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BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG

I - Circle one letter to indicate the option that best completes each of the following
sentences
1. Hardly ever________far from home.
A. my daughter traveled B. my daughter has traveled
C. did my daughter travel D. my daughter did travel
2. ________he arrived at the bus stop when the bus came.
A. Hardly had B. No sooner C. No longer has D. Not until
had
3. No sooner________than the class started.
A. did my friends arrive C. my friends arrived
B. had my friends arrived D. my friends had arrived
4. Hardly had Jane________the project report when Jim came in.
A. finish B. finishing C. finished D. to finished
5. Nowhere________the fresh and peaceful air like here.
A. can you enjoy B. you can enjoy C. you enjoy D. you do
enjoy
6. ________circumstances should you call me after midnight.
A. On B. Under C. Under no D. On no
7. Only after you obtain a driving license________a car.
A. did you drive B. can you drive
C. you will be able to drive D. you are able to drive
8. Scarcely________the phone down when the manager rang back.
A. did he put B. has he put C. had he put D. he had put
9. Had they arrived at the conference earlier, they________the professor they admired.
A. had met B. have met C. met D. would
have met
10. Only by working harder________higher pay.
A. will you get B. you will get C. did you get D. you got
11. Only by working extra time________able to support his large family.
A. he was B. he is C. he’s being D. was he
12. Little________that I would get mark A for this subject.
A. did I imagine B. I imagined C. I could imagine D. imagined I
13. Never________any doubt about the matter.
A. has there been B. hasn't there been C. there has been D. there
hasn’t been
14. ________else can there be a woman like this, so everybody admires her.
A. Anywhere B. Somewhere C. Where D. Nowhere
15. ________, they would not have admired her so much.
A. If she were generous B. Had it not been for her generosity
C. If it hadn't been for she were generous D. Despite her generosity
16. ________will Andrew get a higher salary in the future.
A. With hard work B. Despite his hard work
C. Only if he works hardly D. Only by working hard.
17. So________that my cousin licked the plate clean.
A. being hungry B. great her hunger C. hungry was she D. had she
hunger
18. ________you wish to cancel your order, please contact our customer service department.
A. Should B. Were C. Had D. If
19. ________the medicine than she began to feel better.
A. Not until she swallowed B. Hardly did she swallow
C. No sooner had she swallowed D. Having swallowed
20. Vietnam has more motorbikes on roads________.
A. than European countries are B. European countries than
C. than do European countries D. than are European countries
II - Complete the following sentences, using the words provided in the box below.
will did only circumstances account
such nor until even under
1. At no time________he seem to realise what an idiot he was making of himself.
2. At no time before have I heard________arrant nonsense.
3. Not________if they halved the price would I buy such a heap of old rubbish.
4. Under no________must this door be left unlocked.
5. Not________the bell rang did he finish his work.
6. ________the table was a sleeping dog.
7. On no________should you miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
8. Neither was the food up to standard________was the service particularly good.
9. Not for all the money in the world________I do what you’re suggesting.
10. Not________do I know you’re wrong, but I can also prove you’re wrong.
III - Rewrite the following somitoces without changing their original meanings.
1. I have never been to any English-speaking countries before.
At no time______________________________to any English speaking countries before.
2. She rarely has any money to spare.
Rarely______________________________
3. He became so suspicious that he didn‘t even trust his close friend
So suspicious______________________________trust his close friend.
4. If you lent me some more money, I could pay a debt immediately.
Were______________________________immediately.
5. We not only went to the National Park, but we also saw a Habour Bridge in Sydney.
Not______________________________Habour Bridge in Sydney.
6. He hardly ever spoke to anyone at the farewell party.
Hardly______________________________the farewell party.
7. The nation has seldom been faced with such difficulties.
Seldom______________________________such difficulties.
8. They had hardly started playing tennis when it began to rain.
Hardly______________________________it began to rain.
9. A father has seldom sacrificed so much for his child like that.
Seldom______________________________for his child.
10. You should not come home after midnight on any account.
On no account______________________________after midnight.
11. She would not give up her acting career under any circumstances.
Under no circumstances______________________________her acting career.
12. He realized the importance of his wife only after she had left him this morning.
Only after______________________________his wife.
13. They were not able to appreciate the beauty of this town until they visited it.
Not until______________________________the beauty of this town.
14. My father only stays in bed if he is seriously ill.
Only if______________________________
15. We only then realized how much she had suffered during her time here.
Only then______________________________during her time here.
16. The students were only able to do the exercise with a great deal of effort.
Only______________________________the exercise.
17. But for John, we would not have enjoyed ourselves so much.
Had______________________________ourselves so much.
18. Mary had hardly sat down to read her favourite book when the phone rang.
Hardly______________________________the phone rang.
19. You will not be allowed to enter the President Palace under any circumstances.
Under______________________________enter the President Palace.
20. He was so anxious to start a new life that he actually moved to a new house.
So anxious______________________________to a new house