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 mankind. 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 30,000to30,000to125,000.
Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated 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 II Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes.
1. The word "foresaw" in line 2 is nearest in meaning to _______.
A. Prevalied B. Prevented C. Postponed D. Predicted
2. All of the following statements are true except ________.
A. A few individuals have won two awards
B. Ceremonies are held on december 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention
C. Politics plays an important role in selecting the winners.
D. Awards vary in monetary value
3. The passage implies that Nobel's profession was in ______.
A. Economics B. Sciences C. Peace D. Medicine
4. The word "world while" is closest in meaning to ______.
A. Economic B. Valuable C. Prestigious D. Trivial
5. What is the main idea of the passage ?
A. Alfred Nobel made lasting contribution to humanity
B. Alfred Nobel created awards in six categories for contribution to humanty
C. Alfred Nobel left all his money to science
D. Alfred Nobel became very rich when he invented dynamite
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I. Give the correct from of the words in the brackets in each of the following sentences.
1. She was the only _____ left in the town. (Inhabit)
2. Conan Doyle was a _____ famous for his detective stories. (Novel)
3. He gets very angry if you _____ with his ideas. (Agree)
4. There is saying " _____ is better than cure". (Prevent)
5. I had a _____ evening. It made me forget all my sadness. (Terrify)
6. I don't like this chair. It's ______. (Comfort)
7. Hoa is having a ______ check-up. (Medicine)
8. We must remember to eat ______. (Sense)
9. There are many badminton ______ nowdays. (Compete)
10. Mary looked _____ because her mother died. (Happy)
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I. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find it.
1. My parents always think that I am not old enough to do what I wanted
A B C D
2. My granparents used to be telling us folktales when we were small
A B C D
3. Da Lat is known like a city of pines, waterfalls and flowers
A B C D
4. The river bank was covered by weed
A B C D
5. The harder he tired the worst he danced before the large audience
A B C D
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I. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.
1. South-East Asia has many tourist ____.
A. Landmarks B. Pleaces C. Sports D. Attractions
2. It's a very ____ story. I laugh from the beginning to the end.
A. Interests B. Amusing C. Interested D. Amused
3. You had a party last night, _____ ?
A. Had not you B. Didn't you C. Had you D. Did you
4. Who ____ the first typewriter ?
A. Invented B. Did invent C. Invents D. Did he invent
5. Sugar adds taste ____ the food we eat
A. To B. In C. with D. For
6. He never likes durians and ____.
A. I do too B. I didn't either C. So do I D. Neither do I
7. In a game of singles, two players play ___ each other
A. For B. Aganist C. Opposite D. with
8. I often ___ in winter
A. Play skiing B. Go skiing C. Go to ski D. Go playing skiing
9. We shouldn't cross the street outside the _____.
A. Sidewalk B. Zebra crossing C. Pavement D. Foot lane
10. There aren't any good movies _____ at the moment.
A. Being on B. Showing C. Going on D. Performing
11. I bought this dress at the ___ on Hang Bai street.
A. Store of closes B. Closing store C. Clothes store D. Clothes'store
12. Would you like to play basketball ? - ______ Good idea !
A. I want B. I'd love to C. I like D. I love it
13. The boss wants his ____ to type some letters
A. Secretary B. Journalist C. Novelist D. Musician
14. Nobody ____ in the room when he came home.
A. Isn't B. Aren't C. Is D. Are
15. I have to write a _____ composition every other week
A. Two-thousands-word B. Two-thousands-words
C. Two-thousand-words D. Two-thousand-word
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