PART ONE

Ⅰ .Multiple Choice (40 points in all, 1 for each)

Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. Write the answers on the answer sheet.

1.        “For a week after the commission of the impious and profane offence of asking for more, Oliver remained a close prisoner in the dark and solitary room ...”(Dickens, Oliver Twist)   What did Oliver ask for?

[A]More time to play.                            [B]More food to eat.

[C]More book to read.                          [D]More money to spend.

2.        Mrs. Warren’s Profession is one of George Bernard Shaw’s plays. What is Mrs. Warren’s profession then ?

[A]Real estate.                                           [B]Prostitution.

[C]House-keeping.                                [D]Farming.

3.        Dr. Faustus is a play based on the German legend of a magician aspiring for     

and finally meeting his tragic end as a result of selling his soul to the Devil.

[A]immortality                              [B]political

[C]money                                          [D]knowledge

4. The statement “A demanding mother turns away from her husband and gives all her affection to her sons” sums up the main plot of D. H. Lawrence ′ s     .

[A]Lady Chatterley’s Lover               [B]Women in love

[C]Sons and Lovers                         [D]The Plumed Serpent