问题
选择题
Hardly __________ dead or injured when the disaster hit the area.
A．had the Chinese citizens been reported
B．the Chinese citizens had been reported
C．did the Chinese citizens been reported
D．was the Chinese citizens been reported
答案
答案：A
本题考查倒装结构。句首否定词hardly，故主句的主谓用部分倒装结构，根据从句用必要过去时，故主句用过去完成时。句意：灾难一袭击这个地区，中国公民的死伤就报道了。