dinner.
A. will you want B. you'll want C. wants he D. does he want
4. The worrying thing was that at no time ……. together a great move which tore Sunderland apart.
A. did Leeds actual put B. Leeds actually put
C. is Leeds actually put D. did Leeds actually put
5. ………. lend him the money.
A. Under no circumstances you should B. Under any circumstances should you
C. On no account you should D. On no condition should you
6. Hardly ………. asleep when he began to dream of far-away lands
A. had he fallen B. did he fall C. he had fallen D. he fell
7. No sooner had I got into the house ………. the phone rang.
A. when B. than C. before D. that
8. Little……..what is in store for him.
A. he knows B. does he know C. knows he D. knew he
9. Rarely …….. investment opportunity arise.
A. is such a good B. does such good C. does so good D. does such a good
10. Seldom …… a book with ……… message.
A. have I read/ such a powerful B. I have read/ such a powerful
C. have I read/ such powerful D. have I read/ so powerful
11. Never before … as accelerated as they are now during the technological age.
A. have historical changes been B. have been historical changes
C. historical changes have been D. historical have changes been
12. Our civilization is so commonplace to us that rarely ...... to think about its complexity.
A. we stop B. stop we C. do we stop D. stop
13. ______ but he also proved himself a good athlete.
A. Not only he showed himself a good student
B. He did not show himself only a good student
C. Not only did he show himself a good student
D. A good student not only showed him
14. Not until the end of the 19th century ______ become a scientific discipline.
A. plant breeding has B. did plant breeding
C. plant breeding had D. has plant breeding
15. Neither …….. excitement nor entertainment in this small town.
A. there is B. is there C. are there D. there are
16. Hardly …….. her parents these days.
A. she sees B. does she see C. sees she D. has she seen
17. …….. by without another factory closing down.
A. Hardly a month goes B. Hardly goes a month
C. Hardly does a month go D. Hardly do a month go
18. As soon as ……… her, I knew there was something wrong.
A. did I see B. had I seen C. I saw D. I have seen
19. Only when ……. up ………. the truth.
A. do you grow/you will know B. you grow/you know
C. you will grow/ do you know D. you grow / will you know
20. Only if …….the difference…………the more expensive car.
A. I had known / would I have bought B. had I known / would I have bought
C. does I know / would I buy D. did I know / I would buy
21. He likes tea and …………….
A. so do I B. I do so C. I also do D. I too do
22. He isn’t a student and ……...
A. she isn’t neither B. she is either C. neither is she D. she is neither
23. …………… that he couldn't read them all.
A. Such many books did he buy B. So many books he bought
C. So he bought many books D. So many books did he buy
24. ……….. that she can't finish it all.
 A. So many homeworks does Alice have B. So much homework does Alice have
C. Such much homework does Alice have D. So much homework Alice does
25. ………. that his car crashed into a tree.
A. So carelessly did he drive B. So careless did he drive
C. So carelessly he drove D. Such carelessly did he drive
26. ……….. that the theatre is likely to be full every night.
A. Such is the interest of the play B. Such the interest of the play is
C. So is the interest of the play D. So the interest of the play is
27. .. rare artefacts were they that the museum decided to insure them.
A. So B. Such C. Such a D. Very
28. ……….. that everyone is envious of her.
A. Such does she have exceptional abilities
B. Such exceptional abilities does she have
C. So does she have exceptional abilities
D. She has so exceptional abilities
29. ………… she burst into tears.
