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Only after he _________ the job as a computer programmer did he realise how much he loved it.

1. has left
2. had left
3. was leaving
4. would leave

Only after the teacher ______ the procedure clearly were the students allowed to go ahead with the experiment.

1. would explain 
2. had explained
3. was explaining
4. has explained

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Only after she ______ from a severe illness did she realise the importance of good health.

1. would recover
2. has recovered
3. had recovered
4. was recovering

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Only after the bus _____ for a few miles did Jane realise she was on the wrong route.

1. was running
2. had run
3. has run
4. runs

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Mary left home to start an independent life. She realised how much her family meant to her.

1. Only when Mary realised how much her family meant to her did she leave home to start an independent life.
2. To realise how much her family meant to her, Mary decided to leave home to start an independent life.
3. Not until Mary had left home to start an independent life did she realise how much her family meant to her.
4. Mary left home to start an independent life with a view to realising how much her family meant to her.

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Kate completed her higher education. She then decided to travel the world before getting a job.

1. Without completing her higher education, Kate decided to travel the world before getting a job.
2. Given that Kate decided to travel the world before getting a job, she completed her higher education.
3. Having completed her higher education, Kate decided to travel the world before getting a job.
4. Kate had scarcely travelled the world before geting a job when she completed her higher education.

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Laura practised playing the instrument a lot. She could hardly improve her performance.

1. Hardly had Laura practised playing the instrument a lot when she could improve her performance.
2. Had Laura practised playing the instrument a lot, she could have performed much better.
3. However much Laura practised playing the instrument, she could hardly perform any better.
4. As soon as Laura practised playing the instrument a lot, she could perform much better.

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Lucy paid a visit to the local orphanage. She then decided to donate part of her savings to the children there.

1. Lucy had hardly decided to donate part of her savings to the children when she paid a visit to the local orphanage.
2. It was only when Lucy had decided to donate part of her savings to the children that she paid a visit to the local orphanage.
3. Before she paid a visit to the local orphanage, Lucy had decided to donate part of her savings to the children there.
4. Having paid a visit to the local orphanage, Lucy decided to donate part of her savings to the children there.

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 It was not until the thirteenth stroke …………… the bell stopped.

1.  so that                                           
2. that
3. before                                            
4. when

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Hard as they tried, they…………in their scheme.

1. haven’t succeeded                                
2. hadn’t succeeded                       
3. succeeded not                              
4. not succeeded

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No matter how angry he was, he would never …………..to violence.

1.  resolve                                       
2. resource                   
3. exert                                             
4. resort

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 Having been asked to speak at the conference, ………………. .

1.  some notes were prepared for Dr. Clark
2.  some notes were prepared by Dr. Clark
3. Dr. Clark prepared some notes
4.  the members were pleased to hear Dr. Clark

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 ……………will Mr. Brown be able to regain control of the company.

1. with hard working                   
2. in spite of his hard work                
3. only if he work hard       
4. only with hard work

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Had he not been so busy taking the diamonds, he ………….the blow.

1. would feel                                 
2. had been feeling                     
3. had left                           
4. would have left

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     It was not until she had arrived home ___________________ her appointment with  the doctor.

1.  when she remembered                               
2.  that she remembered
3.   and she remembered                                 
4.  did she remember

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 No sooner had he sat down to lunch……….there was a knock at the door.

1. when                               
2. that                  
3. as                                                   
4. than

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Never ……………. her stand on the deserted station platform.

1.  I will forget to see                       
2. will I forget to see
3. will I forget seeing                        
4. will I be forgotten seeing

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 Hardly …………asleep when the phone woke him up again.

1. the doctor fell                               
2. the doctor had fallen
3. did the doctor fall                       
4. had the doctor fallen

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 Only after food has been dried or canned ________________________________.

1. it should be stored for future use.                                     
2. that it should be stored for future use.
3.  should it be stored for future use.          
4. should it store for future use.

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 My father paid my fees. _______________that, I wouldn’t be here now.

1. If there  were not                                                          
2. But for              
3. Had it not been for                                  
4. B and C are correct

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__________ had I arrived home than it began to rain.

1. No sooner               
2. Hardly
3. Scarcely                        
4. Rarely        

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 ___________________ will Mr. Dennis be able to regain control of the company.

1. With hard work                                         
2. Despite his hard work
3. Only if he works hardly                             
4. Only by working hard

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 ____________________, he would have been able to pass the exam.

1. If he studied harder last year                    
2. Provided he studied hard last year
3. Studying harder last year                           
4. Had he studied harder last year

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  Canada does not require that U.S citizens obtain passports to enter the country, and _________.

1. Mexico doesn’t, too                                  
2. So does Mexico
3. Mexico doesn’t, either                             
4. Neither is Mexico

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Had I known she was sick, I ………… her.

1. visited                                            
2. had visited                      
3. would visit                                  
4. would have visited

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    She didn’t shed a tear as the play ended in tragedy.

1. The tragedy play wasn’t good for her to shed tear.     
2. Without her tear, the play didn’t end tragically.     
3. So tragic was the play that she didn’t shed a tear. 
4. Not a tear did she shed when the play ended in tragedy.

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    The light failed the moment they began work.

1. But for the light failed, they would have begun work.
2. Hardly did they begin work when the light failed.
3. Hardly had they begun work when the light failed.
4.  As soon as the light failed, they began work.

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   The phone stopped ringing the moment I got downstairs.      

1. No sooner had the phone stopped ringing than I got downstairs.
2. After the phone had stopped ringing, I got downstairs.
3. Hardly had the phone stopped ringing when I got downstairs.
4. No sooner had I got downstairs than the phone stopped ringing.

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  We couldn’t relax until all the guests had left. 

1. Not until all the guests had left could we relax. 
2. It wasn’t until all the guests had left that we could relax.
3. It wasn’t until all the guests had left could we relax.  
4. A and B are correct.

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    I only recognized him when he came into the light.

1. Only when I recognized him, he came into the light.
2. It wasn’t until he came into the light that I recognized him
3. Not until he came into the light I did recognize him
4. I did not recognize him even when he came into the light.