______he arrived at the bus stop when the bus came.
A. Hardly had
B. No sooner had
C. No longer has
D. Not until had
1. Ha had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house.
=> Hardly......................................................
=> No sooner...............................................
2. When I got outside, it began to rain
=> Hardly..........................................
=> No sooner...................................
3. After he had arrived home, he began to make trouble.
=> Hardly..............................................
=> No sooner........................................
4. The soldier leaped into the water as soon as the ship touched the shore.
=> No sooner...........................
5. Just after solving one problem, I was faced with another.
=> Hardly.................................
6. The teacher started to write the lesson right after he returned home.
=> Hardly....................................
7. Just when he arrived at the station, the train was starting to move.
=> Hardly......................................................
8. Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong.
=> Hardly..............................
9. Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new editor fell ill.
=> No sooner...........................
10. I only recognize him when he came into light.
=> Not until.........................................
11. John didn't celebrate until he received the offer of promotion in writing.
=> Not until................................................
1. -hardly had Ha had time to settle down when he sold the house
- no sooner had Ha had time to settle down than he sold the house
2 - hardly did it begin to rain when i got outside
- no sooner did it begin to rain than i got outside
3 - hardly had he arrived home when he began to make trouble
- no sooner had he arrived home than he began to make trouble
4 - no sooner did the ship touch the shore than the solder leaped into the water
5 - hardly had i solved one problem when i was faced with another
6 - hardly had he returned home when the teacher started to write the lesson right
7 - hardly did he he just arrive at the station,when the train was starting to move
8. hardly had he arrived when things went wrong
9 no sooner had the new editor had his appointment to the post than he fell ill
10 Not until he came into light did i recognize him
11 Not until John received the offer of promotion in writing did he celebrate
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
______he arrived at the bus stop when the bus came.
A. Hardly had
B. No sooner had
C. No longer has
D. Not until had
Đáp án A
Cấu trúc câu đảo ngữ:
Hardly + had + S PII when S V-ed O. (Vừa mới…thì…).
No sooner + had + S PII than S V-ed O.
Dịch: Anh ấy vừa mới đến bến xe bus thì chiếc xe bus tới
Rewrite the sentene
1.I'm very sick now
Never...
2.I had only gone out when the phone rang
Hardly...
3.Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong
No sooner...
4.The men continued to feel unsafe until they had crossed the border
Not until...
5.You can use it as long as you like. I won't wear out
No matter...
6.John didn't celebrate a party until he received the offer of promotion in writting
Not until...
7.The was so much uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed
Such...
8.As soon as I got into the bath, someone knocked on the door
No sooner...
9.It's not common for there to be so much rain in March
Seldom...
10.You won't be allowed in until your identity has been checked
Only...
11.Just after the play started, there was a power failure
Hardly...
12.The Primw Minister has hardly ever made a speech as incept as this
Rarely...
13.We had only just arrived home when the police called
Scarely...
14.The way so much money has been spent to so little purpose must be record
Never before...
15.We couldn't relax until all the guests had gone home
Only...
16.The truth only came out on the publication of the general's personal diaries
Only when...
17. He has the first class brain but he also a tremendously hard worker
Not only...
18.They hard granted one increase of pay than they asked for another no sooner
No sooner...
Rewrite the sentene
1.I'm very sick now
Never have I been so sick
2.I had only gone out when the phone rang
Hardly had I gone out when the phone rang
3.Immediately after his arrival, things went wrong
No sooner had he arrived than things went wrong
4.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
5.You can use it as long as you like. I won't wear out
No matter how long you use it , it won't wear out
6.John didn't celebrate a party until he received the offer of promotion in writting
Not until John received the offer of promotion in writing did he celebrate a party
7.The was so much uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed
Such was the uncertainty that the financial markets remained closed.
8.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
9.It's not common for there to be so much rain in March
Seldom is there so much rain in March.
10.You won't be allowed in until your identity has been checked
Only when your identity has been checked will you be allowed in.
11.Just after the play started, there was a power failure
Hardly had the play started when there was a power failure.
