1. It was not until I went to university that I liked chocolate

2. It was not until 2.30 that someone could leave the stadium

3. It was not until her birthday that she was allowed to open her presents

4. It was not until last summer that we had some holidays

5. It was not until the age of 24 that she stopped learning German

1.No one could leave the stadiumuntil 2.30.

=>It was not until......2.30 that someone could leave the stadium............

=>Not until......2.30 could someone leave the stadium ..........

2.She were not allowed to open her presents until her birthday.

=>It was not until.......her birthday that she was allowed to opne her presents .......

=>Not until............her birthday was she allowed to opne her presents ........................

3.We did not have any holiday until last summer.

=>It was not until.......last summer that we had some holiday .......

=>Not until........last summer did we have some holiday ........

4.She did not stop learning German until the age of 24.

=>It was not until ..........the age of 24 that she stopped learning German ........

=>Not until.......the age of 24 did she stop learning German ...........

5.I could not finsh my project until Mark helped me.

=>It was not until.............Mark helped me that I could finish my project .................

=>Not until..........Mark helped me could I finish my project .......

6.I did not sleep until midnight.

=>It was not until......midnight that I slept ............

=>Not until...............midnight did I sleep ....................

7.They did not pay the bill until the electricity was cut off.

=>It was not until.......the electricity was cut off that they paid the bill ...........

=>Not until.......the electricity was cut off did they pay the bill .......

8.I could comment further until I had all the information.

=>It was not until.............I had all the information that I could comment further .......................

=>Not until.....I had all the information could I comment further ..........

1.No one could leave the stadium until 2.30.

=>It was not until......2.30 that someone could leave the stadium............

=>Not until......2.30 could someone leave the stadium ..........

2.She were not allowed to open her presents until her birthday.

=>It was not until.......her birthday that she was allowed to open her presents .......

=>Not until............her birthday was she allowed to open her presents ........................

3.We did not have any holiday until last summer.

=>It was not until.......last summer that we had some holiday .......

=>Not until........last summer did we have some holiday ........

4.She did not stop learning German until the age of 24.

=>It was not until ..........the age of 24 that she stopped learning German ........

=>Not until.......the age of 24 did she stop learning German ...........

5.I could not finish my project until Mark helped me.

=>It was not until.............Mark helped me that I could finish my project .................

=>Not until..........Mark helped me could I finish my project .......

6.I did not sleep until midnight.

=>It was not until......midnight that I slept ............

=>Not until...............midnight did I sleep ....................

7.They did not pay the bill until the electricity was cut off.

=>It was not until.......the electricity was cut off that they paid the bill ...........

=>Not until.......the electricity was cut off did they pay the bill .......

8.I could comment further until I had all the information.

=>It was not until.............I had all the information that I could comment further .......................

=>Not until.....I had all the information could I comment further ..........

It was not until ... that ..., sau "that" nhớ bỏ (didn't) nhưng các trường hợp (couldn't/ weren't/ wasn't/ hadn't) sau that chỉ bỏ "not" mà thôi.

43. The little girl didn't open the gifts until the last visitor left.

→ It was not until the last visitor left that the little girl opened the gifts.

44. He didn't get married until he was forty.

→ It was not until he was forty that he got married.

45. He hadn't been a famous singer before he went to HCM city.

→ It was not until he went to HCM city that he became a famous singer.

46. She didn't begin to learn English until 1980.

→  It was not until 1980 that she began to learn English

1. It was not until that morning that she recovered her confidence

2. It was not until half past time that he arrived at the office

3. It was not until 2004 that Mary worked for the UN

4. It was not until I was 15 that I knew how to ride a bicycle

5. It was not until last Saturday that John finished reading my book

bạn cứ theo cấu trúc sau:

it was not until + time phrase/time clause + that + S + Ved + O

1, it was not until 2.30 that no one left the stadium

2, it was not until her birthday that she allowed to open her presents

3, it was not until the end of 2004 that the work on the new bridge complete

completed nah bạn mình đánh thiếu chữ "d"

47. We didn't study English until we began primary school.

\(\Rightarrow\) It was not until we began primary school that we studied English.

48. I didn't learn English until 2002.

\(\Rightarrow\) It wasn't until 2002 that I learned English.

49. He didn't know how to swim until he was 30.

\(\Rightarrow\) It It was not until he was 30 that he knew how to swim.

50. They didn't begin to learn English until 1980.

\(\Rightarrow\) It It was not until 1980 that they began to learn English.

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it

1. Mary said : "I'll phone you"

➜ Mary told ....me that she would phone me .....

2. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job

➜ In spite of .......his good salary, he was unhappy in his job ......

3. We didn't go on holiday because we didn't have enough money

➜ If .....we had had enough money, we would have gone on holiday.......

4. Horror films terrify my little sister

➜ My little sister ......is terrified of horro films .........

5. How much does that coat cost ?

➜ What .....is the price of that coat?........

6. Cinema didn't become an industry until 1915

➜ It was not until .....1915 that cinema became an industry.........

7. Denise didn't know the truth until we had told her

➜ It was not until .......we had told her that Denise knew the truth ..........

8. They didn't pay the bill until the electricity was cut off

➜ It was not until ......the electricity was cut off that they paid the bill......

9. They didn't buy the house until the bank had lent them the money

➜ It was not .....the bank had lent them the money that they bought the house ........

10. I didn't sleep until midnight

➜ It was not until .......midnight that I slept.......

7. I didn't realize he was your brother until I saw the photograph.

- It was only when I saw the photograph that I realized he was your brother.

8. The noise next door did not stop until after midnight.

- It was not when the noise next door stopped that it was after midnight.

9. I only heard her husband's side of the story when I met him in London.

- It was only when I heard her husband's side of the story that I met him in London.

Kiến thức: Cấu trúc “It was not until...”

Giải thích:

Công thức: It is/ was not until + mốc thời gian + that + S + V

=> được dùng để nhấn mạnh khoảng thời gian hoặc thời điểm mà một sự việc xảy ra.

Phương án A, D sai ngữ pháp vì đảo ngữ

Phương án C. Mãi cho đến cuối thế kỷ 19 thì môn khoa học là nhân giống cây trồng. => không phù hợp về nghĩa

Phương án B. Mãi đến cuối thế kỷ XIX thì nhân giống cây trồng đã trở thành một môn khoa học.

Chọn B