Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Hans told us about his investing in the company. He did it on his arrival at the meeting.
A. Only after investing in the company did Hans inform us of his arrival at the meeting.
B. Not until Hans told us that he would invest in the company did he arrive at the meeting.
C. Hardly had he informed us about his investing in the company when Hans arrived at the meeting.
D. No sooner had Hans arrived at the meeting than he told us about his investing in the company.
Đáp án D
Kiến thức: Đảo ngữ với Hardly…when… và No sooner…than…
Giải thích:
Cấu trúc đảo ngữ với Hardly…when… và No sooner…than…
Hardly/No sooner + had + S + PP +… + when/than + mệnh đề bình thường
Khi dùng cấu trúc này, ta diễn tả hành động ở vế thứ 2 xảy ra ngay sau vế thứ nhất.
Tạm dịch: Hans vừa đến cuộc họp thì anh ấy đã thông báo cho chúng tôi về việc đầu tư của anh ấy trong công ty.