Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb to be.
1. Mary and Ann __ bright students when they studied at Moscow University.
2. What __ the capital of Italy?
3. Some children __ afraid of the dark.
4. There __ a lot of books in the library.
5. Pete __ interested in programming now.
6. There__ a boring film on TV the day before yesterday.
7. These women __ from France.
8. Max __ watching news online now.
9. It __ windy outside yesterday.