5. Choose the correct variant to complete the sentences.
1. William Shakespeare__Romeo and Juliet.
a) write; b) wrote c) is written
2. “Oliver Twist” and “Domby and Son”__by Charles Dickens.
a) is written; b) are written; c) were written
3. In 1926 the theatre__by fire.
a) is destroyed; b) was destroyed; c) destroyed
4. The shop__at nine every day.
a) is opened b) was opened c) will be opened
5. William Shakespeare__in Stratford-upon-Avon.
a) were born b) is born c) was born
6. London is the place where many famous writers__.
a) were born b) is born c) was born
7. Many great writers _ in Westminster Abbey,
a) are buried b) buried c) were buried
8. The Poet’s Corner__by many people.
a) was known b) are known c) is known
9. The English language__ all over the world.
a) speak b) was spoken c) is spoken
10. Jane Austen__in the Bath between 1800 and 1806.
a) lived and worked b) was lived and worked c) live and work

1. b) wrote  

2. c) were written  

3. b) was destroyed

4. a) is opened  

5. c) was born  

6. a) were born  

7. c) were buried  

8. c) is known  

9. c) is spoken  

10. a) lived and worked