under for years. pital 8. He had played the guitar for three years. Then he joined the city contest. A. To join the city contest, he has practiced playing the guitar. B. Playing the guitar for three years, he joined the city contest. C. He had joined the city contest before he played the guitar for three years. D. Having played the guitar for three years, he joined the city contest. 9. Tom majored in Spanish at the university. Then he worked as an interpreter. A. Having majored in Spanish at the university, Tom worked as an interpreter. B. To major in Spanish at the university, Tom worked as an interpreter. C. If Tom had majored in Spanish, he would have been an interpreter. D. As Tom majored in Spanish at the university, he worked as an interpreter. 10. Kate completed her higher education. She then decided to travel the world before getting a job. A. Without completing her higher education, Kate decided to travel the world before getting a job. B. Given that Kate decided to travel the world before getting a job, she completed her higher education. C. Having completed her higher education, Kate decided to travel the world before getting a job. D. Kate had scarcely travelled the world before getting a job when she completed her higher education.