Question

The verbs to be is one of the most important verbs in English and also one of the most frequently used.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb to be and notice its use in the quotations that follow. Refer back to Unit 1 to learn more about this verb and to see its use in different contexts.Take the chance to also review pages 18 and 20.

A) The love of one´s country_________a splendind thing.But why should love stop at the border?

B) Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. They________relentless survivors.

C) It ___________a well-known fact that we always recognize our homeland when we________ about to lose it.

D) Experience ____________what happens to you; it´___________what you do with what happens to you.

E) It´_________ what you look at that matters; it´________ what you see.

F) I__________ an Athenian or a Greek, I am a citizen of the world.

Answer 1

a) is
b) are
c) is
d) is
e) is
f) am