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L11 INVERSION EXERCISES

1. ___________ a higher concentration of people than in Tokyo and Mexico City.
A. Nowhere there is B. Nowhere is
C. Nowhere is there D. Nowhere there ins't
2. Amoebas reproduce by dividing___________
A. and other protozoans B. as do other protozonas
C. other protozonas do too D. we taking
3. At first there was silence. Then _________ that I knew.
A. came a voice B. a voice came
C. a voice is coming D. a voice comes
4. At no time……..greater opportunities.
A. did women had B. has women had
C. does women have D. have women had
5. Beside the roadside ………
A. a horse stood B. stood a horse
C. did a horse stand D. does a horse stand.
6. …….. by but I think of dear old Larry
A. Not a day goes B. No a day goes
C. Not does a day go D. A day not goes
7. ……. continental crust older than 200 million years.
A. It is nowhere the B. Nowhere is the
C. Is nowhere the D. Is the nowhere.
8. "Did you like your trip Niagara Falls?"
"It was beautiful. Hardly ever ___________ such a spectacular sight".
A. can see you B. can you see C. see you D. you can see
9. Hardly___________a word whether son came back.
A. couldn't she say B. she could say
C. she couldn't say D. could she say
10. ______ he arrived at the bus stop when the bus came.
A. No longer has B. No sooner had
C. Not until had D. Hardly had
11. Here________ notebook and the report that I promised you last week.
A. is the B. are the C. was the D. has been a
12. "I can't see the stage very well from here". - "___________"
A. Neither can't I B. Neither I can
C. I can't neither D. Neither can I
13. "I don't like this tossed salad very well". - "Nor ___________"
A. I do B. am I C. do I D. I like it either
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14. I thought, _______, that the recession would soon be over
A. as did my colleagues think B. as my colleagues think
C. as does my colleagues D. as did my colleagues
15. In the ocean, ……… more salt in the deeper water.
A. is there B. there is C. there are D. are there.
16. "Is this machine often in need of repair?"
- "No, ___________ problems to arise".
A. seldom don't we expect B. we expect seldom
C. seldom we expect D. seldom do we expect
17. Little……..what is in store for him.
A. he knows B. does he know C. knows he D. knew he
18. Mark won’t like that bread, nor……….that cheese.
A. he likes B. he will like C. does he D. will he like
19. Nam wanted to know what time _______.
A. the movie began B. the movie begins
C. does the movie begin D. did the movie begin
20. Neither …….. excitement nor entertainment in this small town.
A. there is B. is there C. are there D. there are
21. Nestled along the shoreline of Hudson Bay __________________.
A. are several recently settled Inuit communities
B. several recently settled Inuit communities are there
C. near several recently settled Inuit communities
D. is where several recently settled Inuit communities
22. Never before___________ in an carnest attempt to resolve their differences.
A. have the leaders of these two countries met
B. the leaders of these two countries have met
C. have the leaders of these two countries meet
D. met the leaders of these two countries
23. Never before … as accelerated as they are now during the technological age.
A. have historical changes been B. have been historical changes
C. historical changes have been D. historical have changes been
24. Never___________ the exact cause of earthquakes.
A. scientists discovered B. did scientists discovered
C. do scientists discover D. have scientists discovered
25. No doubt ………… to unpack and have a rest before dinner.
A. will you want B. you'll want C. wants he D. does he want
26. No longer ……… to do all her housework with her husband because our family now
owns some new labour-saving devices.
A. my mother has B. has my mother
C. does my mother has D. does my mother have
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27. No sooner …………..to marry Jack ……………..to have serious doubts.
