[单项选择]Scarcely had they settled in their seats in the cinema ______ the film began.
A. when
B. than
C. as
D. until

[单项选择]Scarcely had I went home（）he went out.
A. when
B. than
C. while
D. as

[单项选择]Scarcely had the boat reached the open water ______ it encountered high winds and heavy seas.
A. than
B. as
C. when
D. since

[单项选择]Scarcely had he hung up the phone （）it rang a second time
A. but    
B. as
C. than   
D. for

[单项选择]Scarcely had her husband arrived home ______ his wife started complaining.
A. when
B. that
C. than
D. and

[单项选择]Scarcely had he got to the office______ his boss wanted to see him.


A. until
B. than
C. then
D. when

[单项选择]Scarcely （） those words when suddenly the monster was transformed into a very handsome youth.
A. had he uttered
B. did he utter
C. he had uttered
D. he did utter

[简答题]

From the time Beethoven settled permanently in Vienna, which he was soon induced to do by the kindness of his aristocratic friends, the only noteworthy external features of his career are the productions of his compositions. In spite of the usual hostile criticism for obscurity, exaggeration and unpopularity, his reputation became world-wide and by degrees actually popular. As his later works became notorious for their extravagance and unintelligibility his earlier works became better understood. He was no man of" business, but, in a thoroughly unpractical way, he was suspicious and exacting in money matters, which in his later years frequently turned up in his conversation as a grievance, and at times, especially during the depreciation of the Austrian currency between 1808 and 1815, were a real anxiety to him. Nevertheless, with a little more skill his external prosperity would have been great. He was alway

[单项选择]The colonists first settled in in Australi
A. a. South AustraliaB. QueenslandC. TasmaniaD. Victoria

[单项选择]Scarcely ______ now without some sort of incident involving the old lady living at the end of the lane.
A. a day passes
B. passes a day
C. does a day pass
D. has a day Passed

[单项选择]The phrase "scarcely that" (Para. 3, Line 4) means ______.


A. "just like that"
B. "almost not like that"
C. "more than that"
D. "not at all like that"

[单项选择]He scarcely deigned to look at them, ______ speak to them.


A. much less
B. much more
C. more less
D. far more

[单项选择]The phrase "scarcely that" (Line 4, Para. 3) means________.


A. almost not like that
B. just like that
C. more than that
D. not at all like that

[单项选择]______ Mr. Wells is scarcely in sympathy with the working class.
A. Although he is a socialist
B. Even if he is a socialist
C. Being a socialist
D. Since he is a socialist

[单项选择]Having taken our seats,（） ．
A. the professor began the lecture
B. the lecture began in no time
C. we were attracted by the lecturer immediately
D. the bell announced the beginning of the lecture

[单项选择]How many seats are there in the restaurant


A. 20.
B. 10.
C. 30.