Question

Hardly ________ to speak ________ someone interrupted him.

A．had he begun; when B．he had begun; while

C．did he begin; when D．he begun; when

 

Answer 1

A

【解析】答案：A　考查倒装句。hardly...when...意为“一……就……”，当hardly置于句首时，句子要用部分倒装，由此可排除选项B和D；begin这一动作先于interrupted发生，由此应用过去完成时。故A项正确。