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No sooner _________ the report released than the media erupted with criticism.

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1. The phrase **"No sooner ... than"** needs inversion of subject and auxiliary.

2. We can say **"No sooner was the report released than..."** which is correct and passive.

3. Option (b) **had** is wrong alone. It would need **"been"** ("had been released").

4. Options (c) and (d) do not fit. So **(a) was** is correct.

FINAL_ANSWER: a

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