After Tom had finished some paper work, he interviewing the applicants.
A. starts
B. had started
C. started
D. has started
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A. starts
B. had started
(答案→)C. started
D. has started
解析：句意：在汤姆完成一些文件工作后，他开始面试一些申请人。因为是先完成工作再面试，由前面的had finished，可知interview是过去发生的，用一般过去式，选C。