Question

Scarcely had they settled themselves in their seats in the theatre ______ the curtain went up. ...

Scarcely had they settled themselves in their seats in the theatre ______ the curtain went up. A．then B．before C．when D．then

Answer 1

C

试题分析： 句意为：--他们在剧院一坐下，幕布就升起了。 A .then，在那时 B. before，在---之前 C .when，固定搭配：Scarcely had+完成时 when+一般过去时：一---就="no" sooner ---than  D. then在那时 点评：此题主要考察考生对固定搭配的掌握程度和熟练情况，作答此类题型，可用排除法，将明显错误的选项排除。当然，也可用替换法，按原文重新造句，据此可根据礼貌性原则，习惯用语原则等做出正确回答