1. They **had lived** in Scotland for ten years. Now they live in London. (D. had lived)
- Explanation: The past perfect tense "had lived" is used to indicate an action that was completed before another action in the past.

2. As soon as Laura **had left** the house, it started to rain. (C. had left)
- Explanation: The past perfect tense "had left" is used to show that Laura left the house before it started to rain.

8. Sorry we're late, we **took** the wrong turning. (C. took)
- Explanation: The simple past tense "took" is used to describe a completed action in the past.

9. We **lived** in New York for ten years and then we **moved**. (A. lived - moved)
- Explanation: The simple past tense "lived" and "moved" are used to describe actions that were completed in the past.

10. When Martin **had repaired** the car, he took it out for a drive. (A. had repaired)
- Explanation: The past perfect tense "had repaired" is used to indicate that the car was repaired before he took it out for a drive.

11. We **hadn't met** them before the reception yesterday. (B. hadn't met)
- Explanation: The past perfect tense "hadn't met" is used to show that the meeting did not happen before the reception.

12. Karen didn't want to come to the cinema with us because she **had already seen** the film. (C. had already seen)
- Explanation: The past perfect tense "had already seen" is used to indicate that Karen saw the film before the time of the invitation.