A. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. 1. He was writing to his friend when he __________a noise. A. was hearing B. heard C. had heard D. hears 2. I __________many people since I came here in June. A. met B. has met C. was meeting D. have met 3. We __________ maths at this time last week. A. were learning B. are learning C. was learning D. learnt 4. She was playing games while he __________a football match. A. watched B. watches C. was watching D. watching 5. She __________to Ho Chi Minh city last year. A. goes B. has gone C. go D. went 6. Since we came here, we ______ a lot of acquaintances. A. have had B. had C. have D. are having 7. __________he playing football now? A. Will B. Does C. Was D. Is 8. Every morning, I often sit in my garden and____ to my nightingale sing. A. listening B. listen C. listened D. listens 9. She __________school when she was six. A. start B. started C. has started D. are starting 10. I. __________TV when the telephone rang. A. watched B. was watching C. are watching D. have watched 11. She__________ lunch by the time we arrived. A. had finished B. finished C. have finished D. finishing 12. This record-shop__________ be a book-shop a few years ago. A. used to B. use C. used D. used 13. I couldn't come to the party because I __________go to work. A. have B. had to C. have got D. had 14. Yesterday, I _______ for work late because I _______ to set my alarm. A. had left / forgot B. was leaving / was forgetting C. left / had forgot D. had been leaving / would forget 15. By the time we ____ to the train station, Susan _____ for us for more than two hours. A. will get / has been waiting B. got / was waiting C. got / had been waiting D. get / will wait 16. While her brother was in the army, Sarah ___________ to him twice a week. A. was writing B. wrote C. has written D. had written 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