SIMPLE PAST / PAST PERFECT (6)

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.
I can't believe I _______________ (get) that apartment.

I _______________ (submit) my

application last week, but I didn't think I had a chance of actually getting it. When I

_______________(show) up to take a look around, there were at least twenty other people

who _______________ (arrive) before me. Most of them (fill, already) out their applications

and were already leaving. The landlord said I could still apply, so I did.

I ______________ (try) to fill out the form, but I couldn't answer half of the questions. They

______________ (want) me to include references, but I didn't want to list my previous

landlord because I _______________ (have) some problems with him in the past and I knew

he wouldn't recommend me. I _______________(end) up listing my father as a reference.

It was total luck that he _______________ (decide) to give me the apartment. It turns out

that the landlord and my father _______________ (go) to high school together. He decided

that I could have the apartment before he _______________ (look) at my credit report. I

really lucked out!