A. Her anger was so that B. She was such anger that
C. So angry she was that D. Her anger was such that
30. So long as …….. before eleven she can meet him.
A. he arrives B. does he arrive C. arrives he D. he will arrive
31. Children just love computer games, ________.
A. as do many adults B. as are many adults.
C. as many adults are D. as does many adults
32. There were more people there than ……….
A. I expect B. did I expect C. do I expect D. I was expected
33. Here, in fine weather, _____.
A. can see hundreds of people B. sees hundreds of people
C. hundreds of people can see D. can be seen hundreds of people
34. After each chapter in this book ____ where reference material may be included.
A. do the pages find B. are found the pages
C. are the pages found D. the pages are found
35. Between the California Coast Range and the Sierra Nevada, ________.
A. great Central Valley B. the great Central Valley lies
C. being the great Central Valley D. lies the great Central Valley
36. Among bees _____ a highly elaborate form of communication.
A. it occurs B. occurs C. occur D. it is an occurrence with
37. Out…….. when the bell rang.
A. did the children run B. ran the children C. run the children D. do the children run
38. Down……..for three days.
A. the rain poured B. did the rain pour C. poured the rain D. does the rain pour
39. …….. about their acceptance into their dream schools ……...
A. Happy/ were they B. Happy/ they were C. Happily/ they were D. Happy/ were
40. Nestled along the shoreline of Hudson Bay __________________.
A. are several recently settled Inuit communities
B. several recently settled Inuit communities are there
C. near several recently settled Inuit communities
D. is where several recently settled Inuit communities

Indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the questions

41. No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back.
A. As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone.
B. Scarcely had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back.
C. Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately.
D. She had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back.
42. I write to her almost every day.
A. Hardly a day goes by without 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.
43. As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home.
A. He arrived at the airport sooner than he had expected.
B. No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home.
 C. Calling home, he said that he had arrived at the airport.
D. He arrived at the airport and called me to take him home.
44. They had hardly found her number when they called her.
A. They called her sooner or later.
B. They called her as soon as they found her number.
C. They found her number as soon as they called her.
D. They found her number sooner or later.
45. He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.
A. As soon as he borrowed some money from me, he spent it all.
B. Hardly had he borrowed some money from me when he spent it all.
C. Not only did he spent all his money but also he borrowed some from me.
D. Not only did he spend all his money but he borrowed some from me as well.
46. 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.
47. 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
D. I did not recognize him even when he came into the light.
48. 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.
49. 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.
50. 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.

REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISES

1. Ann ……….. and left.
A. said goodbye to me B. said me goodbye
C. told me goodbye D. goodbye me
2. Claire wanted to know what time………..
A. do the banks close B. the banks closed
C. did the banks close D. the banks would be closed.
3. He _______ that he was leaving way that afternoon.
A. told me B. told to me C. said me D. says to me
4. He asked _______ him some money.
A. her to lend B. she to lend C. she has lent D. she lends
5. He advised _______ too far.
A. her did not go B. her do not go C. her not to go D. she did not go
6. He proved that the earth …….. round the sun.
A. had gone B. was going C. would go D. goes
7. He said that it was time they ……. planning their holidays.
A. began B. has begun C. had begun D. would begin.
8. “ _______?” John’s teacher advised him.
A. Why don’t you try again B. Why do you try again
C. Why did you try again D. Why must you try again
9. “ ________” Henry complimented.
A. How about the new dress? B. What about the new dress?
C. Buy the new dress, will you? D. How pretty you are in the new dress!
10. I don’t know why Susan didn’t go to the meeting .She said she……….
 A. will definitely go B. was definitely going
C. had definitely gone D. would definitely going.
11. I have ever told you he _______ unreliable.
A. is B. were C. had been D. would be
12. My friend _______.
A. suggested going for a walk B. suggested us going for a walk
C. advised to go for a walk D. would like going for a walk
13. Nam wanted to know what time ________.
A. does the movie begin B. did the movie begin
C. the movie begins D. the movie began
14. She asked me how long ……..in my present job.
A. I had been working B. I have been working
C. had I been working D. have I worked.
15. The government has announced that taxes……..
A. would be raised B. had been raised C. were raised D. will be raised
16. The guest told the host that _______.
A. I must go now B. he must go now C. he had to go now D. he had to go then
17. The man said that money ___________ the passport to everything.
A. will be B. is C. was D. can be
18. The mother told her son _______ so impolitely.
A. to not behave B. not to behave C. not behaving D. did not behave
19. The scientist said the earth ________ the sun.
A. goes round B. is going around C. went around D. was going around
20. The teacher said Columbus ________ America in 1492.
A. discovered B. had discovered C. was discovering D. would discover
21. “Cigarette?” he asked. “No, thanks.” I said.
