Question

Not until Dec. 2003 _____ caught by the US soldiers, and it was a great victory for the US

1. A.
   A. was Saddam Hussein
2. B.
   Saddam Hussein was
3. C.
   had Saddam Hussein been
4. D.
   Saddam Hussein had been

Answer 1

A
选A。 not until位于句首时，句子要部分倒装。而时间状语Dec. 2003暗示了要用一般过去时，故此只能选A。