Read the text and choose the right variant to complete the sentences. Who is a Monster: Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde?
Mr. Utterson is a London lawyer who is a friend of Dr. Jekyll. Doctor Jekyll is a kind, prominent and educated man, a medical doctor and scientist. Jekyll gave up his regular practice to experiment with non-traditional medicine. Utterson is worried because Jekyll has written a will (=his last wish) that leaves all his money to his new partner Mr. Hyde. Utterson has heard bad things of Hyde and disliked him at first sight when they met. The lawyer thinks his friend is being blackmailed (to blackmail – шантажировать).
One day, the lawyer is asked to identify the body of a murdered man, Sir Danvers Carew. Hyde is suspected of the murder, but he has disappeared. Jekyll swears that he has not seen Hyde and has broken with him forever. The case remains unsolved.
Suddenly, though, Jekyll locks himself into his laboratory yelling (=speaking) to the servants through the door, directing them to gather (=collect) chemicals for him. The servants recognize a change in his voice and think that their master has been murdered and another man has taken his place in the lab. They call Utterson who breaks down the door. On the floor lies Hyde, who has killed himself with poison. Sadly, Utterson understands Hyde returned and killed Jekyll, but the doctor’s body is nowhere to be found.
He does find, however, a letter in which Jekyll explains his relationship to Hyde. Doctor Jekyll believed that there are two parts to each person: the ‘Good Self’ which is civilized and tries to be the best all the time; and the ‘Bad Self’ which we try to suppress at all times. He decides to find a way to separate his two beings. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals and transforms into Hyde to commit horrifying crimes. For a while Jekyll enjoys his two bodies as he can do whatever he likes without fear of discovery. He is shocked when Hyde kills Sir Danvers Carew and threatens his bride (невеста). He decides never to take the chemicals again. However, Hyde is now strong and appears to learn whether Jekyll will have him or not. Indeed, Jekyll must use the poison to get rid of him. Jekyll understands that it is only by killing his body that’s Hyde’s body, too, will die.
1. Dr. Jekyll is a famous ……
a) physician b) physicist c) chemist d) non-traditional healer
2. Mr. Utterson disliked Mr. Hyde because he thought the latter was ……
a) nervous b) insincere c) too good d) dangerous
3. The police couldn’t arrest Mr. Hyde for murder because …….
a) Dr. Jekyll hid him b) they couldn’t prove it
c) he left the country d) they couldn’t catch him
4. The servants called Mr. Utterson because they were sure ………..
a) the thief was in the house b) Dr. Jekyll had been killed
c) the laboratory had been ruined d) they had caught Mr. Hyde
5. Dr. Jekyll who believed in human duplicity (двойственность) had managed to ………
a) turn his friend into Mr. Hyde b) multiply a number of selves
c) clone himself d) divide himself into two persons
6. When Dr. Jekyll turned into Mr. Hyde he ……….
a) started drinking b) wanted to marry two ladies c) became a criminal d) cheated people
7. Dr. Jekyll got really frightened because ……….
a) Sir Danvers Carew wanted to send him to prison b) Hyde threatened to kill him
c) he couldn’t control Hyde any more d) the servants were ready to open his secret
8. Dr. Jekyll poisoned himself ………
a) to destroy Hyde b) not to go to prison
c) to prove his theory d) to escape Hyde’s control
2. Mr. Utterson disliked Mr. Hyde because he thought the latter was dangerous. This is mentioned in the text when it says that Utterson heard bad things about Hyde and disliked him at first sight when they met (line 6-7).
3. The police couldn't arrest Mr. Hyde for murder because they couldn't prove it. This is mentioned in the text when it says that Hyde is suspected of murdering Sir Danvers Carew, but there is no solid evidence to arrest him (line 8-11).
4. The servants called Mr. Utterson because they were sure that Dr. Jekyll had been killed. This is mentioned in the text when it says that the servants recognize a change in Jekyll's voice and think that their master has been murdered and another man has taken his place in the lab (line 12-15).
5. Dr. Jekyll, who believed in human duplicity, had managed to divide himself into two persons. This is mentioned in the text when it says that Jekyll believed that there are two parts to each person and he succeeded in his experiments with chemicals to transform into Hyde (line 19-23).
6. When Dr. Jekyll turned into Mr. Hyde, he became a criminal. This is mentioned in the text when it says that Jekyll enjoys his two bodies as he can do whatever he likes without fear of discovery and commits horrifying crimes as Hyde (line 24-27).
7. Dr. Jekyll got really frightened because he couldn't control Hyde anymore. This is mentioned in the text when it says that Jekyll is shocked when Hyde kills Sir Danvers Carew and threatens his bride, and he decides never to take the chemicals again (line 28-31).
8. Dr. Jekyll poisoned himself to destroy Hyde. This is mentioned in the text when it says that Jekyll understands that he must kill his own body to get rid of Hyde, hence he poisons himself (line 33-36).