Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Just after the play started there was a power failure.
A. No earlier had the play started than there was a power failure.
B. Hardly did the play start then there was a power failure.
C. No sooner did the play start before there was a power failure.
D. Hardly had the play started when there was a power failure.
Kiến thức: Câu đảo ngữ
Giải thích:
Cấu trúc: Hardly + had + S + V.p.p + when + S + V.ed
= No sooner + had + S + V.p.p + than + S + V.ed
Không dùng “No earlier” và “Hardly … then”
Câu C sai về thì.
Tạm dịch: Ngay sau khi vở kịch bắt đầu thì có một sự cố mất điện.
Chọn D