VI. Read the passage, then choose the correct answer - b, c, or d.
Alfred Nobel was born on October 21, 1833 in Sweden. His important invention was dynamite - a power explosive. This dynamite business made him a very rich man. One day, Alfred Nobel read about his death in a newspaper. In fact, it was his brother's death. The reporter called him a salesman of death, 'The Dynamite King'. Nobel was very upset. He had invented dynamite to save lives-lives that were lost because other explosives were dangerous to use. He hated violence and war. And he did not like the world to think of him as a man of war.
He thought of the best way for people to use his fortune for years. Finally he knew what to do with his fortune. Alfred Nobel established the Nobel Prize, an annual award to honor leaders of science, literature, and world peace. Alfred Nobel died on December 10, 1896. He was unmarried and had no children. His important decision changed the way the world thought of him. He was remembered the way he wanted: Alfred Nobel, man of peace.
41. Dynamite, invented by Nobel, is __________________.
a. a business b. an explosive c. a king d. a prize
42. Alfred Nobel invented dynamite ________________.
a. to make money b. to make war
c. to be the “Dynamite King” d. to save people’s lives
43. The newspaper called him a salesman of death when _______________.
a. he invented dynamite b. he died c. his brother died d. he became a rich man
44. Alfred Nobel died at the age of ______________.
a. thirty-three b. sixty c. sixty-three d. ninety-six
45. The Nobel Prize is awarded to leaders of science, literature and world peace ______________.
a. every year b. every month c. every two years d. every four years
