Alfred Nobel, a Swedish - born chemist, who died in 1896, at one time believed that his invention of explosives (炸药) could bring wars to an end, But later he found he was wrong.

Nobel was born in Sweden in 1833. With only one year of formal schooling, he became a chemist and inventor by age of 16.

He was also a linguist, speaking English, Russian, German and French besides Swedish. He wrote poetry(诗歌). He began his work with producing liquid nitroglycerin (硝酸甘油) for use in mining and construction. He then discovered that liquid nitroglycerin could be dried. He called it dynamite, after the Greek word dynamis, meaning "power". Then he became rich. When he died, his estate (财产) was worth about 89 million.

Nobel never married, and he left most of his estate to those who have been known as Nobel Prizes. The money is invested (投资) and the interest (利息) is given out as yearly prizes for persons who have done something special for mankind in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature, and peace.

Prizes were first awarded in 1901. Over the years, many great people such as Albert Einstein in physics, Marie Curie in chemistry, Martin Luther King, Jr. for peace and Mo yan for literature got the awards.

1.From the passage we can guess the underlined word "linguist" is a person who_______.

A. can speak a foreign language

B. writes good poetry

C. knows several foreign language well

D. makes many inventions

2.Alfred Nobel believed_______.

A. he would become the richest person of the world

B. his invention could stop wars in the world

C. the Nobel Prizes could be world - famous

D. no one could use his invention to start wars

3.All the questions have been answered Except_______.

A. who chooses the Nobel Prize winners

B. when were Nobel Prizes first awarded

C. who could win Nobel Prizes

D. what else was Nobel interested in besides chemistry

Fish and chips, and Chinese take-away food(熟食) are very popular in England. But they are less popular(不受欢迎) in the USA. In the USA, they eat take-away food, too, like fried(油炸的) chicken. But the most popular kind of take-away food is hamburgers. It looks like bread with meat in it. Hamburgers are delicious. They are very popular in the world.

Chinese food has different tastes and is usually very delicious. It's also very popular in the world.

(　　 )16．What's the favourite food in the USA?

　　　　 A. Hamburgers.　 　B. Fish and chips.　 　C. Fried chicken.　　 D. Take-away food.

(　　 )17．What does the hamburger look like?

　　　 　　A. It looks like a mooncake.　　　　　　　　　 B. It looks like a sausages(香肠).

　　　 　　C. It looks like bread with meat in it.　　　　 D. It looks like a banana.

(　　 )18．Which food has different tastes and is usually very delicious?

　　　 　　A. English food.　　 B. American food.　 　C. Chinese food.　　 D. French food.

(　　 )19．Are fish and chips and Chinese take-away food very popular in the USA?

　　　　 　 A. Yes, they are. B. No, they aren't C. Yes, they were.　 D. No, they weren't.

(　 )20．Who do you think likes hamburgers best?

　　　　　 A. The old people.　　　 B. Children.　　　　　 C. Most of the people.　 D. Nobody