I had hardly entered the room ____ the phone rang. But when I picked it up, there was no response.
(A) when
(B) then
(C) and
(D) for
我一进入房间,电话铃就响了。不过当我拿起电话时,却无回应。
理由
a. 本题测试“一……就……"的句型,这种句型共有以下两大类:
1) 一般过去时+ 一般过去时
As soon as I saw him,I ran away
= The moment I saw him,I ran away.
= The minute I saw him,I ran away.
(我一看到他就跑掉了。)
2) 过去完成时+ 一般过去时
a) no sooner...than...
I had no sooner seen him than I ran away.
(我先见到他,此动作没有比我跑得快――即: 我一见到他便跑掉了。)
b) hardly...when...
I had hardly seen him when I ran away.
(当我跑掉时几乎没有看到他――即: 我一看到他便跑掉了。)
c) scarcely...before... 在……之前几乎没……
I had scarcely seen him before I ran away.
(在我跑掉之前我几乎没看到他――即: 我一看到他便跑掉了。)
b. 空格前有had hardly,得知空格内应置入when,故(A)应为正选。