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1. Not until he left his home _______ to know how important the family was for him.

A. did he begin

B. had he begun

C. he began

D. he had begun

2. We laugh at jokes, but seldom _______ about how they work.

A. we think

B. think we

C. we do think

D. do we think

3. —Is everyone here?

—Not yet. Look, there _______ the rest of our guests!

A. come

B. comes

C. is coming

D. are coming

4. At the meeting place of the Yangtze River and the Jialing River _______ , one of the ten largest cities in China.

A. lies Chongqing

B. Chongqing lies

C. does lie Chongqing

D. does Chongqing lie

5. Never _______Lisa would arrive but she turned up at the last minute.

A. did we think

B. have we thought

C. we thought

D. we have thought

6. So much of interest _______ that most visitors simply run out of time before seeing it all.

A. offers Beijing

B. Beijing offers

C. does Beijing offer

D. Beijing does offer

7. —Did you see who the driver was?

—No, so quickly _______ that I couldn't get a good look at his face.

A. did the car speed by

B. the car sped by

C. does the car speed by

D. the car speeds by

8. —You forgot your purse when you went out.

—Good heavens, _______.

A. so did I

B. so I did

C. I did so

D. I so did

9. After that we never saw her again, nor _______ from her.

A. did we hear

B. we heard

C. had we heard

D. we have heard

10. Not until all the fish died in the river _______ how serious the pollution was.

A. did the villagers realize

B. the villagers realized

C. the villagers did realize

D. didn't the villagers realize

11. So much of help _______ that all of us have made up our minds to try our best to help them if they are in trouble.

A. A. offered they

B. they offered

C. did they offer

D. they did offer

12. Bill wasn't happy about the delay of the report by Jason, and _______.

A. I was neither

B. neither was I

C. I was either

D. either was I

13. _______ you eat the correct foods _______ be able to keep fit and stay healthy.

A. Only if; will you

B. Only if; you will

C. Unless; will you

D. Unless; you will

14. Seldom _______ video games ever since they entered college.

A. they have played

B. they played

C. have they played

D. they have played

15. It was announced that only when the fire was under control _______ to return to their homes.

A. the residents would be permitted

B. had the residents been permitted

C. would the residents be permitted

D. the residents had been permitted

16. Only when I left my parents for Italy _______ how much I loved them.

A. I realized

B. I had realized

C. had I realized

D. did I realize

17. Not until the motorbike looked almost new_______repairing and cleaning it.

A. he stopped

B. did he stop

C. stopped he

D. he did stop

18. If Joe's wife doesn't go to the party, _______.

A. he will either

B. neither will he

C. he neither will

D. either he will

19. —How was the televised debate last night?

—Super! Rarely _______ so much media attention.

A. a debate attracted

B. did a debate attract

C. a debate did attract

D. attracted a debate

20. I have been living in the United States for twenty years, but seldom _______ so lonely as now.

A. have I felt

B. I had felt

C. I have felt

D. had I felt

21. —My room gets very cold at night.

— _______.

A. So is mine

B. So mine is

C. So does mine

D. So mine does

22. Little _______ that we were watching his every move, so he seemed to be going his own way in this business.

A. he realized

B. be didn't realize

C. didn't he realize

D. did he realize

23. _______ that Marie was able to set up new branches elsewhere.

A. So successful her business was

B. So successful was her business

C. So her business was successful

D. So was her successful business

24. —Did Linda see the traffic accident?

—No, no sooner _______ than it happened.

A. had she gone

B. she had gone

C. has she gone

D. she has gone

25. Just in front of our house _______ with a history of 1,000 years.

A. does a tall tree stand

B. stands a tall tree

C. a tall tree is standing

D. a tall tree stands

26. —It's burning hot today, isn't it?

—Yes. _______ yesterday.

A. So was it

B. So it was

C. So it is

D. So is it

27. So difficult _______ it to work out the problem that I decided to ask Tom for advice.

A. I did find

B. did I find

C. I have found

D. have I found

28. —I reminded you not to forget the appointment.

—_______.

A. So you did

B. So I do not

C. So did you

D. So do I

29. Never in my wildest dreams_______these people are living in such poor conditions.

A. I could imagine

B. could I imagine

C. I couldn't imagine

D. couldn't I imagine

30. At the foot of the mountain _______.

A. a village lie

B. lies a village

C. does a village lie

D. lying a village

31. I've tried very hard to improve my English. But by no means _______ with my progress.

A. the teacher is not satisfied

B. is the teacher not satisfied

C. the teacher is satisfied

D. is the teacher satisfied

32. Only then _______ how much damage had been caused.

A. she realized

B. she had realized

C. had she realized

D. did she realize

33. Mary never does any reading in the evening, _______.

A. so does John

B. John does too

C. John doesn't too

D. nor does John

34. They have a good knowledge of English but little _______ they know about German.

A. have

B. did

C. had

D. do

35. Never before _______ in greater need of modern public transport than it is today.

A. has this city been

B. this city has been

C. was this city

D. this city was

36. —Well. I do think the rabbit is a beautiful, gentle animal which can run very fast.

