Question

I had no sooner got back to the kitchen ________ the door-bell rang loud enough to wake the dead.

A．when

B．than

C．as

D．while

Answer 1

B

no sooner…than意为“刚…就”，相当于as soon as. 句意为“我刚走回厨房,门铃又响了,响得足以把死人吵醒”。类似用法还有hardly / scarcely…when.。