5. Choose the correct variant to complete the sentences. 1. William

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 Poets 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