Luyện tiếng anh: Đảo ngữ

es fell down.
10. If an emergency should arise, dial 999.
11. If Rex were a little more hardworking, he would not have failed.
12. If Mr Chan had been kinder to his employees, his business would not have collapsed.
13. She had never been so disappointed before.
14. I have never known such a generous person.
15. I have never seen such a mess in my life.
16. Public borrowing has seldom been so high.
17. They had seldom participated in such a fascinating ceremony.
18. They little suspected that the musical was going to be a runaway success.
19. The embassy staff little realized that Ted was a secret agent.
20. I had hardly begun to apologize when the door closed.
21. The shop can in no way be held responsible for customers' lost property.
22. The couple had no sooner arrived than the priest started the ceremony.
23. Tom only understood the meaning of the comment when he saw his wife's face.
24. The restaurant cannot accept animals under any circumstances.
25. The artist rarely paid any attention to his agent's advice.
IV.Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi.
1. Her grief was so great that she almost fainted.
–> So.
2. He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk.
–> No sooner..
3. She had hardly begun to speak before people started interrupting her.
–> Hardly..
4. I only realized what I had missed when they told me about it later.
–> Only when
5. You won’t find a more dedicated worker anywhere than Mrs John.
–> Nowhere..
6. The outcome of the election was never in doubt.
–> At no time.
7. He forgot about the gun until he got home.
–> Not until
8. The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard everyday.
–> Only by
9. He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.
-> Not only
10. He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang.
-> No sooner
11. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.
-> Hardly 
12. He didn’t finish his work until the bell rang.
-> Not until 
13. We only began to see the symptoms of the disease after several months.
-> Only 
14. I have never seen anyone in my life drink as much as you.
-> Never 
15. A sleeping dog was lying under the table.
-> Under the table 
16. His brother had rarely been more excited.
-> Rarely
17. The facts were not all made public until later.
-> Only 
18. If I had realized what would happen, I wouldn’t have accepted the job.
-> Had
19. The response to our appeal was so great that we has to take on more staff.
-> So 
20. Some children are playing happily on the field.
-> Playing .
EXERCISE V : Choose the best answer
Only when he started working with her, ____that she was intelligent.
A he had realized 	B did he realize 	C he did realized	D he realized 
____worked outside the home as nowadays.
A Never so many women have 	B Never have so many women 
C The women are not never	D The women who have never
No longer____any pleasure to do this job.
A I do have 	B do I have 	C do have I	D I have 
John stops smoking.
A John does not smoke no longer	B John smokes any longer
C No longer does John smoke 	D Any longer John smokes 
Only when you grow up____the truth.
A you will know	B will you know 	C you know 	D do you know 
No sooner had he arrived home____he was called out again.
A when 	B and 	C than 	D but
____had the restaurant opened____people were flocking to eat there .
A Hardly than 	B No sooner..that	C No sooner..than	D hardly.. that
Down____for three days.
A the rain poured	B did the rain pour	C poured the rain	D do the rain pour
Out ____the children when the bell rang.
A did the children run B ran the children	C run the children	D do the children run 
Such____that he would stop at nothing.
A his ambition was	B did his ambition	C does his ambition	D was his ambition
Only once____late to school.
A he came 	B did he came 	C came he 	D did he come 
He no longer collects stamps as he used to. No longer____
A he collects stamps as he used to 	B does he collects stamps as he used to 
C does he collect stamps as he used to	D doesn’t he collect stamps as he used to it.
____, all the matter is formed of molecules.
A It doesn’t matter if the complex	B It’s not a complex matter
C No matter how complex it is 	 D How complex is not a matter
No more ____to worry about the future sources of energy.
A don’t we have 	B we don’t have 	C do we have 	D we do have 
Hardly____asleep when the phone woke him up again.
A had the doctor fallen B did the doctor fall C the doctor fell D the doctor has fallen 
Not until darkness fell____he hadn’t done half of his work.
A that he realized	B did he realize	C that he didn’t realize	D didn’t he realize
Seldom____of Nancy Johnson as coloured.
A her classmates thought	B thought her classmates
C her classmates did think	D did her school classmates think
18. On the hill ____ a big pine tree.
A stands	 B stand C. does D. standing
19. Not once ____ into her eyes.
A he looked	 B does he looks C. did he look D. he was looking
20. Not until next year____ take place.
A the new tax change will	 B will the new tax change 
C. the new tax changes D. they change the new tax 
21.Not until a monkey is several years old ..to exhibit signs of independence from its mother.
A. it begins	B. does it begin	C. and begin	D. is it begin
22... did Jerome accept the job.
A.Only because it was interesting work.	B. Because it was an interesting work.	
B.Only because it was interested work.	D. The work was interesting.
23..great was the destruction that the south took decades to recovered.
A. Very	B. too 	C. Such 	D. So
24..when the Charges found themselves 7-0 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
 25.Not until the fist land plants developed..
A. land animals appeared	B. did land animals appear
C. would land animals appear	D. the land animals appeared
26.Not until it was too late . I call Susan.
A. I remembered	B. did I remember	C. did I remembered	D. I did remember
27 .Never before . Such a wonderful child.
