No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back. Scarcely

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.

No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back.

Scarcely had she put the telephone down when her boss rang back

She had hardly put the telephone down without her boss rang back

Hardly she had hung up, she rang her boss immediately

As soon as her boss rang back, she put down the telephone

Giải thích

Đáp án A

Kiến thức đảo ngữ: No sooner had S PII than S V-ed O (Vừa mới….thì….).

= Hardly/Scarcely/Barely had S PII when S V-ed O.

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