1. When we got home, dinner ___________, so we had a drink first.

A. Was preparing
B. Had been prepared
C. Was being prepared
D. Was prepared
2. While I __________ a bath, someone _______at the door.
A. Had/ had knocked
B. Have had/knocked
C. Had had/ was knocking
D. Was having/knocked
3. Yesterday, I_______________ for work late because I had forgot to set my alarm
A. Had been leaving
B. Had left
C. Left
D. Was leaving
4. Peter _______________ when we came into the discotheque.
A. Was dancing Mary
B. Was dancing with Mary
C. Was danced by Mary
D. Had danced Mary
5. Alright, Johnny, it’s time you____________ to bed
A. are going to go
B. would go
C. went
D. will be going
6. I_______________ along the street when I _____________footsteps behind me.
A. Was walking/ suddenly heard
B. Am walking/ was suddenly heard
C. Walk/ heard suddenly
D. Walked/ suddenly heard
7. Christopher Columbus _____________ American more than 500 years ago.
A. Discovered
B. Had discovered
C. Has discovered
D. Had been discovering
8. Lan ___________ learning English a few weeks ago.
A. Starts
B. Will start
C. Started
D. Is starting
9. The boat was sailing north when a terrible storm _____________
A. Had broken
B. Broke
C. Would break
 D. Was breaking
10. After the car crash last night, all the victims __________ to the hospital in an ambulance.
A. Was rushing
B. Were rushed
C. Was rushed
D. rushed