Complete the text by using the words and phrases from the box

Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence.

Complete each sentence with a suitable phrase containing the verb in brackets in an appropriate form.

1 Should ….. you need …………..(need) anything, could you let me know?

2 Were the plane ……………………….. (take off) everyone in it would have been killed.

3 Had ……………………… (study) harder, I would probably have passed all my exams.

4 Should …………………….. (be) in the neighbourhood, drop in.

5 Had ………………………….. (go) to the doctor immediately, your daughter would not be so il.

6 Never before ……………………………………. (spend) so much money on her daughter’s birthday.

7 Should ……………………………. (feel) hungry, just call room service and order a meal.

8 Were ……………………………(offer) her the job, we couldn’t be sure thatshe would accept.

9 Had …………………………… (take) the necessary measures, this political crisis could have been avoided.

10 Scarcely …………………………………. (get) home when the police called us with news of Geoffrey.

1. Jim promised that he would never/never would he tell anyone else.

2. Not until it was too late I remembered/did I remember to cal Susan.

3. Hardly had we settled down in our seats than/when the lights went out.

4. Only after checking three times I was/was I certain of the answer.

5. At no time I was aware /was I aware of anything of the ordinary.

6. Only Catherine and Sally passed/did they pass the final examination.

7. Only when Pete has arrived/has Pete arrived can we begin the programme.

8. No sooner had it stopped raining than/when the sun came out.

little such not only under no circumstances had seldom along no sooner as scarcely

Well, ladies and gentlemen, we’ve done it again – another election victory. The last four years of office has been a wonderful time for the party, a tale of adversity overcome.

….. No sooner ………. had we come to office than the Stock Market crashed. But we survived that scare, and we came out of it stronger for the experience. The opposition claimed we were faltering (нерешительный). ………………………………. have I heard such hypocrisy from a party which continued to squabble (ссориться) internally for the next four years. Then ………………………………………………………. came a fellow called David Rew, with his new breakaway Democratic party – but he didn’t have much success in the opinion polls! …………………………………………….. did he claim he’d become prime Minister within three years, he also reckoned (полагать) that this party was now unpopular with younger voters. ………………………… did he realise that it would be the young voters who gave us an overwhelming vote of confidence in yesterday’s election. …………………………………….. had the first votes rolled in when it was obvious that we would be re-elected with a huge majority. …………………………………… was the extent of our victory that the new Democrats obtained a meager five seats. ………………………… they known they would perform so poorly, I don’t think they would have been quite so scathing in their criticism of our economic policy. But rest assured (будьте уверены), ladies and gentlemen, …………………………………….. will we rest on our laurels (почивать на лаврах). There is no room for complacency (самоуспокоенность) in this government. And I am confident, ………………………………..I’m sure are most of you, that the next four years will be a resounding (loud) success. Thank you.

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