Hardly ______ his speech when a young woman in the audience rose to make a protest.A. George finishedB. does George finishC. George had finishedD. had George finished

本题考查倒装句的用法，核心在于掌握"Hardly...when..."结构的固定形式。
关键点：

1. Hardly引导的从句需使用过去完成时，且必须采用部分倒装（将助动词had提前到主语前）。
2. 主句和从句的时态需符合逻辑顺序：主句动作（hardly后的动作）发生在从句动作（when引导的动作）之前。

选项分析

• A. George finished：未使用倒装，且时态错误（应为过去完成时）。
• B. does George finish：时态错误（does为现在时助动词，与语境不符）。
• C. George had finished：未使用倒装，结构不完整。
• D. had George finished：正确使用部分倒装，且had与主语George的位置符合语法要求。

结构拆解

原句应为：
Hardly had George finished his speech when...
其中，had finished为过去完成时，had需提前到主语前，构成倒装。