12.The Primw Minister has hardly ever made a speech as incept as this
Rarely has the Prime Minister made a speech as incept as this
13.We had only just arrived home when the police called
Scarely had we arrived home when the police called
14.The way so much money has been spent to so little purpose must be record
Never before has so much money been spent to so little purpose
15.We couldn't relax until all the guests had gone home
Only when all the guests had gone home could we relax
16.The truth only came out on the publication of the general's personal diaries
Only when the general’s personal diaries were published did the truth come out.
17. He has the first class brain but he also a tremendously hard worker
Not only does he have first class brain, but he is also a tremendously hard worker
18.They hard granted one increase of pay than they asked for another no sooner
No sooner had they granted one increase of pay than they asked for another.
Choose the correct answer: ................ at school yesterday when we were informed that there was no class due to a sudden power cut.
A. We have hardly arrived
B. We had arrived hardly
C. Hardly we had arrived
D. Hardly had we arrived
Đáp án đúng là D.
Đây là cấu trúc đảo ngữ" Hardly......when/before......" dùng để nhấn mạnh sự việc này xảy ra không lâu sau sự việc khác.
21. ______ had he left the room ______ an explosion was heard.
A. No longer / than B. Not only / but also C. No sooner / and D. Hardly / when
22. ______ the message I gave you?
A. To who did you pass B. To whom did you pass
C. To who you passed D. To whom you passed
23. Peter has already come, ______?
A. doesn’t he B. hasn’t he C. does he D. has he
24. ______ do you meet each other? - Once or twice a month.
A. How far B. How long C. How often D. How much
25. A high percentage of the population ______ for Mr. Pike.
A. were voting B. have voted C. is voting D. vote
26. Either the director or the actors ______ at fault.
A. is B. are C. has been D. that is
27. Each of the students ______ responsible for doing his or her work in the library.
A. is B. are C. seem to be D. have been
28. Someone broke ______ when we were on holiday last week.
A. the window of the room B. the window room
C. the window’s room D. the window of the room’s
29. Your writing was not so convincing as ______
A. Peter B. of Peter’s C. Peter’s D. Peter was
30. Presidential elections are due to be held in ______
A. three days time B. three days’ time
C. time of three days D. three days’s time
31. The man ______ is the new manager.
A. wears a traditional suit B. wearing a traditional suit
C. that wearing a traditional suit D. worn a traditional suit
32. ______, we ate a lot of sashimi.
A. When in Japan B. When to be in Japan
C. When was in Japan D. Was in Japan
33. He seems to forget that there are a lot of things ______ before he can graduate.
A. to do B. doing C. that doing D. did
34. What was ______ music you were playing when we came in?
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
35. It is ______ best restaurant in ______ Lyon, but it is too expensive to eat there very often.
A. the / a B. a / an C. Ø / the D. the / Ø
36. I like ______ weather in Florida in ______ March.
A. Ø / Ø B. the / Ø C. a / the D. the / a
37. I think Jane deserved to be fired for her ______
A. totally behavior irresponsible B. behavior totally irresponsible
C. irresponsible totally behavior D. totally irresponsible behavior
38. ______ appeared to be coming from the science lab next door.
A. The unpleasant odor of burning plastic B. The odor unpleasant of burning plastic
C. The unpleasant odor of plastic burning D. The odor unpleasant of plastic burning
39. Some roses were planted ______
A. in the garden yesterday by Tommy B. yesterday in the garden by Tommy
C. by Tommy yesterday in the garden D. in the garden by Tommy yesterday
40. The books that are on the desk are ______
A. my B. mine C. me D. myself
21. ______ had he left the room ______ an explosion was heard.
A. No longer / than B. Not only / but also C. No sooner / and D. Hardly / when
22. ______ the message I gave you?
A. To who did you pass B. To whom did you pass
C. To who you passed D. To whom you passed
23. Peter has already come, ______?
A. doesn’t he B. hasn’t he C. does he D. has he
24. ______ do you meet each other? - Once or twice a month.
