Never had I seen... / Not only did he... / On the table sat a box. 倒装是 CPE 写作拿高分的标志性结构。这一课把否定倒装、地点倒装、so/such 倒装一次讲透。
⑥ 中国学生高频错误诊断
错误 1：倒装后又写回正常语序❌ Never I have seen。✅ Never have I seen。
错误 2：Not only 后句也倒装❌ Not only did he apologise, but did he also pay。✅ 后句不倒装：but he also paid。
错误 3：借了 do 却保留过去式❌ Hardly did I left。✅ Hardly had I left（完成时用 had）/ 或 did I leave。
错误 4：only 修饰主语也倒装❌ Only did she know。✅ Only she knew（only + 主语不倒装）。
⑦ CPE 考点与真题风格演练
CPE Use of English Part 4 高频考倒装改写。
真题风格 1I had never seen such courage. (NEVER)
→ Never had I seen such courage.
真题风格 2You can only improve by practising. (ONLY)
→ Only by practising can you improve.
真题风格 3He had no sooner arrived than the phone rang. (SOONER)
→ No sooner had he arrived than the phone rang.
⑧ 背诵内容：背诵 9 句倒装金句
每天背 3 句，3 天背完。大声读，边读边想意思。
Rarely do we stop to consider what really matters.
我们很少停下来思考什么才真正重要。
Not only was she intelligent, but she was also kind.
她不仅聪明，而且善良。
Only by facing our fears can we overcome them.
唯有直面恐惧，我们才能战胜它。
Hardly had I sat down when the doorbell rang.
我刚坐下门铃就响了。
No sooner had the game begun than it started to rain.
比赛刚开始就下雨了。
Not until I lost it did I realise its value.
直到失去，我才懂得它的价值。
So vivid was the dream that I woke up shaken.
梦如此逼真，我醒来时仍心有余悸。
At the foot of the mountain lay a tiny village.
山脚下躺着一个小村庄。
Seldom has a decision been so difficult.
很少有决定如此艰难。
⑩ 分层练习 15 题（含答案与解析）
1–5 基础，6–10 中级，11–13 高级，14–15 仿真题。
基础I had never seen such a mess. → Never ___ I seen such a mess.
had。Never had I seen。
基础We rarely go out on weekdays. → Rarely ___ we go out on weekdays.
do。Rarely do we。
基础You can succeed only by patience. → Only by patience ___ you succeed.
can。Only by...can you。
基础A small cottage stood at the gate.（完全倒装）→ At the gate ___ a small cottage.
stood。地点短语提前，谓语全提前。
基础She had no sooner left than he called. → No sooner ___ she left than he called.
had。No sooner had she left。
中级He not only apologised, but he also refunded us.（倒装）→ Not only ___ he apologise, but he also refunded us.
did。Not only did he apologise（过去时借 did）。
中级I realised the truth only then. → Not until then ___ I realise the truth.
did。Not until did I realise。
中级The noise was so loud that we left. → So loud ___ the noise that we left.
was。So loud was the noise。
中级I had hardly arrived when she phoned. → Hardly ___ I arrived when she phoned.
had。Hardly had I arrived。
中级A framed photo hung on the wall. → On the wall ___ a framed photo.
hung。完全倒装。
高级Only after the war ___ people return to their homes.
did。Only + 时间状语提前，部分倒装。
高级改写：I have seldom eaten better food.（Seldom）
Seldom have I eaten better food.
高级判断对错：Only he knew the password. 要不要倒装？
不倒装。only 修饰主语 he，不提前状语。
仿真题KWT: We will understand the consequences only later. (ONLY) → Only later ___ ___ understand the consequences.
will we。Only later will we understand。
仿真题KWT：The team had scarcely won when the fans rushed the pitch. (SCARCELY) → ___ ___ the team won when the fans rushed the pitch.
Scarcely had。Scarcely had the team won。