A. He invited me a cigarette, and I immediately refused.
B. He mentioned a cigarette, so I thanked him
C. He offered me a cigarette, but I promptly declined.
D. He asked if I was smoking, and I denied at once.
22. "Could you lend me your pen? " Tom said to Jerry.
A. Tom asked Jerry to lend him her pen.
B. Tom asked to lend Jerry's pen.
C. Tom asked if Jerry could lend you her pen.
D. Tom asked if Jerry could lend her his pen.
23. “Don’t forget to feed the chicken twice a day.”
A. He said don’t forget to feed the chicken twice a day.
B. He told not to forget to feed the chicken twice a day.
C. He reminded me to feed the chicken twice a day.
D. He suggested me to feed the chicken twice a day
24. "Don't go near that deserted house," Tuan said to me.
A. Tuan advised me not going near that deserted house.
B. Tuan insisted me going near that deserted house.
C. Tuan warned me against going near that deserted house.
D. Tuan suggested me not to going near that deserted house.
25. "Don't walk on the grass" the gardener said to us.
A. The gardener said to us don't walk on the grass.
B. The gardener told us not to walk on the grass.
C. The gardener suggested us not to walk on the grass.
D. The gardener advised us not to walk on the grass.
26. He invited me to have dinner with him.
A. "Would you like to have dinner with me?" he said.
B. "Do you like having dinner with me?" he said.
C. "Would you like dinner with me?" said he.
D. "Will you like to have dinner with me?" said he.
27. He reminded me to buy him some stamps.
A. "Don't forget to buy me some stamps," he said.
B. "Remember buying me some stamps," said he.
C. "Remind to buy me some stamps," said he.
D. "Don't deny buying me some stamps.," he said.
28. He said to them, “Don't tell me such a nonsense!”
A. He told them not to tell him such a nonsense.
 B. He told them to tell him such a nonsense.
C. He told them to not tell him such a nonsense.
D. He told them to tell them such a nonsense.
29. His wife said to him, “ write to me as often as you can”
A. His wife told him to write to her as often as he can
B. His wife told him to write to her as often as he could
C. His wife told him writing to her as often as he can
D. His wife told to him to write to her as often as he could
30. "How about spending the day at the beach? " said Tom.
A. Tom said he wanted to spend the day at the beach.
B. Tom suggested spending the day at the beach.
C. Tom insisted on spending the day at the beach.
D. Tom advised us to spend the day at the beach.
31. I suggested that he should paint the house light blue.
A. "Shall we painted the house light blue?" I said to him.
B. "How about to paint the house light blue?" I said to him.
C. "Let's paint the house light blue," I said to him.
D. "Why don't you paint the house light blue?" I said to him.

32. "I am sorry I didn't wait for you," Mary said to John.
A. Mary apologized for not waiting for John.
B. Mary insisted on not waiting for John.
C. Mary sorry for not waiting for John.
D. Mary denied not waiting for John.
33. "If I were you, I'd tell him the truth," she said to me.
A. She said to me that if I were you, I'd tell him the truth.
B. She will tell him the truth if she is me.
C. She suggested to tell him the truth if she were me.
D. She advised me to tell him the truth.
34. “ If I were you, I would take the job,” said my room-mate.
A. My room-mate was thinking about taking the job.
B. My room-mate advised me to take the job.
C. My room-mate introduced the idea of taking the job to me.
D. My room-mate insisted on taking the job for me.
35. "I'll definitely return it to you tomorrow, " John said.
A. John said that he'll return it to me the next day.
B. John promised to return it to me the next day.
C. John told that he'll return it to me the next day.
D. John decided to return it to me next day.
36. “I’ll pay back the money, Gloria.” Said Ivan.
