Nick is a first-year … student of the Economical Faculty of the University. His classes … begin at 9.30. Nick lives with his … parents . Nick’s mother wakes him up and his … working day begins. He usually does his morning … exercises before breakfast. Nick usually has a cup of … coffee and some sandwiches for breakfast. Sometimes his mother cooks … porridge for him. He leaves the … house at eight and walks to the metro … station . It usually takes him about an … hour to get there. He has lectures on different … subjects . As a … rule , he has 3 or 4 classes a day. Usually he doesn’t … miss his classes because he wants to pass his … exams successfully. Nick comes home at about 6 … o’clock in the evening. After supper he … usually watches TV.
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