No sooner _______ the parrot flew out and settled in the same tree as the cat.
A.had Mary opened the cage than
B.Mary opened the cage that
C.did Mary open the cage when
D.Mary opened the cage
A.had Mary opened the cage than
B.Mary opened the cage that
C.did Mary open the cage when
D.Mary opened the cage
No sooner ______ (我刚点着蜡烛) than it was put out.
A.transformation
B.transmission
C.transportation
D.transition
According to the passage, which people seem to age sooner than the others?
A.Shop assistants.
B.Professors.
C.Lawyers.
D.Doctors.
Which of the following is NOT TRUE of loud music?
A.It helped the subjects to brake sooner at the red light.
B.It helped the drivers to respond faster to objects in their central field of vision.
C.It helped the subjects to respond faster to objects in their peripheral vision.
D.It can produce more positive results than negative results for drivers.
18. ____than it began raining.
A.Hardly had he reached home B.Hardly did he reach home
C.No sooner did he reach home D.No sooner had he reached home
A.He is an experienced police officer.
B.He will quit his present job sooner or later.
C.He is a good supervisor.
D.He enjoys being a police officer.
Do you think the author will choose to live in the countryside?
A.Definitely—sooner or later.
B.By no means—he is daydreaming.
C.If he can afford a house there.
D.Hard to say—he is in two minds.
It was shocking that no sooner ______ (这两国刚签订了和平条约,其中一国就向另一国发起攻击).
________ she realized it was too late to go home.
A) No sooner it grew dark than
B) Hardly did it grow dark that
C) Scarcely had it grown dark than
D) It was not until dark that