1.Elisa was very upset because her computer disappeared/had disappeared yesterday
a)disappeared
b)had disappeared
2.When Anne opened/had opened the door, she realized that somebody broke/had broken into.
a)opened, had broken
b)open, broke
3. They had ridden/rode their bikes before they met/had met their friends.
a)rode, had met
b)had ridden, met
4. When she arrived/had arrived the match had already started/ started .
A)had arrived, started
B)arrived, had started
5. My cousin promised/had promised me to bring me a souvenir from France last month
A)promised
B)had promised
6. After Fred had spent/spent his holiday in Italy he wanted/had wanted to learn Italian.
A)spent, had wanted
B)had spent, wanted
7. The journalist interview/had interviewed the famous actress before she left/had left her dressing room.
A)had interviewed, left
B)interviewed, had left
8. She watched/had watched a video after the children had gone/went to bed.
A)watched, had gone
B)had watched, went
9. Philip tidied/had tidied his bedroom before he left/had left for work.
A)had tidied, left
B)tidied, had left
10. Before he sang/had sung a song he had played/played the guitar.
A)sang, had played
B)had sung, played
11. I was/had been very tired because I had studied/sudied too much.
A)was, had studied
B)had been, studied
12. My husband did/had done the shopping after I called/had called him.
A)did, had called
B)had done, called
Pushkin was born in a noble family and his first poem was published when he was only 15. Although he was born in Moscow, he spent most of his youth in the village near St Petersburg, in Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum. As a teenager he was already a recognized by the literary establishment of his lyceum. Some of Pushkin's famous literary works have been numerously screened not only in Russia but also in some other countries. For example, the drama “Boris Godunov”, the novel “Eugene Onegin”, the tale “Ruslan and Lyudmila”, and several others. One of Pushkin's main traits was bravery. In total he has had about 29 duels.