A. BY B. IN C. WITH D. OFREAD THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND MARK THE L...
27. A. by B. in C. with D. ofRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheetto indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 41 to 45After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However,he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to beremembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, hecreated a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worldwidecontributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics,chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven yearsafter the first awarded ceremony.Nobel’s original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest onthis sum is used for the awards which vary from 30.000 dollars to 125.000 dollars.Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s death , the awards (goldmedals, illuminated diploma and money) are present to the winners. Sometimes politicsplays an important roles in the judges’ decision. American have won numerous scienceawards, but relatively few literature prizes.No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Somepeople have won two prizes, but this is rare; other have shares their prizes.