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The Picture of Dorian Gray/ Questions prepared by _石毅_ PART ONE: READING COMPREHENSION (50%): A. MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (25%)Directions: Choose the best answer to each of the following questions from [1] to [25] 1. What famous phrase appears in the Preface to The Picture of Dorian Gray? N A Preface [A]“All art is quite useless.” [B]“All happy families resemble one another, but each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” [C] “The best way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.” 2. Why does Basil not wish to exhibit his portrait of Dorian? N B Chap. 1 [A]Dorian Gray was unwilling to show the portrait. [B]He thinks he has put too much of himself in it. [C]He thinks he is not famous and no one will pay any notice to it. 3. How does Basil first meet Dorian? N B Chap. 1 [A]Through a newspaper advertisement. [B]At a party hosted by Lady Brandon. [C]In Basil’s studio. 4. When Dorian arrives at his studio, what request does Basil make of Lord Henry? N C Chap. 2 [A]He suggests that Lord Henry leave without meeting Dorian. [B]He asks Lord Henry not to mention the painting to Dorian. [C]He begs Lord Henry not to influence Dorian. 5. Upon seeing his completed portrait, what does Dorian wish? N A Chap. 2 [A]He wishes that the painting would grow old while he remained eternally young. [B]He wishes that he looked as beautiful as the man in the painting. [C]He wishes that the painting would bear the marks of his sins. 6. What stuns Dorian when he first meets Lord Henry? N A Chap. 2 [A]What Lord Henry says about youth. [B]What Lord Henry says about Dorian’s beauty. [C]What Lord Henry says about Basil’s painting. 7. What is Sibyl Vane’s occupation? N C Chap. 4 [A]Prostitute. [B]Noblewoman. [C]Actress. 8. Which of the following is NOT the reason why the brother of Sibyl worries about his sister? N C Chap. 5 [A]He fears that Sibyl will be harmed by Do