Question

1 Choose the correct active or passive alternative to complete the text.What is beauty?'The Picture of Dorian Gray' (1) ... in 1891. It'sabout a man called Dorian Gray who thinksthat physical beauty is more important than hissoul.When an artist (2)... a beautiful picture of him,Dorian Gray has an idea. He wishes for thepainting to become old and ugly, and not him.when this happens, the consequences areterrible.This book (3) ... by the Irish author Oscar Wilde.Wilde also (4) ... poems, plays and children'sstories, but this was his only novel. Oscar Wildehad a difficult life. He (5) ... to prison for twoyears, and he (6) ... when he was only 46 yearsold.Now, 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' (7) ... one of theclassics of gothic fiction. Every year it will(8) ... by thousands of British students for theirLiterature exams.1 a) publishes2 a) paints3 a) writes4 a) wrote5 a) sends6 a) died7 a) considers8 a) study1 b) was published2 b) is painted3 b) was written4 b) were written5 b) was sent6 b) was died7 b) is considered8 b) be studied​

Answer 1

The Picture of Dorian Gray' (1) b) was published in 1981. It's about a man called Dorian Gray who thinks that physical beauty is more important than his soul. When an artist (2) a) paints a beautiful picture of him, Dorian Gray has an idea. He wishes for the

painting to become old and ugly, and not him. When this happens, the consequences are terrible.

This book (3)b) was written by the Irish author Oscar Wilde. Wilde also (4) a) wrote poems, plays and children's

stories, but this was his only novel. Oscar Wilde had a difficult life. He (5) b) was sent  to prison for two

years, and he (6)  died when he was only 46 years old.

Now, 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' (7) b) is considered  to be one of the

classics of gothic fiction. Every year it will (8) b) be studied by thousands of British students for their

Answer 2

Here are the correct choices to complete the text:

1. b) was published
2. a) paints
3. b) was written
4. a) wrote
5. a) sends
6. a) died
7. b) is considered
8. b) be studied