18. Only with the help of everybody _______________ .
a) can we hope to find her b) could we hoped to find her c) we can hope to find her
19. Never in my life _________________ .
a) will I talk her again b) will I talk to her again c) will I talked to her again
20. On no account __________________ .
a) must you repeat this b) must repeat you this c) do you must repeat this
21. No sooner had I reached home __________the telephone rang.
a) than b) when c) then d) immediately
22. ________ that you were in hospital, I would certainly have visited you there.
a) I had known b) Had I known c) If I knew d) Knowing
23. ___________ left the building, when the bomb went off.
a) Hardly have we b) If we c) Hardly had we d) Hardly we had
24. Under no circumstances ____________any compromise.
a) there can be b) which they can c) like they are d) can there be
25. Only from that student ___________ the truth.
a) could I understand b) I understand c) I understand that d) I could understand
26. ________ else can there be a woman like this, so everybody admires her.
a) Anywhere b) Somewhere c) Where d) Nowhere
27. At no time ___________ the office without getting permission from my boss.
a) I left b) did they b) I didn’t leave c) did I leave
28. Not until the thief left the house, _________him although they were at home.
a) they noticed b) they didn’t notice c) didn’t they notice d) did they notice
29). __________ lost in the market, the staff of the shop will help him.
a) Were the boy to get b) The little boy gets c) Should the little boy get d) The little boy should
30. Never __________any doubt about the matter.
a) there hasn’t been b) hasn’t there been c) there has been d) has there been
31. Not until the end of the 19th century______ become a scientific discipline.
A. has plant breeding B. did plant breeding C. plant breeding had D. plant breeding has
32. 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
33. In no time ……… know the result of the recognition.
A. the public will B. will the public C. the public D. does the public
34. No sooner had he sat down to lunch ……… there was a knock at the door.
A. than B. that C. as D. when
35. Never before ……… such a beautiful girl.
A. have I met B. have I meet C. I have met D. did I meet
36. Rarely ……... out after 9.00.
A. does my sister go B. did my sister go C. my sister goes D. my sister does go
37. Hardly ……… asleep when the phone woke him up.
A. the doctor fell B. the doctor had fallen C. did the doctor fall D. had the doctor fallen
38. No sooner ………than the boss came in.
A. he had left B. had he left C. he was leaving D. was he leaving
39. 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
40. Hardly had he left home ……… the telephone rang.
A. than B. that C. as D. when
41. Not only ……… the book, but he had seen the film as well.
A. he had read B. has he read C. had he read D. he did read
42. No longer ……… them to go to the music club.
A. their parents allow B. does their parents allow
C. do their parents allow D. has their parents allowed
43. Only because she had to support her family ……… to leave school.
A. that Alice decides B. did Alice decide C. does Alice decide D. Alice decided
44. Hardly ……… at the bus stop when the next bus came.
A. they had arrived B. do they arrive C. arrived they D. had they arrived
45. 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
46. Not only ……… shade and beauty, but they also reduce carbon dioxide.
A. trees provide B. provide trees C. do trees provide D. trees do provide