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Part Ⅱ. Complete each of the following statements with a proper word or a phrase according to the textbook. (5%)1. A Modest Proposal is generally regarded as the best model of ______.2. Pope was the greatest poet of his time. He strongly advocated ______, emphasizing that literary works should be judged by classical rules of order, reason, logic, restrained emotion, good taste and decorum.3. As a leading Romanticist, Byrons chief contribution is his creation of the ______ hero, a proud, mysterious rebel figure of noble origin.4. Dickens is one of the greatest critical ______ writers of Victorian Age.5. The three trilogies of Galsworthys Forsyte novels are masterpieces of critical ______ in the early 20th century.Part Ⅲ: Each of the following statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement. (50%)1. As to the main qualities of Spensers poetry, which of the following is not true?(　　　)A. a perfect melody B. a rare sense of beauty and a dedicated realismC. a splendid imagination and a lofty moral purity and seriousnessD. ironic spirit2. Marlowes greatest achievement lies in that he perfected the ______ and made it the principle medium of English drama.(　　　)A. heroic couplet B. blank verse C. sonnet D. alliterative verse3. ______, the melancholic scholar, prince, faces the dilemma between action and mind.(　　　)A. Othello B. Macbeth C. Hamlet D. Antonio4. Shakespeares ______ are mainly written under the principle that national unity under a mighty and just sovereign is a necessity.(　　　)A. comedies B. tragedies C. history plays D. dark comedies5. The term Metaphysical poetry is commonly used to name the work of the ______ writers who wrote under the influence of John Donne.(　　　)A. 16th century B. 17th century C. 18th century D. 19th century6. Which of the following writers is not enlightener in the 18th century?(　　　)A. Alexander Pope B. Joseph Addison C. Jonathan Swift D. Joh