Inversion

INVERSION
1. Not only __________to determine the depth of the ocean floor, but it is also used to locate oil.
A. seismology is used B. using seismology C. is seismology used D. to use seismology
2. ___________ advised on what and how to prepare for the interview, he might have got the job.
A. Had he been B. If he had C. Unless he had been D. Were he to be
3. Not until 1856 ____________ across the Mississippi River.
A. the first bridge was built B. was the first bridge built
C. the first bridge built D. did the first bridge build
4. Only when you grow up, ____________ the truth.
A. you will know B. you know C. do you know D. will you know
5. _____________ Mozart was an accomplished compose while still a child.
A. Remarkable as it seems B. As it seems remarkable
C. No matter remarkable it seems D. Remarkable however it seem
6. Out _________________ for a walk after she finished doing her homework.
A. did Mary go B. Mary went C. Mary did go D. went Mary
7. _________________ she could not say anything.
A. So upset was she that B. So upset was she
C. However upset was she that D. Therefore upset was she that
8. ________________ with my previous job, I would have won a higher promotion and I ___________ in
this unfortunate position now.
A. Unless I had stayed / am not B. If I stayed / would not be
C. If had I stayed / will not be D. Had I stayed / would not be
9. Not only _____________ to speak to him, but she also vowed never to see him again.
A. she refused B. did she refuse C. she did refuse D. when she refused
10. _______________ an emergency arise, call 911.
A. Should B. If C. Will D. Were
11. Nowhere in the northern section of the United States _______________ for growing citrus crops.
A. is there suitability of the climate B. where the climate is suitable
C. the climate is suitable D. is the climate suitable
12. Only after she had finished the course did she realize she _______________ a wrong choice.
A. had made B. has made C. had been making D. was making
13. Never ____________ him stand on the deserted station platform.
A. will I forget to see B. I will forget to see
C. will I forget seeing D. I will forget seeing
14. The instructor blew his whistle and ____________.
A. off the runners were running B. off ran the runners
C. off were running the runners D. the runners runs off
15. Seldom _______________ far enough north to disturb South Pacific shipping lanes.
A. Antarctic icebergs will move B. will Antarctic icebergs move
C. will move Antarctic icebergs D. move Antarctic icebergs will
16. ________________ will China be the first to use nuclear weapons.
A. At any time B. At no time C. At a time D. At one time
17. He listened so attentively that not a word ______________.
A. he had missed B. he missed C. he didn't miss D. did he miss
18. We spent nearly 3 hours waiting outside the station, then out _____________.
A. the star came B. did the star come C. came the star D. be the star coming
19. The African killer bees could not be handled safely, nor ______________.
A. their honey could be harvested B. harvested could their honey be
C. could not their honey be harvested D. could their honey be harvested
20. Down ____________ when he was passing under the tree.
A. an apple fall B. an apple fell C. did an apple fall D. fell an apple
1. The doctor was so angry that none of the nurses dared to utter.
=> Such ___________________________________________________________________________.
2. The film was so moving that I couldn't help crying.
=> So moving _______________________________________________________________________.
3. If I learnt Russian, I would read a Russian book.
=>Were ____________________________________________________________________________.
4. He neither has called on her nor will do so.
=> Neither __________________________________________________________________________.
5. You shouldn't go out late under any circumstances.
=> Under no circumstances _____________________________________________________________.
6. This switch must be touched on no account.
=> On no account ____________________________________________________________________.
7. There is a temple on the top of the hill.
=> On the ___________________________________________________________________________.
8. Lombard Street is found in San Francisco.
=>Found ____________________________________________________________________________.
9. A man with a gun stood in the doorway.
=>In the doorway _____________________________________________________________________.
10. Although she is young, she knows a great deal.
=> Young as _________________________________________________________________________.
11. Although he studies hard, he makes little progress.
=> Hard as ___________________________________________________________________________.
12. If you were a fish, the cat would eat you.
=> Were _____________________________________________________________________________.
13. If your father had known this, he would have given you advice.
=> Had ______________________________________________________________________________.
14. If you should need my help, phone me at once.
=> Should ___________________________________________________________________________.
VOCABULARY – IDIOM
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UNMASKING SKIN
If you took off your skin and laid it flat, it would cover an area of 1. __________ twenty-one square
feet, making it by 2. ___________ the body’s largest organ. Draped in place over our bodies, skin forms
the barrier 3. __________ what’s inside us and what’s outside. It protects us from a multitude of external
forces. It 4. ___________ as an avenue to our most intimate physical and psychological selves.
This impervious 4. ___________ permeable barrier, less than a millimeter thick in places, is
5. ___________ of three layers. The outermost layer is the bloodless epidermis. The dermis includes
collagen, elastin and nerve endings. The 6. __________ layer, subcutaneous fat, contains issue that acts as
an energy source, cushion and insulator for the body.
7. ___________ these familiar characteristics of skin emerge the profound mysteries of touch,
arguably our most essential source of sensory stimulation. We can live 8. ____________ seeing or hearing
– in fact, without any of our other senses. But babies born without effective nerve connections between
skin and brain can 9. ____________ to thrive and may 10. __________ die.

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