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___ they studied harder, they would have passed the exam. A) Should B) Were C) Had D) Have

C) Had

Only by working together ___ this great technological feat. - - - - - - A) we can achieve B) can we achieve C) do we achieve D) we achieve

B) can we achieve

Not till the final minutes of the match ___ the winning goal. - - - - - A) the team scored B) did the team score C) scored the team D) the team did score

B) did the team score

Hardly ___ his speech ___ the crowd began to cheer. - - - - - A) had the politician finished […] when B) the politician had finished […] than C) finished the politician […] when D) the politician did finish […] than

A) had the politician finished […] when

Barely ___ the procedure ___ the patient's condition worsened. - - - - - A) the doctor had begun […] than B) had the doctor begun […] when C) did the doctor begin […] than D) the doctor began […] when

B) had the doctor begun […] when

___ they studied harder, they would have passed the exam. - - - - - A) Should B) Were C) Had D) Have

C) Had

___ I you, I would talk to the manager about this issue. - - - - - A) Should B) Were C) Had D) Was

B) Were

___ you need any help, don’t hesitate to call me. - - - - - A) Should B) Were C) Had D) Do

A) Should

Not only is cycling good for our health, but it is also good for the environment. "Inversion" was used in the sentence for ___. - - - - - (A) emphasis (B) informality (C) generality (D) contradiction

(A) emphasis

Seldom ___ such commitment from his team members before. - - - - - A) he has witnessed B) he witnessed C) has he witnessed D) did he witness

C) has he witnessed

Leo Tolstoy used inversion in his speech for ___. - - - - - A) generality B) emphasis C) contradiction D) informality

B) emphasis

Only after the company presented the evidence ___ the merger. - - - - - - A) the board did approve B) did the board approve C) the board approved D) approved the board

B) did the board approve

Rarely ___ such a high level of performance without dedication. - - - - - A) athletes do reach B) do athletes reach C) athletes reach D) reach the athletes

B) do athletes reach

Had AI ___, our lives would be very different. - - - - - A) not been invented B) been not invented C) not invented D) not been invent

A) not been invented

Little ___ about the true extent of the new virus. - - - - - A) did the health expert know B) knew the health expert C) the health expert knew D) the health expert did know

A) did the health expert know

Under no circumstances ___ on an exam. - - - - - A) a student should cheat B) should a student cheat C) a student cheats D) a student will cheat

B) should a student cheat

Scarcely ___ it encountered a technical issue. - - - - - A) the rocket had launched than B) the rocket did launch when C) launched the rocket than D) had the rocket launched when

D) had the rocket launched when

Not since the last financial crisis ___ such instability. - - - - - A) we have seen B) we did see C) have we seen D) have seen we

C) have we seen

In the quote above, The Rock used the linguistic resource "Inversion" for___. - - - - - A) informality B) contradiction C) generality D) emphasis

D) emphasis

No sooner ___ it began to rain. - - - - - A) the game had started when B) the game did start than C) had the game started than D) started the game when

C) had the game started than