Fill in the gaps with the verbs in the Past

Fill in the gaps with the verbs in the Past Perfect or the Past Simple.
Model: After Loren had turned on the alarm, she locked the door. (turn on)
By the time Simone arrived, the police had already left. (arrive)
1. After the company _____(hire)Joe, he began to work on his first project.
2. _____you _______(hear) the news before you saw it on TV?
3. Michael didnt want to see the movie because he _______(not read) the book yet.
4. The concert ______ already _______(begin) when we _______ (enter) the stadium.
5. Until Anne ________ (meet) Mark, she ____ never ______(be) in love.
6. Bill __________ (smoke) for years before he finally _______(quit).
7. _______ Sara ever _______(drive)to London by herself before then?
8. How many fish ______ the boys _____ (catch) by the time it started raining?
9. You ________(forbid) them to go to the beach, hadnt you?
10. The girls _______(exercise) in weeks, thats why they ______ (hurt)so much afterwards.