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1. Never _____ such a wonderful performance.
A. I have seen
B. have I seen
C. I had seen
D. did I seen
2. Not only _____ the exam, but she also got the highest score.
A. she passed
B. did she pass
C. she did pass
D. passed she
3. No sooner _____ home than it started to rain.
A. had I arrived
B. I had arrived
C. did I arrive
D. I arrived
4. Hardly _____ speaking when the phone rang.
A. had she finished
B. she had finished
C. she finished
D. did she finish
5. Little _____ that his invention would change the world.
A. he knew
B. did he know
C. he did know
D. knew he
6. Only after the meeting _____ the truth.
A. I discovered
B. did I discover
C. I did discover
D. discovered I
7. Under no circumstances _____ the building without permission.
A. you should leave
B. should you leave
C. you leave
D. do you leave
8. Not until midnight _____ studying.
A. she stopped
B. did she stop
C. she did stop
D. stopped she
9. So impressed _____ that he offered her the job immediately.
A. the manager was
B. was the manager
C. the manager did
D. did the manager
10. Rarely _____ to the theater these days.
A. we go
B. do we go
C. we did go
D. going we
11. _____ had I opened the door when the cat ran out.
A. Hardly
B. Never
C. Always
D. Often
12. Not only _____ English fluently, but he also speaks French.
A. he speaks
B. does he speak
C. he does speak
D. speaks he
13. _____ does she realize how talented she is.
A. Hardly
B. Little
C. Much
D. Great
14. Only by working together _____ solve this problem.
A. we can
B. can we
C. we could
D. could
15. Seldom _____ such generosity in today's world.
A. you see
B. do you see
C. you seeing
D. see you
16. No sooner _____ the news than she burst into tears.
A. she heard
B. had she heard
C. did she hear
D. she had heard
17. _____ was his determination that nothing could stop him.
A. So
B. Such
C. Very
D. Much
18. Only when you experience failure _____ appreciate success.
A. you can
B. can you
C. you will
D. you do
19. At no time _____ aware of the danger.
A. I was
B. was I
C. I had been
D. had been I
20. Not until the results were announced _____ how well she had done.
A. she realized
B. did she realize
C. she did realize
D. realized she
21. Nowhere _____ a more peaceful place than this village.
A. you will find
B. will you find
C. you find
D. finding you
22. So quickly _____ that nobody noticed.
A. he left
B. did he leave
C. he did leave
D. left he
23. In no way _____ responsible for the accident.
A. she was
B. was she
C. she is
D. is she
24. Only if you study hard _____ pass the VSTEP exam.
A. you will
B. will you
C. you can
D. you do
25. Barely _____ the station when the train departed.
A. we reached
B. had we reached
C. we had reached
D. did we reach
26. Not a single word _____ during the meeting.
A. he said
B. did he say
C. he says
D. says he
27. _____ beautiful was the sunset that we stopped the car to take photos.
A. Such
B. Very
C. So
D. Too
28. Only after graduating from university _____ find a good job.
A. she could
B. could she
C. she can
D. can she
29. Never before _____ such heavy traffic in this area.
A. there has been
B. has there been
C. there was
D. was there
30. On no account _____ this information to anyone.
A. you must reveal
B. must you reveal
C. you reveal
D. revealing you
ĐÁP ÁN
| Câu | Đáp án | Câu | Đáp án | Câu | Đáp án |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | 11 | A | 21 | B |
| 2 | B | 12 | B | 22 | B |
| 3 | A | 13 | B | 23 | B |
| 4 | A | 14 | B | 24 | B |
| 5 | B | 15 | B | 25 | B |
| 6 | B | 16 | B | 26 | B |
| 7 | B | 17 | B | 27 | C |
| 8 | B | 18 | B | 28 | B |
| 9 | B | 19 | B | 29 | B |
| 10 | B | 20 | B | 30 | B |
Giải thích nhanh: Quy tắc chung — khi câu bắt đầu bằng từ/cụm từ mang nghĩa phủ định hoặc hạn chế, trợ động từ phải đứng trước chủ ngữ. Câu 17: dùng "Such" vì theo sau là danh từ (his determination). Câu 27: dùng "So" vì theo sau là tính từ (beautiful).