倒装专项练习
1. ________ 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
2. 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
3. ---- I would never ever 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
4. 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
5. Of the making of good books there is no end; neither ___ any end to their influence man’s lives.
A. there is    B. there are     C. is there     D. are there
6. Not until I began to work ____________ how much time I had wasted.
A. didn’t I realizeB. did I realizeC. I didn’t realizeD. I realized
7. Only by practising a few hours every day ___________ be able to master the language.
A. you canB. can youC. you willD. will you
8. 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
9. ----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
10. 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
11. Only then _________how much change had been caused.
A. she realized    B. she had realized    C. had she realized     D. did she realize
12. _______by keeping down costs will Power Date hold its advantage over other companies.
A. Only    B. Just    C. Still     D. Yet
13. 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
14. __________homework did we have to do that we had no time to take a rest.
A. So much    B. Too much    C. Too little    D. So little
15. ----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
16. ----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
17. At the foot of the mountain _________.
A. a village lie   B. lies a village   C. does a village   D. lying a village
18. If Joe’s wife won’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. The little boy came riding full speed down the motorway on his bicycle. _________ it was!
A. What a dangerous scene  B. What dangerous a scene
C. How a dangerous scene  D. How dangerous the scene
21. Little _______ that we were watching his every move, so he seemed to be going his own way
in this business.
A. he realized      B. he didn't realizeC. didn't he realize    D. did he realize
22. ----Did you see who the driver was?
----No, so quickly_________ that I couldn’t gat 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
23. _________, his idea was accepted by all the people at the meeting.
A. Strange as might it soundB. As it might sound strange
C. As strange it might sound D. Strange as it might sound
24. 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
25. No sooner _________ to the station ___________ the train left.
A. had I got, whenB. I had got, thanC. had I got, thanD. did I get, when

26. ---- Your father is very strict with you. ---- ______. He never lets off a single mistake of ours.
A. So he isB. So is heC. He is soD. So does he
27. _________ today, he would get there by Sunday.
A. Would he leaveB. Was he leavingC. Were he to leaveD. If he leave
28. Never in my life _________ such a thing.
A. I have heard or have seen        B. have I heard or seen
C. I have heard or seen      D. did I hear or see
29. ---- Here __________! Where is Xiao Liu?---- There __________.
A. comes the bus, is he      B. comes the bus, he is
C. the bus comes, is he      D. the bus comes, he is
30. ___________ , I will not buy it.
A. Much as do I like itB. As much I like itC. Much as I like it   D. As I like it much
31. __________ the expense, I ___________ to Italy.
A. If it were not, goB. Were it not for, would go
C. Weren't it for, will goD. If it hadn’t been, would have gone
32. So _________ in the darkness that he didn' t dare to move an inch.
A. he was frightened   B. was he frightened  C. frightened he was  D. frightened was he
33. ----In modem times, girls like beautiful clothes.
----Yes, _________ boys. After all, our life has greatly improved.
A. so do they; so do youB. so they do; so you do
C. so do they; so you doD. so they do; so do you
34. Only after I read the text over again __________ its main idea.
A. that I knew    B.did I knowC. I could know     D. I did know
35. So excited _________ that he couldn't say a word.
A. he seemed      B. did he seemC. was he seeming     D. he did look
36. Jimmy was so nervous not a single word __________ down in the dictation.
A. he wrote      B. he was writtenC. did he write   D. was he written
37. Little __________ when I took the trip where it would lead me.
A. have I known  B. had I known C. do I know         D. did I know
38. ----Have you ever seen anything like that before?----__________.
A. No, I never have seen anything like that before
B. No, never I have seen anything like that before
C. No, never have I seen anything like that before
D. No, I have seen anything like that before never
39. __________, I would accept the invitation and go to the party.
A. Were I you    B. Was I youC. Had I been you    D. Would I be you
40. _________ and caught the mouse.
A. Up the cat jumped B. The cat up jumped
C. Up jumped the cat  D. Jumped up the cat
41. Not only ____________ a promise, but also he kept it.
A. did he make  B. he madeC. does he make       D. has he made
42. Not until he arrived home ____________ he find that this wallet had been stolen.
A. did         B. wouldC. when         D. that
43. ----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
44. Nowhere else in the world _________ cheaper tailoring（裁缝业, 成衣业）than in Hong Kong.
A. a tourist can find   B. can a tourist findC. a tourist will find   D. a tourist has found
45. ___________ succeed in doing anything.
A. Only by working hard we canB. By only working hard we can
C. Only we can by working hardD. Only by working hard can we
46. No sooner ___________ they rushed out into the street.
A. did they hear the news thanB. did they hear the news when
C. had they heard the news thanD. had they heard the news when
47. Little wonder _____________ up their hands in dismay(灰心,气馁).
A. have some thrown  B. some have thrown  C. thrown some have   D. have thrown some
48. ___________, he would have passed the exam.
A. If he were to study    B. If he studied hard
C. Had he studied hard       D. Should he study hard
49. So little ___________ agree on the plan that they could not settle their difference.
A. did they    B. do theyC. they did           D. they did not
50. ____________ he realized it was too late to return home.
A. No sooner it grew dark thanB. Hardly did it grow dark when
C. It was not until dark thatD. It was until dark that