1. John ....................... a thesis on his work in the rainforest before he graduated.

    A. has written       B. had written

2. Did you hear that Ben failed the exam last term even though he ...................... for it very carefully.                   A. has revised                B. had revised

3. She ....................... almost everything to apply to some colleges. She can start doing a degree that she wants as early as she gets into her dream university. 

              A. has prepared              B. had prepared

4. Marianne ....................... the entrance exam to Trinity University with flying colors. She is such a talented student.

           A. has passed               B. had passed

5. Susan ...................... the entrance exam to New York University and had done many language courses abroad by the time she was eighteen. 

                   A. has passed           B. had passed

6. We need more time to consider doing a degree in art because we ..................... interested in this major recently.

        A, have just become               B. had just become

7. I made a lot of progress with my French after I ...................... in Paris for one month.

      A. have stayed              B. had stayed

8. It’s the first time I ...................... about Archaeology. It’s quite interesting!

      A. have learned / have learnt         B. had learned / had learnt

9. I ...................... why some people think cheating in the exam is acceptable.

      A. have never understood         B. had never understood

10. Ben ...................... writing the report on the experiment when the bell rang.

        A. has just finished        B. had just finished