17. The Titanic _______ the Atlantic when it _______ an iceberg. A. was crossing / struck B. had crossed / was striking C. crossed / had struck D. is crossing / strikes 18. In the 19th century, it _______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. A. took B. had taken C. had taken D. was taking 19. Last night at this time, they _______ the same thing. She ______ and he _________ the Newspaper. A. are not doing / is cooking / is reading B. were not doing / was cooking / was reading C. was not doing / has cooked / is reading D. had not done / was cooking /read 20. When I _____ home last night, I ____that Jane ______ a beautiful candlelight dinner. A. had arrived / discovered / prepared B. was arriving / had discovered / was preparing C. have arrived / was discovering / had prepared D. arrived / discovered / was preparing 21. After he ____________ his English course, he went to England to continue his study. A. finish B. finishes C. finished D. had finished 22. Angelina Jolie is a famous actress. She ________ in several films. A. appears B. is appearing C. appeared D. has appeared 23. Mai____ in HCM for five years. A. lives B. has lived C. is living D. was living 24. My little sister________ "sleeping beauty" several times. A. watches B. is watching C. has watched D. watched 25. I ______ to New York three times this year. A. have been B. was C. were D. had been 26. I ______ her since I _____ a student. A. know/ am B. knew/ was C. have known/ am D. have known/ was 27. The train _____ when we got to the station. A. just left B. just leaves C. had just left D. will leave 28. Her father ______ when she was a small girl. A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died 29. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived. A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left 30. I ______ to the same barber since last year. A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone B. Choose the underlined part among A, B,C or D that needs correcting. 31. When I walk past the park, I saw some children play football. A B C D 32. After John eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed. A B C D 33. What did you do at 9 o'clock last night? I phoned you but nobody answered. A B C D 34. When I arrived at the station, the train has already left. A B C D 35. Ann and Susan have known each other during they were at school. A B C D 36. She has disappeared three days ago, and they are still looking for her now. A B C D 37. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner A B C D 38. It’s the first time I saw this film A B C D 39. After he graduates from university, he joined the army. A B C D 40. Up to now, there had been no woman being chosen the US president. A B C D