Complete the text. use the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 2. the sinking of the titanic on the night of 14 april 1912 the cruise ship titanic (0)was (be) in the middle of its first journey between england and new york. it (1) travel) across the north atlantic, south of greenland. as usual, a sailor (2) watch) the sea in front of the ship; he (3). look) for icebergs but it was dark and there was no moon, so he couldn't see anything. suddenly, at exactly 11.40, the ship (4). ht) a huge iceberg. the ship quickly began to sink. at the time of the accident many of the passengers (5). (sleep) the sailors tel) everybody to leave (6) the ship, but there (7) (not be) enough boats for all the people. in the end more than 1,500 people (8). ).

The sinking of the Titanic on the night of 14 April 1912. The cruise ship Titanic was in the middle of its first journey between England and New York. It was traveling across the North Atlantic, south of Greenland. As usual, a sailor was watching the sea in front of the ship; he was looking for icebergs but it was dark and there was no moon, so he couldn't see anything. Suddenly, at exactly 11:40, the ship hit a huge iceberg. The ship quickly began to sink. At the time of the accident, many of the passengers were sleeping. The sailors told everybody to leave the ship, but there were not enough boats for all the people. In the end, more than 1,500 people drowned.

To complete the text, we need to choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Let's go through each sentence one by one:

- "The cruise ship Titanic was in the middle of its first journey between England and New York." In this sentence, we use the past simple form of the verb "be" (0) – "was" – because we are talking about a specific time in the past.

- "It was traveling across the North Atlantic, south of Greenland." Here, we use the past continuous form of the verb "travel" (1) – "traveling" – to show an ongoing action in the past.

- "As usual, a sailor was watching the sea in front of the ship; he was looking for icebergs but it was dark and there was no moon, so he couldn't see anything." In this sentence, we use the past continuous form of the verbs "watch" (2) and "look" (3) to describe ongoing actions in the past.

- "Suddenly, at exactly 11:40, the ship hit a huge iceberg." Here, we use the past simple form of the verb "hit" (4) because it is a one-time event that happened at a specific time.

- "At the time of the accident, many of the passengers were sleeping." We use the past continuous form of the verb "sleep" (5) to describe an ongoing action in the past.

- "The sailors told everybody to leave the ship, but there were not enough boats for all the people." In this sentence, we use the past simple form of the verbs "tell" (6) and "be" (7) because they are actions that happened at a specific time in the past.

- "In the end, more than 1,500 people drowned." Here, we use the past simple form of the verb "drown" (8) to describe a completed action in the past.

So, the completed text would be:

"The sinking of the Titanic on the night of 14 April 1912. The cruise ship Titanic was in the middle of its first journey between England and New York. It was traveling across the North Atlantic, south of Greenland. As usual, a sailor was watching the sea in front of the ship; he was looking for icebergs but it was dark and there was no moon, so he couldn't see anything. Suddenly, at exactly 11:40, the ship hit a huge iceberg. The ship quickly began to sink. At the time of the accident, many of the passengers were sleeping. The sailors told everybody to leave the ship, but there were not enough boats for all the people. In the end, more than 1,500 people drowned."