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Question
In the following item, sentence I is complete, while sentence II is not. Complete sentence II, making it as similar as possible to sentence I. Write sentence II.
(I) As soon as I solved one problem, the teacher gave me another.
(II) No sooner ______
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Solution
(I) As soon as I solved one problem, the teacher gave me another.
(II) No sooner did I solve one problem than the teacher gave me another.
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