Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
As soon as they arrived at the beach, it started to rain.
A. They had no sooner arrived at the beach, it started to rain.
B. No sooner had they arrived at the beach than it started to rain.
C. They had hardly arrived at the beach, it started to rain.
D. It started to rain when arriving at the beach.
Đáp án B
“Ngay khi họ tới bãi biển, trời bắt đầu mưa”
= B. Ngay khi họ vừa tới bãi biển thì trời bắt đầu mưa.
Cấu trúc câu đảo ngữ với “Not only…but also…”: Not only +aux + S V+ but S also V O.
(Vừa mới…, thì…).