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