1. Read the text and put the verbs in brackets in the Simple Present Tense (Citiți textul și puneți verbele din paranteze la Present Tense Simple):

London (be) ………….... the capital city of England and it (have) ……………….… a population of 8.63 million people (estimated in 2015). It (stand) ……………..... on the Thames, a navigable river which (cross) ……………...... the city from the south-west to the east.
People (say) ………...... that it (be) ..…….….. a rainy city, but London (receive) ………….….. less precipitation a year than other cities, like Rome, Naples, Toulouse or even Sydney (Australia).
Tourism (help) …………..……. very much the economy, because London (attract) …………….. over 16 million international visitors per year. The British Museum, The National Gallery, The Tower of London, Madame Tussauds , St. Paul’s Cathedral and Buckingham Palace (fascinate) ..………….….. millions of tourists every year.