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.

Right after the police had arrived at the scene, the situation was settled.

A. The police did not arrive at the scene until the situation had been settled

B. If the police had arrived at the scene, the situation would have been settled

C. The police had no sooner arrived at the scene than the situation was settled

D. The situation had been settled just before the police arrived at the scene

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.

No sooner had he entered the house than the police arrested him.

A. He had just entered the house when the pollice arrested him.

B. Hardly that he had entered the house when the police arrested him.

C. Immediately had he entered the house when the police arrested him.

D. The police immediately arrested him as soon as he’s just entered the house.

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.

No sooner had he entered the house than the police arrested him.

A. He had just entered the house when the pollice arrested him.

B. Hardly that he had entered the house when the police arrested him.

C. Immediately had he entered the house when the police arrested him.

D. The police immediately arrested him as soon as he’s just entered the house.

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.

If they had arrived a moment later, they would have missed the start of the film.

A. They arrived just in time for the start of the film.

B. They missed the start of the film because they arrived late.

C. They didn’t arrive early enough for the start of the film.

D. They wouldn’t have missed the start of the film if they had arrived earlier.

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.
As soon as they arrived at the beach, it started to rain.

A. They had no sooner arrived at the beach, it started to rain.

B. No sooner had they arrived at the beach than it started to rain.

C. They had hardly arrived at the beach, it started to rain.

D. It started to rain when arriving at the beach.

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.

As soon as we arrived at the beach, it started to rain.

A. We had no sooner arrived at the beach, it started to rain. 

B. No sooner had we arrived at the beach than it started to rain. 

C. We had hardly arrived at the beach, it started to rain. 

D. It started to rain when arriving at the beach.

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.

As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home.

A. No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home.

B. He arrived at the airport sooner than he had expected.

C. Calling home, he said that he had arrived the airport.

D. Immediately after he called home, he arrived the airport.

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.

After Jane had seen her best friend off at the air port, she came back to work

A. Coming back to work, Jane had seen her best friend off at the air port.

B. Came back to work, Jane saw her best friend off at the air port.

C. Having seen her best friend off at the air port, Jane came back to work.

D. Seeing her best friend off at the air port, Jane came back to work.

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.

They started the meal after they had reached an agreement.

A. Reaching an agreement, they started the meal

B. Having reached an agreement, they started the meal

C. Having had the meal, they reached an agreement

D. Having the meal, they reached an agreement