Step 2: Exercises for consolidation

1. __to come over to have a talk with him in those days.

A. Seldom did I have time B. I had seldom time

C. Seldom had I time D. Had I seldom time

2. No sooner had the teacher left the classroom __ the pupils rushed out.

A. that B. when C. than D. then

3. Not until then ___ how important the brakes were.

A. I realized B. do I realized C. did I realize D. I did realize

4. Not only __ more correctly, but also _______ more easily.

A. she spoke, she spoke B. does she speak, she spoke

C. did she speak, he speak D. did she speak, she spoke

5. So difficult __ that I could not answer it then.

A. the question is B. the question was C. was the question D. is the question

6. Hardly __ it began to snow.

A. did I arrived when B. had I arrive when C. had I arrived when D. had I arrived than

7. ____, who was frightened of the strange noise from the floor.

A. Out rushed the boy B. Out did the boy rush C. Out the boy rushed D. Out was the boy rushed

8. Never before _______ in greater need of modern public transport than it is today.（2005上海）

A. has this city been 　　B. this city has been　　C. was this city　　D. this city was

9. I failed in the final examination last term and only then ___ the importance of studies.（2004重庆）

A.I realized B.I had realized C. had I realized D. did I realize

10. Of the making of good books there is no end; neither ______ any end to their influence man's lives. (2004广东)

A. there is B. there are C. is there D. are there

Keys: 1-5 ACCDC 6-10 CAADC

高考链接

1. ---Did Linda see the traffic accident? (2006天津)

---No, no sooner ____ than it happened.

A. had she gone B. she had gone C. has she gone D. she has gone

2. I've tried very hard to improve my English. But by no means ____ with my progress. (2006重庆)

A. the teacher is not satisfied B. is the teacher not satisfied

C. the teacher is satisfied D. is the teacher satisfied

3. At the foot of the mountain____.(2006四川)

A. a village lie B. lies a village C. does a village D. lying a village