Bài ôn tập môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Ôn thi THPT Quốc gia năm học 2015-2016 - Đỗ Bình

Time clause exercise NO SOONER THAN
1) Kate (skate)__________________ when she fell and broke her leg.
2) I (listen)__________________ to the radio when I heard about this terrible car crash.
3) When the teacher(come) __________________, the pupils were speaking noisily.
4) The fans (get)__________________ impatient when their favourite star came on the stage, at last!
5) We (pick up)__________________ mushrooms when a fox suddenly ran in front of us.
6) When the teacher(ask) __________________ him to answer the question, the little boy was looking out of the window.
7) I(work) __________________ on anglaisfacile when I got a private message from another member.
8) The mother (cook)__________________ dinner when she cut her finger.
9) When her boyfriend(ring) __________________ the bell, the young girl was still doing her hair.
10) When the police (arrest)__________________ him, the thief was rushing out of the bank.
ANSWERS:
1. was skating
2. was listening
3. came in
4. were getting
5. were picking up
6. asked
7. was working
8. was cooking
9. rang
10. arrested
Rewrite the following sentences using no sooner than.
Example
As soon as I got up from bed, I took a bath.
No sooner had I gotten up from bed, than I took a bath. OR No sooner did I get up from bed, than I took a bath.
1. As soon as the sun rose, the fog disappeared.
2. As soon as I finished my studies, I got a good job.
3. As soon as I put the phone down, it started ringing again.
4. As soon as they met, they fell in love with each other.
5. As soon as the sun disappeared below the horizon, darkness began to envelop the planet.
6. As soon as he fired the gun, the tiger sprang on him.
7. As soon as the police had left the scene, trouble started brewing again.
8. As soon as he saw the police, he ran away.
Exercise
1. No sooner had the sun risen than the fog disappeared.
2. No sooner had I finished my studies than I got a good job.
3. No sooner did I put the phone down than it started ringing again.
4. No sooner did they meet than they fell in love with each other.
5. No sooner had the sun disappeared below the horizon than darkness began to envelop the planet.
6. No sooner did he fire the gun than the tiger sprang on him.
7. No sooner had the police left the scene than trouble started brewing again.
8. No sooner did he see the police than he ran away.
Combine the following sentences using ‘No soonerthan’
1. She read the telegram. She fainted at once.
2. The thieves saw the police. They ran away at once.
3. The child started crying. His mother lifted him up at once.
4. I went to bed. Soon I fell asleep.
5. I took a dose of the medicine. Soon I started feeling better.
6. He reached the bus station. The bus came at once.
7. The driver saw the signal. He applied the brake at once.
Answers
1. No sooner did she read the telegram than she fainted.
2. No sooner did the thieves see the police than they ran away.
3. No sooner did the child start crying than his mother lifted him up.
4. No sooner did I go to bed than I fell asleep.
5. No sooner did I take a dose of medicine than I started feeling better.
6. No sooner did he reach the bus station than the bus came.
7. No sooner did the driver see the signal than he applied the brake.
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Exercises with 'no sooner...than, not only, never, on no account'
1  Rewrite the sentences so that they begin with the words in brackets.
1  I sat down. Then the telephone rang. (no sooner)    _____________________________________________________________________________
2  He is talented. He is also very modest. ( not only)    _____________________________________________________________________________
3  There has never been such high unemployment. (never)    _____________________________________________________________________________
4  You mustn't speak to anyone. (on no account)    _____________________________________________________________________________
5  She came top in maths. She also won the geography prize. (not only)    _____________________________________________________________________________
6  He began to speak. Then someone started to shout at him. (no sooner)    _____________________________________________________________________________
7  You shouldn't touch that wire. (on no account)    _____________________________________________________________________________
8  The moment we started eating, the telephone rang. (no sooner)    _____________________________________________________________________________
9  He was a brilliant journalist and a competent poet, too. (not only)    _____________________________________________________________________________
10 I have never been so insulted! (never)    _____________________________________________________________________________
11 You definitely shouldn't pay this bill. (on no account)    _____________________________________________________________________________
12 She enjoys swimming and she likes an early morning run as well. (not only)
1) As soon as the teacher came into the class all the students stood up. My Answer: No sooner did the teacher come into the class than all the students stood up. Hardly_____________________________________________________________ Scarcely____________________________________________________________ 
2) As soon as the thief saw the police man, he started running. My Answer: No sooner did the theif see the police man, than he started running. Hardly______________________________________________________________ Scarcely____________________________________________________________ 
3) As soon as the police received the information about the rally, they were alert. My Answer: No sooner did the police receive the information about the rally, than they were alert. Hardly______________________________________________________________ Scarcely____________________________________________________________ 
4) As soon as I went home, I started playing. My Answer: No sooner did I go home than I started playing. Hardly______________________________________________________________ Scarcely____________________________________________________________ 
5) As soon as the bell rang, all the students came out of their class rooms. My Answer: No sooner did the bell ring than all the students came out of the class. Hardly______________________________________________________________ Scarcely___________________________________________________________
1.As soon as he went into the bank, one of the robbers attacked him.(No soonerthan..)
2.She fell asleep as soon as she lay down.(Hardly..when..)
3.As soon as he stepped into the bathroom, the cell phone rang.(No sooner than..)
4.He read the reading passage first. Immediately after that he answered the questions.(Hardlywhen)
5.As soon as he saw her , he recognised her.(No sooner than)
Answers:
1.No sooner had he gone into the bank than one of teh robbers attacked him.
2.Hardly had she lain down when she fell asleep.
3.No sooner has she stepped into the bathroom than the cell phone rang.
4.Hardly had he read the reading passage when he answered the questions.
5.No sooner had he seen her than he recognised her.
No sooner had we arrived at the station than the announcement started.
No sooner does Max arrive than the class starts.
No sooner will the bell ring than the feast will start tomorrow.
Hardly had we arrived at the station when the announcement started.
Scarcely had Jake finished the book report when Alan came in.
Exercise: Rewrite the following sentences
1. She didn’t become a teacher until 1990.
It was not until 1990 that she became a teacher
2. He didn’t know how to swim until he was 30
It was not until he had been 30 that he knew how to swim
3. They didn’t begin to learn English until 1980.
It was not until1980 that they began to learn EL
4. The boy didn’t do his homework until his father came home.
It was not until the boy's father had come home that he did his hw