Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
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1. Pakistan successfully test fired its nuclear capable radar dodging cruise missile on July 26.
2. Australia holds 40% of the world’s known uranium reserves.
3. Union cabinet approved the landmark civilian nuclear co-operation agreement with USA in March.
4. A group of students have built an environmentally friendly Eco One race car.
5. A powerful earthquake hit Japan on July 16 killing and injuring several people.
6. After analyzing thousands of skulls British scientists have arrived at the conclusion that modern humans originated from a single point in Africa.
7. Scientists think they have discovered the energy source of the spectacular colour displays seen in the Northern Lights.
8. The world’s oceans which absorb about a third of the carbon dioxide emitted from burning fossil fuels are becoming more acidic.
9. Babylonians were the first to make New Year resolutions and people all over the world have been breaking them ever since.
10. During his childhood days, he would trudge barefoot deep into the forest to collect firewood.
11. The world’s oldest city existed in the deserts of Peru, or so believes a group of archaeologists.
12. The castle has stood / has been standing on the hill for 500 years.
