1 Choose the correct active or passive alternative to complete the text.
What is beauty?
'The Picture of Dorian Gray' (1) ... in 1891. It's
about a man called Dorian Gray who thinks
that physical beauty is more important than his
soul.
When an artist (2)... 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) ... by the Irish author Oscar Wilde.
Wilde also (4) ... poems, plays and children's
stories, but this was his only novel. Oscar Wilde
had a difficult life. He (5) ... to prison for two
years, and he (6) ... when he was only 46 years
old.
Now, 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' (7) ... one of the
classics of gothic fiction. Every year it will
(8) ... by thousands of British students for their
Literature exams.
1 a) publishes
2 a) paints
3 a) writes
4 a) wrote
5 a) sends
6 a) died
7 a) considers
8 a) study
1 b) was published
2 b) is painted
3 b) was written
4 b) were written
5 b) was sent
6 b) was died
7 b) is considered
8 b) be studied
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