单选题 Hardly had I heard the news ______ I began to cry.
A. when B. than C. as D. and

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】本题考查固定搭配。考查的固定搭配为：hardly...when...，意为“一…就…”；在这个句型中，hardly后的句子应用倒装。该句意为：我一听到那个消息就开始哭。