The past perfect or the past perfect continuous. read these newspaper extracts and choose the best alternatives.
18-year-old Liz Slaney has become the latest Internet success story. Liz 1) had just been finishing / had just finished her a levels when she started work on an Internet site offering up-to-the-minute fashion tips for teenage girls. 'i 2) had been thinking /had thought of setting up my own site for a while, but i wasn't sure what to do,' says Liz. 'i had the idea for futurefashion.com after i 3) had been reading / had read fashion magazines all morning! i 4) had been planning / had planned to take a year out after my exams, but now i'm just too busy. '
A British climber has gone missing on Mount Everest. Paul Steiner 5) had spent /had been spending more than 15 years climbing professionally and 6) had climbed / had been climbing Everest three times before. Rescue teams have been working around the clock to locate him.
Two men escaped from prison yesterday morning. The men 7) had been serving / had served 10-year sentences for armed robbery. Prison officers didn't notice they 8) had gone / had been going until it was too late.

I.GRAMMAR: 
Example: She a student. She’s a teacher.
 B isn’t 
1 We to France last summer.
 C went
2 I always toast for breakfast.
 B have 
3 your brother play the guitar?
A Does 
4 My mum doesn’t like to work.
 B driving 
5 They TV at the moment.
A ’re watching 
6 I to Rome.
 B ’ve never been 
7 What tomorrow afternoon?
 B are you going to do 
8 We to Rome and then we drove to Florence.
A flew 
9 She to school today because she’s ill.
A doesn’t go 
10 I at the moment because I’m on holiday.
A ’m not studying 
11 Have you ever Japanese food?
 B eaten 
12 They pizza. They had pasta.
A didn’t have 
13 Who your favourite actors?
 B are
14 How often to the cinema?
B do you go 
15 They early on Sundays.
 C don’t get up
16 This is interesting book. Have you read it?
 B an 
17 I often go shopping the weekend.
 C at
18 The children played in the garden.
 C happily
19 These shoes aren’t . Look! They’re too small.
C mine
20 there any biscuits?
A Are 
21 She hardly travels abroad.
 B ever 
22 Paul left work an hour .
 C ago
23 How chocolate do you eat?
 B much 
24 This is film I’ve ever seen.
A the best 
25 I’m younger my sister.
B than 

One girl was home alone.Suddenly the phone rang,an unfamiliar voice said to her: "girl,girl, the coffin on wheels left the cemetery,your street is looking for".The girl began to panic and cry,suddenly, she again called,the same voice told her "girl,girl, the coffin on wheels has found your street,your house is looking for".She began to panic even more...Suddenly there was a last phone call,the voice told her "girl,girl, the coffin on wheels has found your house,he knocks you in the door."The girl heard a loud knock at the door,she tried to hide,but it was too late...the girl's Mother returned home late at night and found his daughter dead.And in its mouth was a small wheel