UNLIKE HER FRIENDS , JANE PREFERS AN INDEPENDENT LIFE . A. JANE D...

55. Unlike her friends , Jane prefers an independent life .

A. Jane doesn’t like her friends because she prefers an independent life .

B. Her friends live an independent life and Jane doesn’t like it .

C. Jane doesn’t like her friends to live an independent life .

D. Jane prefers an independent life but her friends don’t .

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the

blanks from 56 to 70.

The Nobel prize

Alfred Bernhard Nobel, born in Sweden in 1833, was a chemist and mechanical engineer .Being obsessed with

explosive . he experimented with different substances..In……(56)…, the experiments were so dangerous that

Alfred Nobel’s factory blew up by accident killing his brother and four other people.

……..(57)…the accident , he continued experimenting and …..( 58)…different safer explosives …(59)..as

dynamite. This discovery made him a fortune. In his will he left money to establish a fund to award prizes . In

his name ….(60)….are given to people who ….(61)..humankind in various ways.

Set….(62)…in 1901, the Nobel prize is without…(63)…the highest award anyone can receive. To ….(64)

….out who will be awarded the prizes is a difficult job and has often cause great …( 65)…and controversy . The

Nobel Committee are the judges ….. (66)…decide who will get the award .

Six people are chosen every October and awarded for their …..(67)..and achievements, in the field of physics

, chemistry, medicine, literature, economics and peace. Candidates’ discoveries are ……..(68)..carefully, …..

(69)..be fair. Each Nobel winner receives £ 250,000 and a gold medal.

The most famous winner was Albert Einstein, who was ……..(70)… genius.