I. Choose the right variant (выбрать правильный вариант – подчеркнуть или выделить цветом)
1. “ Romeo and Juliet”… William Shakespeare
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. The English language …. all over the world.
a) speak b) was spoken c) is spoken
7. Jane Austen … in the Bath between 1800 and 1806.
a) lived and worked b) was lived and worked c)live and work
8. Yesterday I … a very interesting book.
a)read b) am reading c) am read
9. William the Conqueror …the Tower of London in the 11th century.
a) build b) built c) was built
10. Columbus … America.
a) discovered b) discover c) is discovered
11. Italian … in Italy.
a) are spoken b) is spoke c) is spoken
12. Da Vinci … the Mona Lisa
a) painted b) is painted c) paint