______ when the phone rang.
A.Scarcely I had walked in the door
B.Scarcely had I walked in the door
C.I had walked scarcely in the door
D.I had walked in the door scarcely
A.Scarcely I had entered the room
B.had I scarcely entered the room
C.Scarcely had I entered the room
D.I had scarcely entered the room
__________ settled themselves in their seats in the theatre when the curtain went up.
A.Scarcely they had
B.Had scarcely they
C.Scarcely had they
D.Scarcely have they
______had he arrived home than it began to rain.
A. Not until
B. No sooner
C. Scarcely
D. hardly
She considered that Mr. Smith had taken ______ of his position.
A.profit
B.benefit
C.interested
D.advantage
What do we know about Milly from the story?
A. She was seriously ill.
B. She was hidden somewhere.
C. She had met with an accident.
D. She had caused a scandal.
She did the work______her manager had told her.
A.as
B.until
C.when
D.though
A.firmly
B.cheerfully
C.sharply
D.bitterly
A.by contrast
B.contrast
C.with contrast
D.contrasting