1. Choose the correct option for each gap below.
1. ___________________ __ allow such terrible things to happen again.
a. Never again we will
b. No way will
c. Under no circumstances will we
d. Little will we
2. We all need to be wise, but ___________________ __ allow fear to dictate the course of our lives.
a. never we must
b. on no account should we
c. no way we should
d. under no circumstances we should
3. ___________________ __ started the talk ___________________ __ a group of hooligans arrived and started shouting slogans.
a. Barely had they / when
b. No sooner had they / when
c. Barely they had / when
d. No sooner had they / that
4. ___________________ __ we take specific actions immediately ___________________ __ hope to stop climate change in one way or the other.
a. Rarely when / can we
b. If only / can we
c. Only if / can we
d. Only / we can
5. ___________________ _ break the law, ___________________ __ put themselves and others in stupid danger.
a. Not only they / but they also
b. Not only have they / but they also have
c. Not only did they / but did they also
d. Not only did they / but they also
2. Rewrite the sentences using inversion. Use the words in brackets when provided.
1. I would accept this position only if everybody agreed.
___________________ this position.
2. The Queen has rarely cried in front of a camera.
___________________ in front of a camera.
3. He mentioned the financial crisis zero times. (Not once)
___________________ the financial crisis.
4. I had hardly arrived home when my phone rang.
___________________ home when my phone rang.
5. They had barely won the match when the coach had a heart attack.
___________________ the match when the coach had a heart attack.
6. The company had no sooner launched a new product than it went bankrupt.
___________________ a new product than it went bankrupt.
7. She didn't really understand what the conversation was about. (Little. . . )
___________________ what the conversation was about.
8. You are not allowed to disturb the pilots under any circumstances.
___________________ to disturb the pilots.
9. We have never faced such a challenge!
___________________ such a challenge!
10. You can solve this puzzle only by guessing.
___________________ this puzzle.