GV: Huỳnh Quang Minh Tuấn BÀI TẬP CHUYỆN ĐỀ CÂU ĐẢO NGỮ Email: tienganh.hongngu3@gmail.com Trang 1/5 INVERSIONS OF SUBJECTS AND VERBS 1. Never __________ such a magnificent firework display. A. have I seen before B. have before seen I C. have before I seen D. before have I seen 2. __________ did I realize that the burglar was still in the house. A. Only after B. Only then C. Seldom D. Under no circumstances 3. Hardly __________ the captain of the team when he had to face the problems. A. had he been appointed B. did he appoint C. was he being appointed D. was he appointing 4. __________ that Marie was able to retire at the age of fifty. A. So successful her business was B. So successful was her business C. Her business was successful D. So was her successful business 5. A fifteen-year-old has seldom earned much money. A. Fifteen –year-old rarely earns money. B. Rarely has a fifteen-year-old earned so much money. C. A fifteen-year-old rarely earns lots of money. D. A fifteen-year-old has never earned much money. 6. Not until a monkey is several years old __________ to exhibit sign of independence from its mother A. it begins B does it begin C. and begin D. is it begin 7. __________ did Jerome accept the job A. Only because it was an interesting work B. Only because it was an interested work C. Because it was an interesting work D. the work was interesting 8. __________ great was the destruction that the south took decades to recovered A. very B. too C. Such D. So 9. __________ .the Charges found themselves __________down A. Hardly had the games begun B. Hardly the games had begun C. the games had hardly begun D. Hardly had begun the games 10. Not until the first land plants developed __________ A. land animals appeared B. do land animals appear C. would land animals appear D. the land animals appeared 11. Not until it was too late __________ I call Susan A. I remembered B. did I remember C did I remembered D. I did remember 12. Never before __________ Such a wonderful child A. I have seen B. I had seen C. I saw D. have I seen 13. Hardly had we settle down in our seats __________ the lights went out A. Than B. when C. then D. after 14. Only after checking three times __________ certain of the answer. Jim promised that never would he tell anyone else A. I was B. was I C. were I D. I were 15. Only when he is here __________ A. he speaks English B. does he speak English C. he can speak English D. he does speak English. 16. Give them __________ they ask for A. anything that B. whenever C. whatever D. Both A and C 17. It’s __________ you to help me with English A. very nice to B. very nice for C. very nice of D. very nice with 18. I’m __________ the advertisements on TV A. tired of B. bored with C. fed up with D. All are correct GV: Huỳnh Quang Minh Tuấn BÀI TẬP CHUYỆN ĐỀ CÂU ĐẢO NGỮ Email: tienganh.hongngu3@gmail.com Trang 2/5 19. Edward __________ goes to bed before midnight A. hardly never B. seldom never C. hardly ever D. almost ever 20. He acts as if he __________ English perfectly A. know B. knows C. has known D. knew 21. Would you mind __________ your radio a little, please? A. turning in B. turning out C. turning over D. turning down 22. He took his wife __________ to dinner __________ her birthday A. off/to B. out/to C. with/to D. out/on 23. Claire complained that the medicine made her __________ worse A. feel B. feels C. felt D. feeling 24. Normally he is rather _____ but today he talks freely about himself. A. sociable B. reserved C. serious D. peaceful 25. __________ you do better than this, you won’t pass the exam A. Although B. If C. Unless D. When 26. Not only __________ the book, but he had seen the film as well A. he had read B. has he read C. he did read D. had he read 27. I have to travel a long way to work everyday. __________ the other hand, it is a well-paid job A. From B. By C. On D. With 28. Mr. Gibbon usually drinks mineral water, but in this party he __________champagne. A. drinks B. will drink C. has drunk D. is drinking 29. After the guests__________, she__________ back into the living-room and __________off the light A. had left / had gone / switched B. left / went /switched C. left / went /switching D. had left / went / switched 30. Playing computer games for hours every day __________ him exhausted. A. make B. making C. makes D. made 31. Don’t ask me anything about sports. I like __________football __________tennis. A. neither/ nor B. both/ and C. not only/ but also D. either/ or 32. __________, Phuong gets up at a. m but today is Sunday so she gets up a bit late A. Normal B. Rarely C. Normality D. Normally 33. Before electricity was discovered, oil lamps __________ A. used B. had been used C. has