Hardly to speak when the audience interrupted him.
A. he began
B. he had begun
C. had he begun
D. did he begin
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A. he began
B. he had begun
(答案→)C. had he begun
D. did he begin
解析：考查部分倒装句：Hardly+过去完成时的倒装+when…，“一…就…”，hardly是否定词，放在句首，后面用部分倒装，助动词had放在主语前面。句意：他一开始说话，观众就打断了他。选C。