A. I have seen	B. I had seen	C. I saw 	D. have I seen
28. Hardly had we settle down in our seats .. the lights went out.
A. than	B. when	C. then	D. after
29. 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
30. Only when he is here, .. 
A. he speaks English	B. does he speak English
C. he can speak English	D. he does speak English
EXERCISE VI: Rewrite the sentence
A country can’t be prosperous if it’s not quite independent.
Only when ________________________________________________________
You can drive a car only after you obtain a driving licence.
Only after ________________________________________________________
They had to wait for twelve hours before their flight left.
Only after a twelve hours wait________________________________________
He never suspected that money had been stolen.
At no time ________________________________________________________
He recognized that he had been deceived only later.
Only later________________________________________________________
I’ve never seen such a house .
Never ___________________________________________________________
Our neighbour hasn’t once invited us into his home.
Not once ________________________________________________________
You should phone the police whatever may happen.
Under no circumstances_____________________________________________
We only dispatch goods after receiving the money.
Only after the money ________________________________________________
I rarely buy any other papers .à Rarely ________________________________
He never buys a paper without reading the whole thing .
Never does ________________________________________________________
We seldom have enough time to read.
Seldom ___________________________________________________________
She’ll hardly ever read the editorials.à Hardly ____________________________
The outcome of the election was never in doubt.
At no time ________________________________________________________
The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately.
So ____________________________________________________________
You seldom find reunited twins who do not get on well together.
Seldom ________________________________________________________
There many reasons were for the choice.
 There ________________________
A horse stood beside the roadside 
 Beside ________________________
19.You can make progress in English only by practising it everyday
 Only by________________________
20. I never have heard such an extraordinary story before
 Never before________________________________________
EXERCISE VII : Rewrite the sentence
I’m very sick now.
 Never ________________________________________________
I had only gone out when the phone rang.
Hardly_________________________________________________________________
Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong.
No sooner________________________________________________________
The men continued to feel unsafe until they had crossed the border.
Not until ________________________________________________________
you can use it as long as you like. It won’t wear out.
No matter________________________________________________________
John didn’t celebrate a party until he received the offer of promotion in writing.
Not until________________________________________________________
There was so much uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed.
Such________________________________________________________
As soon as I got into the bath, someone knocked on the door.
No sooner________________________________________________________
It’s not common for there to be so much rain in March.
Seldom________________________________________________________
You won’t be allowed in until your identity has been checked.
Only________________________________________________________
Just after the play started, there was a power failure.
Hardly________________________________________________________
The Prime Minister has hardly ever made a speech as incept as this.
Rarely________________________________________________________
We had only just arrived home when the police called
Scarcely________________________________________________________
The way so much money has been spent to so little purpose must be a record.
Never before_____________________________________________________
The judge was taken ill just after the trial proceeding began.
Barely________________________________________________________
Press photographers are banned from taking photographs back stage.
On no ________________________________________________________
We couldn’t relax until all the guests had gone home.
Only________________________________________________________
The truth only came out on the publication of the general’s personal diaries.
Only when _____________________________________________________
19.He has first class brain but he also a tremendously hard worker. 
 Not only _____________________________________________________
20.They had granted one increase of pay than they asked for another no sooner.
 No sooner _____________________________________________________
Exercise VIII: Rewrite the sentence
1. I had hardly begun to apologize when the door closed
2. I have seldom heard such a talented singer
3. If John had known that she liked curry, he would have brought her to an Indian restaurant.
4. The artist rarely paid any attention to his agent's advice.
5. He had never felt so depressed.
6. The shop can in no way be held responsible for customers' lost property.
7. The couple had no sooner arrived than the priest started the ceremony.
8. Tom only understood the meaning of the comment when he saw his wife's face.
9. She never at any time said that she was allergic to cats.
10. The restaurant cannot accept animals under any circumstances.    
ANSWER KEYS
I.Rewrite each of the following sentences with NEVER 
1. Never had she been so happy before.
2. Never have I heard such nonsense!
3. Never does he smoke..
4. Never have our profits been so high before
5. Never would she again trust her own judgement when buying antiques
6. Never had the film laid on such a sumptuous before.
7. Never have I come across such a horrifying film.
8. Never have I been so moved by a Shakespeare production
9. Never have I thought the consequences would be so far-reaching.
10. Never had I tasted such a wonderful combinatin of flavours before
II.Rewrite each of the following sentences with RARELY, SELDOM or LITTLE 
1Rarely does one find good service these days.
2. Rarely has she travelled more than fifty miles from her village.
3. Seldom have a military campaign been fought with so little loss of life.
4. Seldom/Rarely is the island visited by tourists
5. Seldom has public borrowing been so high
6. Seldom had they participated in such a fascinating ceremony
7. Little did they suspected that the musical was going to be a runaway success
8. Litte did the embassy staff realize that Ted was secret agent
9. Little did she realize what would happen to her next
10. Little did I think that one day I'd be appearing in films rather than just watching them
 III.Turn the following into inverted sentences.