been used D. has used 34. The boy and his friend __________John A. is called B. are both called C. both called D. are both 35. __________his bad leg, he couldn’t walk so fast as others A. Because B. Because of C. The reason D. Since 36. Nowadays __________women get university degrees A. either B. every C. little D. many 37. She __________about the time. Her friend was also late A. needn’t worry B. doesn’t need to worry C. doesn’t have to worry D. needn’t have worried 38. The injured __________before help came. A. had died B. had been died C. have died D. has died 39. __________ that she had won first prize. A. Little as she knows B. Few did she know C. Little she knew D. Little did she know 40. Those shoes look very tight. Do they really__________ you? A. fit B. match C. go with D. suit 41. By 2050, scientists surely __________ a cure for AIDS. A. will discover B. will be discovering C. must discover D. will have discovered 42. Her watch needs__________ GV: Huỳnh Quang Minh Tuấn BÀI TẬP CHUYỆN ĐỀ CÂU ĐẢO NGỮ Email: tienganh.hongngu3@gmail.com Trang 3/5 A. repairing B. to be repaired C. repaired D. A or B. 43. I waved to Karen but failed__________ her attention. A. to attract B. to be attracted C. attracting D. attracted. 44. By the end of this week my illness__________ me $ . A. has cost B. will has cost C. will have cost D. cost 45. I’m late,__________ ? A. am I not B. aren’t I C. won’t I D. don’t I 46. Twenty dollars__________ the price. A. are B. is C. being D. were 47. He couldn’t give a__________ explanation for his actions. A. satisfactory B. satisfaction C. dissatisfied D. satisfy. 48. There is no__________ explanation for what happened. A. scientist B. scientific C. scientifically D. science. 49. The only way you can become a good student is by working hard everyday A. Only by working hard everyday can you become a good student B. Only by working hard everyday you can become a good student C. Only by working hard everyday could you become a good student D. Only by working hard everyday do you become a good student 50. There was no precedent for the King’s resignation. A. Never before was there the King’s resignation. B. Never before have there been the King’s resignation. C. Never before has there been the King’s resignation. D. No longer was there the King’s resignation 51. The force of the storm was so great that trees were uprooted. A. So was the force of the storm that trees were uprooted. B. Such was the force of the storm that trees were uprooted. C. Such the force of the storm was that trees were uprooted. D. So the force of the storm was that trees were uprooted. 52. The performance had hardly begun when the lights went out. A. Hardly had the performance begun when the lights went out. B. Hardly had the lights gone out when the performance began. C. Hardly the performance had begun when did the lights go out. D. Both A and B are correct 53. I tried as hard as I could, but I couldn’t get the money A. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get the money B. I tried as hard as I could get the money C. No matter how I tried hard, I couldn’t get the money D. I couldn’t get the money so I tried hard. 54. The refugees continued to feel unsafe until they had crossed the border. A. Not until had the refugees crossed the border, they felt safe. B. Not until the refugees had crossed the border did they feel safe. C. Not until did the refugees cross the border, they felt safe. D. Not until the refugees crossed the border did they feel safe 55. He remembered, and so did I. A. He didn’t forget and I didn’t too. B. He didn’t forget and so did I not C. He didn’t forget and I did, neither. D. He didn’t forget and neither did I. 56. I was too tired to go to the dance A. So tired I was that I couldn’t go to the dance B. I was so tired that I couldn’t go to the dance GV: Huỳnh Quang Minh Tuấn BÀI TẬP CHUYỆN ĐỀ CÂU ĐẢO NGỮ Email: tienganh.hongngu3@gmail.com Trang 4/5 C. I was very tired so that I couldn’t go to the dance D. I was too tired for me to go to the dance 57. The result of the match was never in doubt. A. At no time the result of the match was in doubt B. At no time was the result of the match in doubt C. At no time in doubt was the result of the match D. At no time was the result of the match never in doubt 58. He never suspected that the money had been stolen. A. At no time did he suspect in his life that the money had been stolen. B. At no time in his life did he suspect that the money had been stolen. C. At no time that the money had been stolen did he suspect in his life. D. At no time in his life he suspected that the money had been stolen. 