3. Read the text. Choose which word (a, b, c or d) best fits each space. Alfred nobel

When we hear the name Nobel, we immediately think of the Nobel Prizes. But Alfred Nobel, the (1)......... of the awards, was also a great scientist and inventor.

Born in 1933 in Sweden, Nobel studied first in Russia and then (2)......... to the US where he studied mechanical engineering. Afterwards, he returned to Sweden to work with his father. Gradually, they made advances in explosives. Nobel figured out how to work safely with nitroglycerine, a very dangerous and explosive substance. His invention later became known as dynamite. Nobel continued throughout his life to (3)......... improvements in the field of explosives. He eventually owned (4)......... explosives factories around the world and became very wealthy.

Alfred Nobel was a man of great (5).......... When he died he left a wonderful gift to the world: the Nobel Prizes. Each year these prizes are (6)......... to scientists, inventors and other (7)......... people for their great contribution to the world.

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A) holder A) transferred A) do A) numerous A) advantage A) awarded A) popular

B) creator B) visited B) have B) numerate B) achievement B) designed B) famous

C) discoverer C) joined C) make C) numerical C) situation C) suggested C) creative

D) receiver D) immigrated D) take D) numbered D) incident D) given D) manageable

4. Read the text. Choose from the list a-g sentence which fits in the space (1-6). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. A new way to find a job

Gone are the days when British people would simply browse the job adverts if the paper happened to fall open at the right section. The Internet has revolutionised employment patterns across the country and job hunting has become an almost permanent state of being for millions of people. (1)........., people have been able to get relevant vacancies mailed to them automatically, 24 hours a day, 52 weeks a year.

And now there is a new and free way for people to make progress in their careers, with the job hunter becoming the hunted. CVquest, in partnership with hundreds of local newspapers across the UK, enables job seekers to keep their career profiles and CVs permanently available online, where prospective employers can most easily find them.

(2)........., CVquest enables job seekers to specify the line of work they are looking for and the part of the country they would be prepared to work in. Best of all, keeping your profile and CV on CVquest is completely free. (3)......... offering skills and experience relevant to the vacancies they have.

Already available through a growing number of newspaper websites, CVquest offers job seekers a simple routine of registration, step-by-step career profile assembly, and the opportunity to attach and upload a Word document CV. (4)........., their profile will be displayed on dozens of newspaper websites outside their immediate area. (5)......... and they can see how many times their profile has been accessed by prospective employers.

(6)........., through their local paper website and CVquest. They can register to receive notification of vacancies by email, and they can keep their career profile and CV available to thousands of prospective new employers.

A. It can be difficult for people to find the job they want

B. Organised into sections according to employment category and geographic area

C. Job seekers can edit their profile whenever they choose

D. For several years, by registering on job-hunting websites

E. If people choose to ‘work anywhere in the UK’

F. So people can take a two-way approach to career advancement

G. For their part, employers can secure access to hundreds, if not thousands of CVs