A. How far B. How long C. How often D. How much
25. A high percentage of the population ______ for Mr. Pike.
A. were voting B. have voted C. is voting D. vote
26. Either the director or the actors ______ at fault.
A. is B. are C. has been D. that is
27. Each of the students ______ responsible for doing his or her work in the library.
A. is B. are C. seem to be D. have been
28. Someone broke ______ when we were on holiday last week.
A. the window of the room B. the window room
C. the window’s room D. the window of the room’s
29. Your writing was not so convincing as ______
A. Peter B. of Peter’s C. Peter’s D. Peter was
30. Presidential elections are due to be held in ______
A. three days time B. three days’ time
C. time of three days D. three days’s time
31. The man ______ is the new manager.
A. wears a traditional suit B. wearing a traditional suit
C. that wearing a traditional suit D. worn a traditional suit
32. ______, we ate a lot of sashimi.
A. When in Japan B. When to be in Japan
C. When was in Japan D. Was in Japan
33. He seems to forget that there are a lot of things ______ before he can graduate.
A. to do B. doing C. that doing D. did
34. What was ______ music you were playing when we came in?
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
35. It is ______ best restaurant in ______ Lyon, but it is too expensive to eat there very often.
A. the / a B. a / an C. Ø / the D. the / Ø
36. I like ______ weather in Florida in ______ March.
A. Ø / Ø B. the / Ø C. a / the D. the / a
37. I think Jane deserved to be fired for her ______
A. totally behavior irresponsible B. behavior totally irresponsible
C. irresponsible totally behavior D. totally irresponsible behavior
38. ______ appeared to be coming from the science lab next door.
A. The unpleasant odor of burning plastic B. The odor unpleasant of burning plastic
C. The unpleasant odor of plastic burning D. The odor unpleasant of plastic burning
39. Some roses were planted ______
A. in the garden yesterday by Tommy B. yesterday in the garden by Tommy
C. by Tommy yesterday in the garden D. in the garden by Tommy yesterday
40. The books that are on the desk are ______
A. my B. mine C. me D. myself
No sooner _____ at the bus stop ______ the bus came.
A. he had arrived/ when
B. he had arrived/ than
C. had he arrived/ than
D. had he arrived/ when
C
Cấu trúc đảo ngữ với “No sooner”: “No sooner + had +S+V phân từ II+…+than+mệnh đề quá khứ đơn”
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
1. So many people have never been unemployed as today
Never ________________________________________________________________
2. This boy will no longer make the same mistakes
No longer _____________________________________________________________
3. He rarely met such a beautiful film star
Rarely ________________________________________________________________
4. She no longer spends most time talking care of her baby
No longer _____________________________________________________________
5. My father had no sooner got home than the rain began to fall
No sooner _____________________________________________________________
6. As soon as the teacher came in, they stopped talking
No sooner _____________________________________________________________
7. He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk
No sooner _____________________________________________________________
8. She had hardly begun to speak before people started interrupting her
Hardly ________________________________________________________________
9. That store seldom receives complaints from its customers
Seldom _______________________________________________________________
10. He wasn’t here, so he didn’t have a lot of fun
Had __________________________________________________________________
11. Because the weather isn’t fine now, we can’t go for a walk
Were _________________________________________________________________
12. I would go to Dalat if I could take a trip this summer
Could ________________________________________________________________
13. She rarely smiles at me
Rarely________________________________________________________________
14. My teacher is no longer teaching in this school
No longer _____________________________________________________________
15. You will hardly finish your work before it’s dark
Hardly ________________________________________________________________
16. You can buy this book only in this shop
Only__________________________________________________________________
17. This rich man seldom helps the poor
Seldom________________________________________________________________
18. Martin had no sooner sat down than the telephone rang
No sooner_____________________________________________________________
19. He never smokes in bed
Never ________________________________________________________________
20. He not only refused to help me but he also laughed at me
Not only ______________________________________________________________
1. So many people have never been unemployed as today
Never have so many people been unemployed as today.
2. This boy will no longer make the same mistakes
No longer will this boy make the same mistakes.
3. He rarely met such a beautiful film star
Rarely did she meet such a beautiful film star.