—_______.

A. So it is

B. So is it

C. So does it

D. So it does

37. In the dark forests _______ , some large enough to hold several English towns.

A. stand many lakes

B. lie many lakes

C. many lakes lie

D. many lakes stand

38. _______ about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to Madagascar for further research.

A. so curious the couple was

B. So curious were the couple

C. How curious the couple were

D. The couple was such curious

39. Only after my friend came _______.

A. did the computer repair

B. he repaired the computer

C. was the computer repaired

D. the computer was repaired

40. —Father, you promised!

—Well, _______. But it was you who didn't keep your word first.

A. so was I

B. so did I

C. so I was

D. so I did

41. —Maggie had a wonderful time at the party.

— _______ , and so did I.

A. So she had

B. So had she

C. So she did

D. So did she

42. —I would never come to this restaurant again. The food is terrible!

— _______.

A. Nor am I

B. Neither would I

C. Same with me

D. So do I

43. _______ snacks and drinks, but they also brought cards for entertainment when they had a picnic in the forest.

A. Not only they brought

B. Not only did they bring

C. Not only brought they

D. Not only they did bring

44. Maybe you have been to many countries, but nowhere else _______ such a beautiful palace.

A. can you find

B. you could find

C. you can find

D. could you find

45. Of the making of good books there is no end; neither _______ any end to their influence on man's lives.

A. there is

B. there are

C. is there

D. are there

46. I failed in the final examination last term and only then _______ the importance of studies.

A. I realized

B. I had realized

C. had I realized

D. did I realize

47. The old couple have been married for 40 years and never once _______ with each other.

A. they had quarreled

B. they have quarreled

C. have they quarreled

D. had they quarreled

48. Only when your identity has been checked _______.

A. you are allowed in

B. you will be allowed in

C. will you allow in

D. will you be allowed in

49. Only in this way _______ to make improvement in the operating system.

A. you can hope

B. you did hope

C. can you hope

D. did you hope

50. _______ I would see you here.

A. Little I dreamed

B. Little do I dream

C. I dreamed little

D. Little did I dream

51. There _______.

A. come they

B. they come

C. they are come

D. they will come

52. Not only _______ interested in football but _______ beginning to show an interest in it.

A. the teacher himself is； all his students are

B. the teacher himself is； are all his students

C. is the teacher himself； are all his students

D. is the teacher himself； all his students are

53. So difficult _______ it to live in an English-speaking country that I determined to learn English well.

A. I have felt

B. have I felt

C. I did feel

D. did I feel

54. What would have happened _______ , as far as the river bank？

A. Bob had walked farther

B. if Bob should walk farther

C. had Bob walked farther

D. if Bob walked farther

55. Only when the war was over _______ to his hometown.

A. did the young soldier return

B. the young soldier returned

C. returned the young soldier

D. the young soldier did return

56. _______ can you expect to get a pay rise.

A. With hard work

B. Although work hard

C. Only with hard work

D. Now that he works hard

57. Not a single song_______at yesterday's party.

A. she sang

B. sang she

C. did she sing

D. she did sing

58. I finally got the job I dreamed about. Never in all my life _______ so happy!

A. did I feel

B. I felt

C. I had felt

D. had I felt

59. —It was careless of you to have left your clothes outside all night.

—My God!_______.

A. So did I

B. So I did

C. So were you

D. So did you

60. Little _______ about her own safety, though she was in great danger herself.

A. did Rose care

B. Rose did care

C. Rose does care

D. does Rose care

61. _______ , he has much experience in learning English.

A. As is he young

B. Young as he is

C. As young he is

D. Young although he is

62. Hardly _______ the house when he was caught.

A. the thief had entered

B. entered the thief

C. had the thief entered

D. was the thief entering

63. Not until yesterday afternoon _______ raining.

A. it had stopped

B. had it stopped

C. it stopped

D. it did stop

64. Only in her place _______ such a good bike.

A. I can

B. can buy I

C. can I buy

D. can have I bought

65. Jane could hardly swim, _______.

A. so could Anne

B. either could Anne

C. neither could Anne

D. anne couldn't neither

66. No longer _______ to be monitor of the class.

A. is he fit

B. he is fit

C. he fit

D. fit be

67. Nearby _______ in which they had spent their summer vocation.

A. was two houses

B. two houses were

C. were two houses

D. are two houses

68. Neither you nor _______ it.

A. I could do

B. could I do

C. I were able to do

D. was I able to do

69. Not only a writer but also _______ here.

A. an actor was wanted

B. was an actor wanted

C. an actor were wanted

D. were an actor wanted

70. On the river bank _______ where he once lived.

A. stand a house

B. a house stands

C. does a house stand

D. stands a house

71. Nowhere else in the world _______ a place so beautiful as Beijing.

A. you can find

B. can you find

C. find you

D. do you find

72. No sooner _______ begun to speak than I sensed that something was wrong.

A. has he

B. had he

C. he has

D. he had

73. Seldom _______ late _______ the reading room.

A. does he come; to

B. comes he; for

C. does he come; for

D. comes he; to

74. Never before _______ such a wonderful movie _______ “Jiao Yulu”.

A. have I seen; as

B. I have seen; like

C. had I seen; like

D. I have seen; as

75. _______ , we would not leave.

