Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
Scarcely had he got out of the house when it started raining
A. He got out of the house after it started raining
B. He had no sooner got out of the house when it started raining
C. He was getting out of the house when it started raining
D. It started raining right after he got out of the house
Đáp án D
Ngay khi anh ấy ra khỏi nhà thì trời bắt đầu mưa.
Cấu trúc: Scarcely / Hardly had + S + Ved when S + Ved = S + had no sooner Ved than S+ Ved: ngay khi...thì
Câu A sai ngữ pháp: S + Ved after S+ had Ved
Câu B sai ngữ pháp: no sooner...than
Câu C. Anh ấy đang đi ra ngoài thì trời bắt đầu mưa. => sai nghĩa
Câu D. Trời bắt đầu mưa ngay sau khi anh ấy ra khỏi nhà