A. had Carol agreed / than she began
B. Carol has agreed / than she began
C. had Carol agreed / than she begins
D. had Carol agreed / than she had begun
28. No sooner___________ than he begins to be washed.
A. is a human being born B. was a human being born
C. a human being born D. a human being had been born
29. Nowhere___________ more prevalent than in warm, swampy places.
A. mosquitoes are B. mosquitoes is C. are mosquitoes D. do mosquitoes
30. Not once________ into her eyes.
A. he looked B. does he looked C. did he look D. looked he
31. Not only ……. at the post office ,……at the grocery store.
A. does Mary work….. but she also works
B. works Mary …. but she also works
C. does Mary work…. but does she also work
D. works Mary …. but does she also work.
32. Not only___________ beautiful but she is graceful as well.
A. did she B. she was C. is she D. she is
33. Not only the child, but also the grandparents___________
A. is joining B. joins C. were joining D. has joined
34. Not only ……… to take the medicine, but he also hit the nurse.
A. he refused B. does he refuse C. he was refused D. did he refuse
35. Not till ………….. that he had lost it.
A. he got home did he realize B. did he get home did he realize
C. did he get home he realized D. he got home he realized
36. Not until Columbs discovered America___________ to Europe.
A. has bananas brought B. bananas were brought
C. were bananas brought D. bananas was brought
37. Not until the early 1900s___________ to vote in the United States.
A. women were allowed B. were women allowed
C. they allowed women D. when women were allowd
38. Not until the end of the 19th century ______ become a scientific discipline.
A. plant breeding has B. did plant breeding
C. plant breeding had D. has plant breeding
39. Not until Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave had been completely explored in 1972 …….
A. when was its full extent realized B. the realization of its full extent
C. was its full extent realized D. that its full extent was realized
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40. Only recently___________ a favourite sport in the United States.

A. has jogging become B. has become jogging
C. when jogging became D. as jogging has become
41. On a hill in front of them___________ a great castle.
A. standing B. stand C. to stand D. stood
42. On no condition should you lend him the money.
A. Under no circumstances you should lend him the money
B. Under any circumstances you should lend him the money
C. Under any circumstances should you lend him the money
D. On no account should you lend him the money
43. On the battle field…… .
A. lied the tanks B. lay the tanks C. the tanks lay D. did the tanks lie
44. On the slope of Long's Peak in Colorado ________ the ruin of a gigantic tree.
A. that lies B. lies C. where lies D. lie
45. Only after the food has been dried or canned_______.
A. that it should be stored for later consumption
B. should be stored for later consumption
C. should it be stored for later consumption
D. it should be stored for later consumption
46. Only after …………. an application, can you apply.
A. they send you B. do they send you
C. they send to you D. did they send
47. Only during the early twentieth century___________ in the United States.
A. liquor was prohibited then B. that liquor was prohibited
C. was prohibited liquor D. was liquor prohibited
48. Only if …….the difference…………the more expensive car.
A. I had known / would I have bought
B. had I known / would I have bought
C. does I know / would I buy
D. did I know / I would buy
49. Only in the Civil war _____killed or wounded
A. soldiers in America B. so many American soldiers were
C. many in America D. were so many American soldiers
50. Only once a day___________ home.
A. does Mary leave B. left Mary
C. Mary leaves D. will Mary left
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51. Only recently___________ a favourite sport in the United States.

A. has jogging become B. has become jogging
C. when jogging became D. as jogging has become
52. Only then …………. her mistake.
A. she realized B. did she realize
C. had she realized D. she had realized
53. Only then ____ the letter from my son.
A. do I receive B. did I receive
C. have I received D. has I received
54. Only when ……. up ………. the truth.
A. do you grow/you will know B. you grow/you know
C. you will grow/ do you know D. you grow / will you know
55. Only when at home___________ her children
A. does she scold B. she scolds C. has she scolded D. she has scolded
56. Only when you grow up ______ the truth.
A. you will know B. you know C. do you know D. will you know
57. Only when the ground is kept moist___________ germinate.
A. grass seeds will B. will grass seeds
C. grass seeds does D. does grass seeds
58. Our civilization is so commonplace to us that rarely … to think about its complexity.
A. we stop B. stop we C. do we stop D. stop
59. Out……. from its tiny cage.
A. did the bird fly B. fly the bird C. does the bird fly D. flew the bird
60. Out…….. when the bell rang.
A. did the children run B. ran the children
C. run the children D. do the children run.
61. Over there___________ the shop that sells souvenirs.
A. is B. are C. has D. have
62. Pioneer men and women endured terrible hardships, and _______.
A. so do their children B. neither did the children
C. so did their children D. so the children did
63. .. rare artefacts were they that the museum decided to insure them.
A. So B. Such C. Such a D. Very
64. Rarely …….. investment opportunity arise.
A. is such a good B. does such good
C. does so good D. does such a good
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65. Rarely….. permission to return to homes contaminated during a toxic waste accident.
A. is people given B. do people given
C. people given D. are people given
66. Round and round ___________.
A. the wheels of the engine went B. did the wheels of the engine go
C. went the wheels of the engine D. going the wheels of the engine
67. Seldom …… a book with ……… message.
A. have I read/ such a powerful B. I have read/ such a powerful
C. have I read/ such powerful D. have I read/ so powerful
68. Seldom _____ dinner together.
A. do Mark and Juliet have B. does Mark and Juliet have
C. is Mark and Juliet have D. are Mark and Juliet have
69. ………… she burst into tears.
