TA- B1

1. 1. In how many fields are prizes bestowed?

• A. 6

• B. 5

• C. 2

• D. 10

2. 2. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT...

• A. Ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel'sinvention

• B. Politics plays an Important role in selecting the winners

• C. A few individuals have won two awards

• D. Awards vary in monetary value

3. How much money did Nobel leaves for the prizes?

• A. $9,000,000

• В. $155,000

• C. $125,000

• D. $30,000

4. The Nobel Prize was established in order to...

• A recognize worthwhile contributions to humanity

• B. spend money

• C. resolve political differences

• D. honour the Inventor of dynamite

5. What is the main idea of this passage?

• A. Alfred Nobel created awards in six categories for contributions to humanity.

• B. Alfred Nobel left all of his money to science.

• C. Alfred Nobel became very rich when he invented dynamite.

• D. Alfred Nobel made a lasting contribution to humanity.

1. 1. This passage is mainly about

• A. the differences between carbon-14 and nitrogen-14

• B. one method of dating old objects

• C. archeology and the study of ancient artifacts

• D. various uses for carbon

2. The pronoun "it" in line 1 refers to

• A. any organicnatural material

• B. the age

• C. carbon dating

• D. archeology

3. Which of the following is NOT true about carbon-14?

• A. It is radioactive.

• B. Its half-life is more than 5,000 years.

• C. It can decay into nitrogen-14.

• D. It and nitrogen always exist in equal amounts in any substance.

4. 4. It can be inferred from the passage that if an item contains more carbon-14 than nitrogen-14, then the item is.

• A. too old to be age-dated with carbon-14

• B. too radioactive to be used by archeologists

• C. not as much as 5,570 years old

• D. more than 5,570 years old

5. It is implied in the passage that

• A. carbon dating could not be used on an item containing nitrogen

• B. carbon-14 does not have the longest known half-life

• C. fossils cannot be age-dated using carbon-14

• D. carbon dating has no known uses outside of archeology