Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. remember that the verbs may either be in the simple present or present perfect tense.

1. (be) There____only eight planets in our solar system now.
2. (be) Pluto____now a dwarf planet.
3. (argue) Many people____ about how the universe was created.
4. (be) Christians believe that God____the creator of all things.
5. (live) Millions of people____with the belief that changes happen with the passage of time.
6. (take) Others____ new developments in science with total disbelief.
7. (become) It seems strange that what has been true for ages_____untrue.
8. (appear) Scientific truths____ relative.
9. (expect) Yet few_____ that new scientific discoveries will change many truths in the future.
10. (remain) After all, science____ reliable and stable.​