B
Fill in the blanks with the present perfect
tense.
In the old days, the residents of my longhouse
spent their evenings together in the ruci or
common gallery. Tales of mythical heroes told by
the Tuai Rurnah (1)... (thrill) and excited us.
These tales (2)... (inspire) generations of Iban
youth.
Today, though we are a close-knit community.
we (3)... (stop) gathering in the ruai. Television and
radio (4)... (intrude) into our lives. The young
today (5)... (lose) their passion for those long-ago
tales.
Sadly, the art of storytelling 6)... (be) lost
too. This (7)... (prompt) me to write this
collection of stories. Since young. I (8)... (want)