59. Mr. Nam works hard most of __________time A. the B. his C. x D. Both A and B 60. The police have asked that __________ who saw the accident should get in touch with them A. anyone B. someone C. one D. somebody 61. Five pounds __________ buy as much as it used to A. aren’t going B. don’t C. doesn’t D. Both A and B 62. Don’t be __________ such a hurry, I can’t keep up with you. A. in B. with C. on D. to 63. Not only __________ to take the medicine, but he also hit the nurse A. he refused B. did he refuse C. he was refused D. does he refuse 64. Claire complained that the medicine made her __________ worse A. feel B. feels C. felt D. feeling 65. __________ weather! We can’t go out for a walk now A. How terrible B. How a terrible C. what terrible D. What a terrible 66. Jack can speak two languages. One is English. __________is Vietnamese. A. Other B. The other C. Another D. Others 67. The committee recommends that the budget __________ A. be reconsidered B. is reconsidered C. to be reconsidered D. was reconsidered 68. __________ don’t like English A. Some student B. Some of students C. Some of the students D. Some of the student 69. I wouldn’t waste time__________ that book if I were you A. to reading B. reading C. read D. to be read 70. John __________in persuading his boss to buy a computer A. succeeded B. managed C. was able D. convinced 71. __________quarreled with her boyfriend yesterday, she didn’t want to answer his phone call. A. Having B. Because having C. Because hadn’t D. Having not 72. Suddenly, __________ hungry, he stopped to buy a bar of chocolate A. feeling B. having felt C. felt D. feels 73. No longer__________ to do all her housework with her hands because our family now owns some new labor-saving devices A. my mother has B. has my mother C. does my mother has D. does my mother have 74. Nowadays __________ women get university degrees A. either B. every C. little D. many 75. No sooner had he sat down to lunch __________there was a knock at the door A. than B. that C. as D. when 76. Learners of English as a foreign language often fail to __________ between unfamiliar sounds in that language. GV: Huỳnh Quang Minh Tuấn BÀI TẬP CHUYỆN ĐỀ CÂU ĐẢO NGỮ Email: tienganh.hongngu3@gmail.com Trang 5/5 A. separate B. differ C. distinguish D. solve 77. The number of tourists __________this year as a result of the good weather A. have doubled B. doubled C. has doubled D. doubles 78. __________you repay me immediately, I will take you to court A. Must B. When C. Unless D. If 79. His parents think it’s time he __________married A. will get B. gets C. would get D. got 80. I’m so __________about Jane; She always seems to be__________ A. worried /tired B. worrying / tired C. worrying / tiring D. worried / tiring 81. Only by booking in advance __________ stay in the room you like. A. can you B. you can C. you will D. you 82. He got an excellent grade in his exam __________ the fact that he worked particularly hard. A. in spite of B. although C. because D. on account of 83. __________ hard I have ever worked I do not get a good salary. A. If B. Nevertheless C. However D. Provided that 84. I cannot help __________ anxious about the exam results. A. to feel B. feel C. feeling D. felt 85. The evening was spent__________ A. to play and to talk B. to play and talk C. playing and talking D. playing and to talk 86. What did you leave the meeting early __________? I didn’t fell very well A. away B. because C. for D. like 87. By the end of this week my illness__________ me $ . A. has cost B. will has cost C. will have cost D. cost 88. Mathematics__________ very interesting to me. A. is B. have been C. were D. are 89. They praised her for her__________ A. dishonest B. dishonesty C. honesty D. honestly 90. She was a much less__________ student than her sister. A. industrious B. industrialized C. industriouslest D. industrial 91. She’s got a job as the__________ of a dress shop. A. manager B. management C. manageress D. managing 92. If he isn’t Spanish, what__________ is he? A. nationality B. nationalized C. nation D. national. 93. There is a__________ of carrots because of the bad weather. A. shortly B. shorten C. shortage D. short. . Tuấn BÀI TẬP CHUYỆN ĐỀ CÂU ĐẢO NGỮ Email: tienganh.hongngu3@gmail.com Trang 1/5 INVERSIONS OF SUBJECTS AND VERBS 1. Never __________ such a magnificent firework display. A. have I seen. the games 10. Not until the first land plants developed __________ A. land animals appeared B. do land animals appear C. would land animals appear D. the land animals appeared 11. Not until. 55. He remembered, and so did I. A. He didn’t forget and I didn’t too. B. He didn’t forget and so did I not C. He didn’t forget and I did, neither. D. He didn’t forget and neither did I.