54.　　 Little ____ know about verbs, Franz ____ his head.

A. did he; dared not lift　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. he; dare not lift　　

C. did he; dare not to lift 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. doesn’t; doesn’t dare lift

53.　　 No sooner ____ his talk than he ____ the workers.

A. he finished; surrounded all　　　　　　　　 B. did he finish; did surround

C. had he finished; was surrounded by　　　　 D. after he finished; was surrounded near

52.　　 Not a single mistake ____ in the dictation yesterday.

A. did he make　　　　　　　　　 B. made by him　　　　　　　　　 C. he made　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. he had made

51.　　 Hardly ____ when it began to rain.

A. had he arrived　　　　　　　 B. arrived he　　　　 　　 C. he had arrived　　　　　　　 D. did he arrive

50.　　 ____, his idea was accepted by all the people at the meeting.

A. Strange as might it sound　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. As it might sound strange

C. As strange it might sound　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Strange as it might sound

49.　　 If Joe’s wife won’t go to the party, ____.

A. he will either　　　　 　　　　 B. neither will he　　　　　　　 C. he neither will　　　 　　　　 D. either he will

48.　　 ____ for the free ticket, I would not have gone to see films so often.

A. If it is not 　　　　　　 　　　　 B. Were it not 　　　　　　　　　 C. Had it not been 　　　　 D. If they were not

47.　　 ____, I wouldn’t tell her the news.

A. Has I been you　 　　　　 B. I had been you　 　　　　　 C. Were I you 　　　　 　　　　 D. I were you

46.　　 ____ your letter, I would have started off two days ago.

A. If I could have received　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. If I received　

C. Should I receive　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Had I received

45.　　 ____ fired, your health care and other benefits will not be immediately cut off.

A. Would you be　 　 　　　　 B. Should you be 　　　　　　 C. Could you be　 　　 　　　　 D. Might you be