A. Her anger was so that B. She was such anger that
C. So angry she was that D. Her anger was such that
70. She doesn’t like classical music and ___________________.
A. I don’t, too B. I don’t, either C. neither do I D. B and C are correct
71. She listened so attentively that not a word_______.
A. she had missed B. she missed C. she didn't miss D. did she miss
72. ____ should a young child be allowed to play with fireworks without adult supervision
A. No sooner than B. Always C. Only when D. Under no circumstances
73. So ………. that he forgot his lunch.
A. hardly did he worked B. did he worked hard
C. hard did he work D. he worked hard
74. So long as …….. before eleven she can meet him.
A. he arrives B. does he arrive C. arrives he D. he will arrive
75. So old ___________ that she couldn't dance.
A. she wasn't B. she was C. wasn't she D. was she
76. So incredible……. of the Yellowstone area that people didn’t believe in its existence.
A. explorer John Colter’s descriptions.
B. explorer John Coulter’s descriptions were.
C. were explorer John Coulter’s descriptions
D. was explorer John Colter’s descriptions.
77. ……… so many people been out of work as today.
A. In the past, there never have B. Never before have
C. More than ever before D. Formerly, there never were
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78. So surprised at the news ……… that he couldn’t say anything.

A. did he become B. he became C. does he become D. did he became
79. Such…….that he would stop at nothing.
A. his ambition was B. did his ambition
C. does his ambition D. was his ambition
80. Such _______ that we all felt numb.
A. a cold weather was B. was cold weather
C. was a cold weather D. cold the weather
81. ……….. that everyone is envious of her.
A. Such does she have exceptional abilities
B. Such exceptional abilities does she have
C. So does she have exceptional abilities
D. She has so exceptional abilities
82. …………… that he couldn't read them all.
A. Such many books did he buy B. So many books he bought
C. So he bought many books D. So many books did he buy
83. ………. that his car crashed into a tree.
A. So carelessly did he drive B. So careless did he drive
C. So carelessly he drove D. Such carelessly did he drive
84. ……… that I tore up the letter.
A. I was such an annoyed B. Such was my annoyance
C. I was so annoying D. So was I annoyed
85. _______ that she burst into tears.
A. So angry was she B. Such her anger
C. She was so anger D. Her anger was so
86. ……….. that she can't finish it all.
A. So many homeworks does Alice have
B. So much homework does Alice have
C. Such much homework does Alice have
D. So much homework Alice does
87. ……….. that the theatre is likely to be full every night.
A. Such is the interest of the play B. Such the interest of the play is
C. So is the interest of the play D. So the interest of the play is
88. The cake was excellent, …………….
A. as was the coffee B. as the coffee
C. the coffee was too D. the coffee also was
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89. The Continental United States is ______ that there are four time zones.
A. so a big area B. very big C. much big D. so big an area
90. _____ the decision would have a major impact on his political career.
A. Did he realize little B. A little he realized
C. Little did he realize D. Realizing little
91. The news was ….. to them that they were all dead silent.
A. such shock B. such a shock C. so shock D. too shock
92. The worrying thing was that at no time … together a great move which tore Sunderland
apart.
A. did Leeds actual put B. Leeds actually put
C. is Leeds actually put D. did Leeds actually put
93. There were more people there than ……….
A. I expect B. did I expect C. do I expect D. I was expected
94. "This is one of the oldest trees in the world" - "_________ such a big tree".
A. Never I have seen B. I haven't never seen
C. Never have I seen D. I have seen never
95. Under no circumstances ………….
A. is the money to pay B. the money should be paid
C. the money must be paid D. is the money to be paid
96. Up ____, and the people cheered.
A. went the balloon B. does the balloon go
C. did the balloon go D. goes the balloon
97. "What happened to jean' new car?"
"No sooner___________ it than someone ran into her"
A. had she bought B. she bought
C. did she bought D. she had bought
98. ___________________ will Mr. Dennis be able to regain control of the company.
A. With hard work B. Despite his hard work
C. Only if he works hardly D. Only by working hard
99. With habitat destruction _______ loss of species
A. comes B. it comes C. does it come D. come
100. _______, you would have succeeded in your business.
A. If you listened to my advice B. Were you to listen to my advice
C. Had you listened to my advice D. As long as you listened to my advice