1.      In no way could the matter be explained. 2.     Hardly had we start when it began to rain. 3.         Seldom have I heard such beautiful singing . 4     Never shall I forger your kindness.   5    Only after the danger did I see we were in. 6.  No sooner had we left the house than it exploded. 7.          Not until he got home did he realized that he had lost the key. 8.          Not only did they robbed you, they smashed everything . 9.          Down fell haft a dozen apple.  10.      Should an emergency arise, dial 999. 11.      Were Rex a little more hardworking, he would not have failed. 12.  Had Mr Chan been kinder to his employees, his business would not have collapsed 13. Never had she been so disappointed before. 14. Never have I known such a generous person.
15. Never have I seen such a mess in my life.
16. Seldom has public borrowing been so high.
17. Seldom had they participated in such a fascinating ceremony.
18. Little did they suspect that the musical was going to be a runaway success.
19. Little did the embassy staff realize that Ted was a secret agent.
20. Hardly had I begun to apologise when the door closed.
21. In no way can the shop be held responsible for customers’ lost property.
22 No sooner had the couple arrived than the priest started the ceremony.
23 Only when Tom saw his wife’s face did he understand the meaning of the comment.
24 Under no circumstances can the restaurant accept animals.
25. Rarely did the artist pay any attention to his agent’s advice.
IV. Turn the following into inverted sentences- Viết lại câu với hình thức đảo ngữ:
1. So great was her grief that she almost fainted.
2. No sooner had he returned from his walk than he got down to writing the letter.
3. Hardly had she begun to speak when people started interrupting her.
4. Only when they told me about it later did I realize what I had missed.
5. Nowhere will you find a more dedicated worker than Mrs John
6. At no time was the outcome of the election in doubt.
7. Not until he got home did he remember about the gun.
8. Only by training hard everyday can you become a good athlet.
9. Not only did he spend all his money but also he borrowed some from me
10. No sooner had he left the office than the telephone rang
11. Hardly had I put the phone down when the boss rang back
12. Not until the bell rang did he finish his word
13. Only after several months did we begin to see the symptoms of the disease
14. Never I have seen anyone in my life drink as much as you
15. Under the table was lying a sleeping dog
16. Rarely had his brother been more excited
17. Only until late were the facts all made public
18. Had I realized what would happen, I wouldn't have accepted the job
19. So great was the response to our appeal that we have to take on more staff. 
20. Playing happily on the field are some children.
ANSWERS TO EXERCISE VI
A country can’t be prosperous if it’s not quite independent.
 Only when a country is independent can it be prosperous
You can drive a car only after you obtain a driving licence.
Only after obtaining a driving licence, can you drive a car
3. They had to wait for twelve hours before their flight left.
Only after a twelve hours wait did their flight leave.
He never suspected that money had been stolen.
At no time did he suspect that money had been stolen .
He recognized that he had been deceived only later.
Only later did he recognize that he had been deceived
I’ve never seen such a house .
Never have I seen such a house .
Our neighbour hasn’t once invited us into his home.
Not once has our neighbour invited us into his home.
You should phone the police whatever may happen.
Under no circumstances should you phone the police.
We only dispatch goods after receiving the money.
Only after the money has been received will we dispatch
I rarely buy any other papers .à Rarely do I buy any other papers.
He never buys a paper without reading the whole thing .
Never does he buy a paper without reading the whole thing .
We seldom have enough time to read.
Seldom do we have enough time to read
She’ll hardly ever read the editorials.à Hardly will she ever read the editorials.
The outcome of the election was never in doubt.
 At no time was the outcome of the election in doubt.
The demand was so great that they had to reprint the book immediately.
So great was the demand that they had to reprint the book immediately.
16. You seldom find reunited twins who do not get on well together.
Seldom do you find reunited twins who do not get on well together.
There many reasons were for the choice.
 There were many reasons for the choice.
A horse stood beside the roadside 
 Beside the roadside stood a horse.
19.You can make progress in English only by practising it everyday
 Only by practising English everyday can you make progress in it.
20. I never have heard such an extraordinary story before
 Never before have I heard such an extraordinary story.
ANSWERS TO EXERCISE VII
I’m very sick now.à Never have I been so sick.
I had only gone out when the phone rang.
Hardly had I gone out when the phone rang.
Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong.
No sooner had he arrived than things went wrong.
The men continued to feel unsafe until they had crossed the border.
Not until had the men crossed the border did they continued to feel unsafe.
you can use it as long as you like. It won’t wear out.
No matter how long you use it, it won’t wear out
John didn’t celebrate a party until he received the offer of promotion in writing.
Not until John received the offer of promotion in writing did he celebrate a party.
There was so much uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed.
Such was the uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed.
As soon as I got into the bath, someone knocked on the door.
No sooner had I got into the bath than someone knocked on the door.
It’s not common for there to be so much rain in March.
Seldom is there so much rain in March.
You won’t be allowed in until your identity has been checked.
Only when your identity has been checked will you be allowed in.
Just after the play started, there was a power failure.
Hardly had the play started when there was a power failure.
The Prime Minister has hardly ever made a speech as incept as this.
Rarely has the Prime Minister made a speech as incept as this
We had only just arrived hom