A. Ivan apologised to Gloria for borrowing her money.
B. Ivan offered to pay Gloria the money back.
C. Ivan promised to pay back Gloria’s money.
D. Ivan suggested paying back the money to Gloria.
37. “It’s too stuffy in this room, isn’t it?” said the guest.
A. The guest suggested that the room should be aired.
B. The guest remarked that the room should be aired.
C. The guest said that the room was too crowded.
D. The guest said that there was too much stuff in the room.
38. “Leave my house now or I’ll call the police!” shouted the lady to the man.
A. The lady threatened to call the police if the man didn’t leave her house.
B. The lady said that she would call the police if the man didn’t leave her house.
C. The lady told the man that she would call the police if he didn’t leave her house.
D. The lady informed the man that she would call the police if he didn’t leave her house.
39." Let's have a picnic next Saturday," Julia said.
A. Julia said that let's have a picnic the next Saturday.
B. Julia suggested having a picnic the following Saturday.
C. Julia advised how about having a picnic the next Saturday.
D. Julia told that why they didn't have a picnic next Saturday.
40 . "Let's go to Ba Vi next weekend", Mai said.
A. Mai insisted on going to Ba Vi next weekend.
B. Mai suggested going to Ba Vi the next weekend
 C. Mai wanted to go to Ba Vi the next weekend.
D. Mai dreamed of going to Ba Vi the next weekend
41. Mary said : “ What will you do this evening, John ?”
A. Mary asked John what would he do that evening.
B. Mary asked John what John did that evening.
C. Mary wanted to know what she and John would do that evening.
D. Mary wanted to know what John would do that evening.
42. “Never borrow money from friends,” my father said.
A. My father told me never to borrow money from friends.
B. My father said to me never borrow money from friends.
C. My father suggested me never borrowing money from friends.
D. My father advised me not borrow money from friends
43. “ Please don't tell anyone what happened," Ann said to me.
A. Ann said to me please don't tell anyone what happened.
B. Ann told me didn't tell anyone what had happened.
C. Ann said me not to tell anyone what happened.
D. Ann told me not to tell anyone what had happened.
44. 'Remember to pick me up at 6 o'clock tomorrow afternoon," she said.
A. She told me to remember to pick her up at 6 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
B. She reminded me to pick her up at 6 o'clock the following afternoon.
C. She reminded me to remember to pick her up at 6 o'clock the next afternoon.
D. She told me to pick her up at 6 o'clock the next day afternoon.
45. "Right. I'll take the brown pair, "Andrew said.
A. Andrew promised to take the brown pair. B. Andrew wanted to take the brown pair.
C. Andrew agreed to take the brown pair. D. Andrew asked to take the brown pair.
46. "Shall I carry your suitcase, Mary? " said Peter.
A. Peter promised to carry Mary's suitcase. B. Peter decided to carry Mary's suitcase.
C. Peter wanted to carry Mary's suitcase. D. Peter offered to carry Mary's suitcase
47. “ Shall I make you a coffee?” the girl said to the lady.
A.The girl wanted to make a coffee for the lady.
B. The girl offered to make a coffee for the lady.
C. The girl refused to make a coffee for the lady.
D. The girl promised to make a coffee for the lady.
48. She told us to help ourselves to the apples in the baskets
A. She offer us some apples in return for our help
B. She wanted our help to pick the apples and put them in a basket.
C. She let us have as many apples as we wanted
D. She wanted us to do all the work ourselves
49. “ Stay in bed for a few days," the doctor said to him.
A. The doctor said to him stay in bed for a few days.
B. The doctor said him to stay in bed for a few days.
C. The doctor told him to stay in bed for a few days.
D. The doctor told to him stay in bed for a few days.
50. The doctor said, “You really ought to rest for a few days, Jasmine.”
A. Jasmine’s doctor insisted that she should rest for a few days.
B. The doctor suggested that Jasmine should take a short rest.
C. It is the doctor’s recommendation that Jasmine rested shortly.
D. The doctor strongly advised Jasmine to take a few days’ rest.