Inversion
____ had I arrived at work when my husband called me saying I had left my laptop behind.
a) As soon as
b) Hardly
c) Just
d) Only
b) Hardly
The teacher asked the children to _______ and be quiet before the lesson started.
a) bring it up
b) bring up
c) settle down
d) settle it down
c) settle down
I live in a wonderful neighbourhood. It's not too crowded, there's lots of green spaces and it's really safe. _______, it can be a little too quiet sometimes!
a) Above all
b) Anyway
c) Frankly
d) Mind you
d) Mind you
The mayor of the city _______ that the Wyndos Hill territory belongs to the govenment. But one local farmer disagrees, saying it's actually her land.
a) claims
b) knows
c) proves
d) states
a) claims
We don't have an exam for literature this semester, but we have to complete _______. It's an essay about the themes of a book.
a) an assignment
b) a curriculum
c) a feedback
d) qualification
a) an assignment
On no account _____ this letter. It is extremely confidential.
a) don't open
b) should you open
c) you open
d) you should open
b) should you open
You were very angry about Kieran's comment yesterday. I thought you were going to hit him! I had to take you to a cafe nearby to _______.
a) calm you down
b) cheer you up
c) fit you in
d) get you down
a) calm you down
I've been so stressed and busy at work this week. ______, it's not as bad as last week.
a) In other words
b) My view is that
c) Say
d) Still
d) Still
The school decided to start punishing badly behaved students by keeping them in a kind of 'school prison'. _______ this practice is cruel and excessive, while others claim that it has proven to be effective.
a) Definitely,
b) On one hand,
c) Some might say that
d) Without a doubt,
c) Some might say that
There are several pieces of _______ equipment which monitor the temperature and pressure inside the machine.
a) analogue
b) digitally
c) eletric
d) electronic
d) electronic
No sooner had we left the party ____ the police arrived. We were very lucky.
a) before
b) than
c) until
d) when
b) than
I hadn't seen my best friend for many years, so I was really happy to _______ while shopping last week.
a) bump into her
b) come across it
c) mess around
d) move on
a) bump into her
Reggie paid £3,000 for that car. He bought it second-hand. _______, he paid a bit too much. That car looks like a piece of rubbish!
a) As such
b) If you ask me
c) That is to say
d) Unlike
b) If you ask me
The use of social media for sharing photos has increased dramatically. _______ this is a sign that the younger generations are image-obesessed and vain, but I would disagree.
a) I'm certain that
b) It could be argued that
c) The truth is that
d) We know that
b) It could be argued that
Scientists are trying to find a _______ for Parkinsons, a disease which often affects older people. They hope to eliminate the disease in the next few decades.
a) bacteria
b) cure
c) vaccine
d) virus
b) cure
The Chinese staff were nervous about the visitors. Not since their classes in high school _______ English, so they weren't very confident.
a) did they speak
b) had they spoken
c) they had spoken
d) they spoke
b) had they spoken
I spent a small fortune on my credit card last month. Now I have to figure out how to _______ !
a) call it off
b) call off
c) pay it off
d) pay off
c) pay it off
I respect Zara for her intelligence and her creativity. ______, I admire her bravery.
a) Above all
b) Broadly speaking
c) From my perspective
d) Well
a) Above all
I met some very rude people on the bus in Chengdu. _______, however, people in China are kind and friendly.
a) In all cases
b) In every way
c) On one hand
d) On the whole
d) On the whole
The countryside here is relatively _______. There's no sign of people, very few buildings, and no rubbish or pollution.
a) breathtaking
b) lively
c) picturesque
d) unspoilt
d) unspoilt
Jhon must be in a hurry! Never ______ someone drive so fast!
a) did I see
b) have I seen
c) have seen I
d) I have seen
b) have I seen
Playing video games has taken up too much of my time recently. I think I need to _______.
a) catch it on
b) catch on
c) cut down on it
d) cut it down on
c) cut down on it
Our office is trying to be more environmentally friendly. _______, we ask that employees switch off the lights when leaving, and close the windows when it's cold.
a) As such
b) If you ask me
c) In a nutshell
d) Mind you
a) As such
You don't get a lot of trees up here in the mountains. Plants _______ prefer areas protected from wind, closer to rivers.
a) always
b) , without exception,
c) never
d) tend to
d) tend to
Atoms are made up of three elementary _______ : protons, neutrons and electrons.
a) matter
b) particles
c) signals
d) waves
b) particles