A. Should not it snow tomorrow.

B. It should not snow tomorrow

C. If it did not snow tomorrow

D. If it doesn't snow tomorrow

76. Scarcely _______ down when _______ a knock at the door.

A. had he sat; did he hear

B. he had sat; did he hear

C. he had sat; he heard

D. had he sat; he heard

77. —The girl likes singing and dancing.

— _______.

A. So she does

B. So is she

C. So am I

D. So she can

78. Such a noise _______ that I couldn't make myself heard.

A. are there

B. there is

C. was there

D. there are

79. Out _______ after the door was opened.

A. did the dog run

B. ran the dog

C. the dog ran

D. does the dog run

80. Little _______ that the police are about to arrest him.

A. do he know

B. does he know

C. he knows

D. he knew

81. Neither could theory do without practice, _______ without theory.

A. nor practice could do

B. nor could practice do

C. or could practice do

D. practice could do nor

82. _______ time, they would certainly come and help us.

A. If had they

B. If they had

C. Had they

D. Both B and C

83. Here _______.

A. a bus comes

B. comes a bus

C. does a bus come

D. a bus is coming

84. No sooner _______ the station than the train left.

A. reached we

B. had we reached

C. did we reach

D. we reached

85. _______ , I would have phoned you.

A. If I knew it

B. Had I known it

C. If I know it

D. Did I know it

86. Which of the following is wrong？

A. They didn't find the secret until they got home.

B. Not until they got home did they find the secret.

C. It was not until they got home that they found the secret.

D. Not until did they get home that they found the secret.

87. I have never been to Hangzhou _______.

A. So has my brother

B. Neither has my brother

C. My brother hasn't neither

D. Either has my brother

88. —May I use you calculator?

— _______.

A. Here is it

B. Here are you

C. Here is Jane coming

D. Here you are

89. Look! _______.

A. There does Jane come

B. There comes Jane

C. There is Jane coming

D. Jane is there coming

90. _______ the truth, he wouldn't have helped her at all.

A. Should Bob know

B. Had Bob known

C. Were Bob to know

D. Have Bob known

91. At no time _______ was happening.

A. the President was aware of what

B. was the President aware of what

C. the President was aware that

D. was the President aware that

92. —It's raining cats and dogs.

—_______.

A. So it is

B. So is it

C. Neither it is

D. Neither is it

93. Not only _______ away from her but also her only daughter.

A. everything she had was taken

B. everything she had taken was

C. was everything she had taken

D. everything was taken she had

94. _______ hot is the sun that we cannot go out at present.

A. Very

B. Too

C. So

D. Such

95. _______ do I get invited into his office.

A. Only

B. Rarely

C. Not only

D. Never before

96. Never in my life _______ such a thing.

A. I have heard of or seen

B. I had heard of or seen

C. have I heard of or seen

D. did I hear of or seen

97. Seldom _______ TV during the day.

A. they watch

B. are they watching

C. have they watched

D. do they watch

98. Not until his comrades criticized him _______ to admit his mistake.

A. does he begin

B. did he begin

C. began he

D. had he begun

99. Not only_______a promise , but also he kept it.

A. did he make

B. he made

C. does he make

D. has he made

100. _______ nor read English .

A. Can't he either write

B. He can neither write

C. Can he neither write

D. Neither he can write

101. Never before _______ seen anybody who can play tennis as well as Robert.

A. had she

B. she had

C. has she

D. she has

102. —I don't know about you, but I'm sick and tired of this weather. I can't stand all this rain.

—_______.

A. I don't care

B. It's hard to say

C. So am I

D. I hope not

103. Had they known what was coming next, they _______ second thoughts.

A. may have

B. could have

C. must have had

D. might have had

104. The headmaster will not permit the change in the course, nor _______ it a thought.

A. does he even given

B. he even gives

C. will he even give

D. he will even given

105. Not until he retired from teaching three years ago _______ having a holiday abroad.

A. he had considered

B. had he considered

C. he considered

D. did he consider

106. This is not my story, nor _______ the whole story. My story plays out differently.

A. is there

B. there is

C. is it

D. it is

107. Only after Mary read her composition the second time _______ the spelling mistake.

A. did she notice

B. she noticed

C. does she notice

D. she has noticed

108. Only when he reached the tea-house _______ it was the same place he'd been in last year.

A. he realized

B. he did realize

C. realized he

D. did he realize

109. —It's nice. Never before _______ such a special drink!

—I'm glad you like it.

A. I have had

B. I had

C. have I had

D. had I

110. Only after they had discussed the matter for a few hours _______ a decision.

A. they reached

B. did they reach

C. they reach

D. do they reach