Past Tenses.Put the verb in brackets into the most suitable past

Past Tenses.
Put the verb in brackets into the most suitable past tense.

1. Ruth (rise) early, (make) coffee and (eat) her breakfast. 2. She (become) an excellent player by the time she finished school. 3. The party already (start) by the time I (arrive). 4. She (ask) this question yesterday? 5. Their school (celebrate) its 50th anniversary in 1998. 6. I (begin) to adjust to my new life at college after I (be) there for three months. 7. I (review) grammar rules before the test when my computer (start) to blink. 8. She was upset, because she (not manage) to prepare for the test. 9. They (be) nervous before the test yesterday? 10. What the director (say) to you when you were in his office? 11. He was dizzy. He (work) on the computer all night. 12. John (read) an economic book, while Ted (look through) some magazines. 13. I do not remember exactly how long ago it (be). 14. The boy (receive) two letters from his parents since the time he (arrive). 15. Dave (not give) any explanation why he (be) late for school.