Alfred Nobel, the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833, but moved to Russia with his parents in 1842, where his father, Immanuel, made a strong position for himself in the engineering industry. Immanuel Nobel invented landmine and made a lot of money from the government during the Crimean War, but went bankrupt soon after. Then, the family returned to Sweden in 1859, where Alfred began his own study of explosives in his father’s lab. He had never been to school or university but had taught himself, and by the time he was twenty, he became a skillful chemist and excellent linguist, speaking Swedish, Russian, German, French and English. He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. He was always searching for a meaning to life. He spent much time and money working on how to end the wars, and the peace between nations, until his death in Italy in 1896. His famous last will, in which he left money to provide prizes for outstanding work in physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature and peace, is a memorial to his interests and ideas. And so, the man is remembered and respected long after his death.

 

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　　1. Where was Alfred Nobel born? He was born in ________.

 

　　A. Sweden B. Stockholm

 

　　C. Russia D. Moscow

 

　　2. What did Immanuel Nobel invented during the Crimean War?

 

　　A. The engineering industry. B. A strong position.

 

　　C. Landmine. D. Study of explosives.

 

　　3. Why did Alfred Nobel return to Sweden ? Because his father ________.

 

　　A. went bankrupt B. was put in prison

 

　　C. was ill D. died

 

　　4. How many companies did Alfred Nobel build up? He built up ________ companies in different countries.

 

　　A. 20 B. 40

 

　　C. 60 D. 80

 

　　5. What was Alfred Nobel always searing for? ________.

 

　　A. More time and more money B. A meaning to life

 

　　C. How to end the war D. The peace between nations

 

　　答案及解析

 

　　1. B。根據Alfred Nobel, the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833. (偉大的瑞典發明家和實業家諾貝爾于1883年10月21日出生于斯德哥爾摩)就能確定正確選項。

 

　　2. C。根據Immanuel Nobel invented landmine and made a lot of money from the government during the Crimean War(以馬利?諾貝爾在克里米亞戰爭中發明地雷，掙了很多錢)就能確定正確答案。

 

　　3. A。根據went bankrupt soon after(不久破產了)就能確定正確答案(from www.zkenglish.com)。

 

　　4. D。根據He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries(他在20個國家建了80多個公司)就能確定答案。

 

　　5. B。根據He was always searching for a meaning to life(他總是在搜索生活的意義)就能確定答案。