Quiz
1. How wonderful that movie was!
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2. Only after posting the postcard did I remember I hadn't put a stamp on it.
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3. Rarely Veronica forgets to take her key.
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4. Under no circumstances you should reply to that letter.
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5. What a lovely meal was that!
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6. Only when you have your own children you will understand how difficult it is.
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7. Never I have seen so much snow in November!
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8. Only Phil saw the thief coming through the window.
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9. What worries me most is the sheer expense of the vacation.
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10. What I'm going to do, ask for another bill.
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2. Rewrite the sentence by putting the italic expression at the beginning of the sentence.
1. I will teach again in that class only if the students apologize
2. The fire had spread to neighbouring houses so rapidly that no one could save their
belongings.
3. An exception can only be agreed in rare cases.
4. The emergency door is to be used only when there is fire.
5. The man walked the bank so silently that no one noticed him.
3. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence above it.
1. He was working all day and all night as well.
Not only …
2. He hadn’t even stayed in such a dreadful hotel before.
Never …
3. She dances beautifully and sings sweetly too.
Not only …
4. I have never met such an infuriating person before.
Never…
5. She didn’t spill a drop.
Not…
6. They don’t spend much money on entertainment.
Rarely…
7. We rarely see such a high standard of performance in an amateur production.
Rarely…
8. I’ve never come across such a horrifying film.
Never…
9. They little suspected that the musical was going to be a runaway success.
Little …
10. We’d only just started the performance when there was a loud explosion.
No sooner…
11. You can enter the competition to meet the cast only if you purchase a ticket for the show.
Only…
12. I had just begun my solo when there was a noise of breaking glass off-stage.
Scarcely…
13. You will enhance your posture and improve your acting ability on this course.
Not only …
14. As soon as we had finished dinner, the thunderstorm broke.
Hardly …
15. He booked tickets for the afternoon performance and the evening performance as well.
Not only…
4. Choose the correct answer.
1. ____________________________, 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
2. 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
3. Little ______________ what he has caused to others.
A. does he know
B. he knows
C. he can know
D. he will know
4. __________ had he entered the office than he realized that he had left his wallet at
home.
A. Hardly
B. Scarcely
C. No sooner
D. Not only
5. ____________ a week goes by without some road accidents.
A. Hardly
B. Seldom
C. Never
D. Infrequently
6. I write to her almost every day.
A. Not a day goes by unless my writing to her.
B. Hardly does a day go by without my writing to her.
C. No day go by without my writing to her.
D. Almost every day goes by without my writing for her.
7. The noise next door didn’t stop until midnight.
A. It was not until midnight that the noise next door stopped.
B. Not until midnight did the noise next door stopped.
C. Only when midnight did the noise next door stopped.
D. Hardly did the noise next door stopped when it was midnight.
8. He started computer programming as soon as he left school.
A. No sooner had he started computer programming than he left school.
B. Hardly had he started computer programming when he left school.
C. No sooner had he left school than he started computer programming.
D. After he left school, he had started computer programming.
9. He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.
A. As soon as he borrowed some money from me, he spent it all.
B. Hardly had he borrowed some money from me when he spent it all.
C. Not only did he spent all his money but also he borrowed some from me.
D. Not only did he spend all his money but he borrowed some from me as well.
10. She only felt relaxed after a few months working for him.
A. She used to feel relaxed working for him a few months.
B. A few months ago, she didn’t find it relaxed working for him.
C. Only after a few months working for him did she feel relaxed.
D. It was not until a few months working for him did she feel relaxed.
11. Right after his appointment to the post, he fell ill.
A. No sooner did he appointed to the post than he fell ill.
B. No sooner had he appointed to the post than he fell ill.
C. Hardly had he appointed to the post when he fell ill.
D. Hardly had he been appointed to the post when he fell ill.
12. Just after solving one problem, I was faced with another.
A. Scarcely had I solved one problem when I was faced with another.
B. Hardly had I solved one problem when I was faced with another.
C. No sooner had I solved one problem than I was faced with another.
D. All are correct.
13. A country cannot be prosperous if it is not quite independent.
A. Unless a country is quite independent, it can be prosperous.
B. Without complete independence, a country can be prosperous.
C. Only when a country is quite independent can it be prosperous.
D. It is not until a country is quite independent can it be prosperous.
14. I only recognized him when he came into the light.
A. Only when I recognized him, he came into the light.
B. It wasn’t until he came into the light that I recognized him
C. Not until he came into the light I did recognize him
D. I did not recognize him even when he came into the light.
15. We couldn’t relax until all the guests had left.
A. Not until all the guests had left could we relax.
B. It wasn’t until all the guests had left that we could relax.
C. It wasn’t until all the guests had left could we relax.
D. A and B are correct
