1. When did the first award ceremony take place?

a) 1895.

b) 1901.

c) 1962.

d) 1968.

2. Why was the Nobel prize established?

a) To recognize great contributions to humanity.

b) To resolve political differences.

c) To honor the inventor of dynamite.

d) To spend money.

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

a) Literature.

b) Peace.

c) Economics.

d) Science.

4. Which of the following statements is not true?

a) Awards vary in monetary value.

b) Ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention.

c) Politics can play an important role in selecting the winners.

d) A few individuals have won two awards.

5. In how many fields are prizes awarded?

a) 2.

b) 5.

c) 6.

d) 10.

VARIANT II

Grammar

Choose the right variant (a, b, c or d)

1. Was ... present at the conference from the European management teams?

a) someone c) anyone

b) none d) every

2. … of this information will appear in the report.

a) none c) no

b) not any d) nothing

3. We couldn’t use the photocopier, it ... .

a) was repairing c) was being repaired

b) was repaired d) had been repaired

4. Neither the documents ... the letters are ready yet.

a) either c) and

b) nor d) or

5. I had already worked in Research and Development before I ... my present company.

a) joined c) was joining

b) would join d) have joined

6. This new machine is twice ... effective as the old one.

a) such c) much

b) more d) as

7. It should ... that difficulties can arise at any stage.

a) have remembered c) remember

b) be remembering d) be remembered

8. In the last few years, great progress in recycling techniques ... by this company.

a) is made c) has been made

b) was being made d) had been made

9. Nowadays young people ask a lot of questions ... the democratic system is suitable to modern conditions.

a) on c) about

b) if d) that

10. We ... the results of the voting by the end of the week.

a) have been computing c) will compute

b) will have computed d) will be computing

11. … the designers looked for new ideas, the well-known companies would have already manufactured a modern portable device.

a) Unless c) Had

b) Should d) Could

12. He didn’t know how long the staff training course ... .

a) will last c) can last

b) last d) would last

13. The discussion ... very interesting. It is a pity I couldn’t stay.

a) must have been c) would be

b) can’t have been d) had to be

14. The results would improve if we ... more time on planning.

a) will spend c) have been spending

b) spent d) spend

15. It is necessary that these calculation techniques ... applied in parallel.

a) must be c) have to be

b) have been d) should be

16. The road repairs ... on the motorway had seriously delayed the traffic.

a) to be carried out c) being carried out

b) having carried out d) to carry out

17. When ... about that event, he replied nothing.

a) asking c) asked

b) having asked d) be asked

18. He objected to ... any modifications to the original design.

a) making c) be made

b) make d) being made

19. Such examples are too numerous ... as an exception.

a) for treating c) to treat

b) to be treated d) for being treated

20. The region is developing successfully, with rates of investment ... significantly.

a) growing c) are growing

b) are to grow d) be growing