Question

When we got to the stadium hurriedly, the leaders________their speeches and the performance __________.
A. have finished; began                      B. had just finished; had begun
C. had just finished; was about to begin          D just finished; began

Answer 1

C

finish动作发生在got之前，即“过去的过去”，故用过去完成时，排除A、D；“讲话结束，紧接着将要开始演出”故第二空用过去将来时。故选C。