4. She no longer spends most time talking care of her baby
No longer does she spend most time taking care of her baby.
5. My father had no sooner got home than the rain began to fall
No sooner had my father got home than the rain began to fall.
6. As soon as the teacher came in, they stopped talking
No sooner had the teacher come in than they stopped talking.
7. He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk
No sooner had he returned from his walk than he got down to writing the letter.
8. She had hardly begun to speak before people started interrupting her
Hardly had she begun to speak before people started interrupting her.
9. That store seldom receives complaints from its customers
Seldom does that store receive complaints from its customers.
10. He wasn’t here, so he didn’t have a lot of fun
Had he been here, he would have had a lot of fun.
11. Because the weather isn’t fine now, we can’t go for a walk
Were the weather fine now, we could go for a walk.
12. I would go to Dalat if I could take a trip this summer
Could I take a trip this summer, I would go to Dalat.
13. She rarely smiles at me
Rarely does she smile at me.
14. My teacher is no longer teaching in this school
No longer is my teacher teaching in this school.
15. You will hardly finish your work before it’s dark
Hardly will you finish your work before it's dark.
16. You can buy this book only in this shop
Only in this shop can you buy this book.
17. This rich man seldom helps the poor
Seldom does this rich man help the poor.
18. Martin had no sooner sat down than the telephone rang
No sooner had Martin sat down than the telephone rang.
19. He never smokes in bed
Never does he smoke in bed.
20. He not only refused to help me but he also laughed at me
Not only did he refuse to help me but he also laughed at me.
1. I have never met such an interesting man before.
Never …………………………….
2. He had hardly left the house when the storm broke.
Hardly ………………………………..
3. As soon as he had left the house, the storm broke.
No sooner………………………..
4. This light must not be turned on any account.
On ……………………………..
5. She rarely has any money to spare.
Rarely ………………………………..
6. He hardly speaks to anyone.
Hardly ……………………………..
7. The nation has never been faced with such difficulties.
Never ……………………………..
8. They had hardly started playing tennis when it began to rain.
Hardly ………………………………..
9. A father seldom sacrifices so much for his child.
Seldom …………………………..
10. You may not return after midnight on any account.
On …………………………..
11. He would not give up writing his satires under any circumstances.
Under ………………………………..
12. He realized the danger he had been in only after he had read the newspaper the following morning
Only…………………………….
13. They were not able to assess the damage until the floods had subsided.
Not until……………………………..
14. He only stays in bed if he is seriously ill.
Only………………………………..
15. We only then realized how much he had suffered.
Only ……………………………..
16. He was only able to do the exercise with a great deal of effort.
Only…………………………..
17. He didn’t manage to get permission until she had calmed down.
Not until……………………..
18. He was so anxious to start a new life that he actually changed his name.
So……………………..
19. He could only make himself heard by shouting at the top of his voice.
Only…………………………….
20. No director has made such an intellectually challenging sci-fi movie since Kubrick’s 2001.
Not since…………………………..
21. He became so suspicious that he didn’t even trust his family.
So ………………………………..
22. He laughed so much that tears rolled down his cheeks.
So ………………..
23. Her business was so successful that Marie was able to retire at the age of 50.
So ………………………..
24. If you were less than delighted with our product, we will refund your money immediately. Were ……………………………..
25. If you were to accept our offer, we could avoid the costs of a court case.
Were ………………………..
26. If the builders were to finish their work to schedule, they would receive a bonus.
Were ………………………………..
27. If the tickets should fail to arrive before the departure date, we would arrange to have duplicates waiting at the airport.
Should………………………28. If the film had been released in the summer, it would not have been so successful. Had ……………………….. 29. He had no money and his sister didn’t have any either. He ……………………………
30. They have no intention of paying and we don’t either. They …………………………
31. I couldn’t face my father and Jane couldn’t either.
I …………………………………. 32. Tom came in. In …………………………………….. 33. Two large dogs jumped up. Up …………………………………. 34. Half a dozen apples fell down. Down ……………………………………….
35. The drunk driver lay there. There…………………………………