I. Chose the correct answer

 1. I…………………when Colin asked me to make him a cup of tea.

A. had sat hard down B. had sat down hardly

C. had hardly sat down D. had hard sat down

 2. Where’s that…………………. dress that your grandma gave you?

A. lovely, long, pink, silk B. pink, long, lovely, silk

C. lovely, pink, long, silk D. long, pink, silk, lovely

 3. Although he…………………. to Ernest Hemingway, I think his book are unique.

A. often has been compared B. has often been compared

C. has often compared D. has been comparing often

 4. Don’t you think…………………. in society have a responsibility to help those less fortunate?

A. wealthy B. wealthier C. wealthiest D. the wealthy

 5. The rents in this area are…………………. the highest in the city.

A. far from away B. away by far C. far and away D. far to away

6. The coastguard boarded the ship and found……………………

A. four injured alive men B. alive four men injured

C. four injured men alive D. injured four alive men

 7. To be honest, Harry has…………………. than you have.

A. been more helpful considerably B. been considerably more helpful

C. has been more considerably helpful D. considerably been more helpful

 8. I’m…………………. my brother is.

A. nowhere like so ambitious B. nothing near as ambitious

C. nothing as ambitious than D. nowhere near as ambitious as

21. _____ 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

22. 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 hot/the doorbell rang

23. 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

24. On the table _____.

A. lay a yellow cat B. a yellow cat lay C. did a yellow cat lie D. a yellow cat lies

25. Such _____ that _____ whenever it was on.

A. the popularity of the film was/the streets were deserted

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

26. 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

27. Hardly _____ before _____.

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

28. Only after _____.

A. the teacher understood the situations 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

29. 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

30. Down _____.

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

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.

No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back.

A. Scarcely had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back

B. She had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back

C. Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately

D. As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone

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.

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. Scarely 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

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.

No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back.

A. Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately

B. As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone

C. She had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back

D. Scarcely had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions. 

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.