III. Choose the best answer: 1. After Diego ____ lunch, he ____ to some music for a while. A.finished / had listened B. had finished/listened C. finished / listened D. had finished /had listened 2. Peter ___ his homework when the phone ____ . A. had just finished/rang B. had just finished/had rung C. just finished/rang D. just finished/had rung 3. Elena _____ her bicycle for only a short time before somebody_____ it. A.had had/stole B. had had/had stolen C. had/stole D. had/had stolen 4. The movie ____ by the time we ____ to the theater. A. had already started/had gotten B. already started/gotten C. had already started/got D. already started/had gotten 5. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels. A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written 6. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag. A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had 7. It was the tenth time I ___________ Ha Long Bay. A. have visited B. had visited C. visited D. was vsiting 8. Kate was the most polite person I ___________ to. A. talked B. have talked C. had talked D. was talking 9. My mother visited Hue Imperial City last year. She __________ there before. A. had never gone B. have never gone C. never went D. never goes 10. When I phoned Jack, he____________ out with his friends yesterday morning. A. had went B. had just gone C. was just going D. just went 11. Long __________ the lesson well after he had listened to his teacher’s explanation. A. understood B. had understood C. have understood D. was understanding 12. By the time you ___________ to my house, I ____________ to work last Monday. A. came/ went B. came/ have just gone C. came / had just gone D. was coming/ was going 13. Up to then, he ____________ making the birthday cake. A. hasn’t finished B. didn’t finish C. doesn’t finish D. hadn’t finished 14. It was the best cake I___________. A. have ever eaten B. had eaten C. ate D. was eating 15. My mother ____________ dinner when my father__________ home yesterday afternoon. A. has finished/ went B. had finished/ went C. was finishing/ was going D. finished/ went 16. He thanked me for what I ___________ for him last week. A. was doing B. did C. do D. had done 17. He __________ a pilot before 2019. A. had been B. has been C. was D. is 18. The thief __________ into the house before we _________ to work. A. had broke/ went B. had broken/ went C. broke/ had gone D. was breaking/ went 19. Phong __________sad after his friends ___________the bad news. A. had been/ had told B. had been/ told C. was/ had told D. A and B are correct 20. The students __________ decorating when the teacher came in the class. A. has finished B. were finishing C. finished D. had finished 21. As soon as I locked the door, I realized that I __________ my key in the house. A. left B. have left C. had left D. leave 22. My sister ___________ the Ocean before he moved to England. A. had never seen B. have never seen C. never saw D. has never seen 23. I _____________ my document in the computer lab before went out A. saved B. was saving C. had saved D. have just saved 24. By the time Jack moved to France, he __________ all furniture in the house. A. was sold B. has sold C. sold D. had sold 25. It was the second time, he ___________ at me in public. A. shouted B. was shouted C. had shouted D. has shouted 27. After he ___________ 5 kilometres, he____________ tired. A. had run/ felt B. was running/ felt C. have run/ felt D. ran/ felt