一、1.Vocabulary and Structure

0. I did not learn to drive______I was thirty-three years old and bought my own car.

A．not untilB．untilC．not tillD．till

1. It was not until 1969______the American astronaut succeeded in landing on the moon.

A．whichB．thenC．whenD．that

2. Not until quite recently______any idea what a spaceship was like.

A．did I haveB．that I hadC．when did I haveD．didn"t I have

3. Not until all the fish died in the river______how serious the pollution was.

A．the villagers did realizeB．the villagers realizeC．did the villagers realizeD．didn"t the villagers realize

4. ______I was fifteen that I set my foot in Ireland.

A．It was not untilB．Not untilC．AlthoughD．Even if

5. Not until Saturday afternoon______arrange for me to see Mr. Simpson.

A．he didB．that heC．he couldD．could he

6. ______started mowing the lawn when it began raining.

A．No sooner I hadB．No sooner had IC．Hardly I hadD．Hardly had I

7. Scarcely______to sleep when the telephone rang once more.

A．had I goneB．I had goneC．did I goD．I went

8. Hardly had the sun started to shine______it was clouded over again.

A．thenB．whenC．thanD．so

9. ______the door when the dog came running into the house.

A．Scarcely did I openB．Hardly did I openC．Scarcely had I openedD．No sooner had I opened

10. Hardly had the play started______a power cut.

A．when there wasB．when was thereC．than there wasD．than was there

11. ______his speech than a young woman stood up to ask a question.

A．Scarcely the chairman finishedB．No sooner had the chairman finishedC．Scarcely did the chairman finishD．No sooner did the chairman finish

12. No sooner had the rain stopped______the spectators began to return to the field.

A．thenB．whenC．soD．than

13. ______opened the book when I heard steps outside the room.

A．I hardlyB．Hardly I hadC．Hardly had ID．Hardly did I

14. He has never been to London before,______he knows everything about the people and the customs there.

A．andB．butC．forD．so