Reading Test 1
тест (английский язык) на тему

READING

Read the extract from the text 'Alfred Nobel' and  for Questions 1-5 circle the answer A, B, C or D which you think fits best as it is shown in the example (0).

After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to humanity. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine, and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony.

Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $ 125,000.

Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards(gold medal, diploma, and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges' decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes.

No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War 11. Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes.

Example:

(0) The Nobel Prize was established in order to

A. recognize great contributions to humanity

B. resolve political differences

C. honour the inventor of dynamite

D. spend money

1. In which area have Americans received the most awards?

A. Literature

B. Peace

C. Economics

D. Science

2. In how many fields are prizes given?

A. 2

B. 5

C. 6

D. 10

3. It is implied that Nobel's profession was in

A. economics

B. medicine

C. literature

D. science

4. How much money did Nobel leave for the prizes?

A. $ 30,000

B. $ 125,000

C. $ 155,000

D. $ 9,000,000

5. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Nobel became rich when he invented dynamite.

B. Nobel created awards in 6 categories for Americans.

C. Nobel left all of his money to science.

D. Nobel made a lasting contribution to humanity.

6. People were not presented any awards for some period because of

A. World War I

B. World War 11

C. Civil War

D. Revolution