Reading passages

 
14- The author informs us that Sir William 
Congreve ………… .
A)set fire to the French town, Boulogne 
B) was the inventor of the first effective rockets 
C) played a major role during the Napoleonic wars 
D) commanded and lost the war against the Indians 
E) was inspired by the Indians to develop his own 
rockets 
15- We learn from the passage that rockets …….. .
A) have only been used in war and in space
B) have a maximum range of 1.800 metres
C) always have a destructive purpose 
D) are also used by ships to call for help 
E) are no longer used in war in any way 
Aspirin, the most common pain relieves known
today, was first produced commercially in 1899. The 
Bayer 
AG, 
now 
of 
Leverskin. 
Germany, 
manufactured Aspirin in powder form. Aspirin, a 
trade name, or acetylsalicylic acid, however. had first 
been synthesised In 1853 by Karl Gerhardt, an 
Alsatian chemist. Unfortunately, its value as a pain 
reliever was not recognised until 1899, when 
Heinrich Dresser published a paper about its 
effectiveness. Thereafter, Dr. Felix Hoffman, who 
worked for Bayer, succeeded in manufacturing it in a 
form pure enough to be used as a medical remedy. 
First available only on a limited scale as a 
prescription medicine in Germany. Aspirin gained 
wide usage when Bayer began retailing it in tablet 
form in 1915. 
16-According to the passage, acetylsalicylic acid, 
or Aspirin …… .
A) was first sold in powder form 
B) was invented in Germany in 1899 
C) was sold to the public in 1853 
D) was perfected in 1915 
E) was originally produced in pill form 
17- It's clear from the passage that Aspirin's 
medical value
A) was made known by Heinrich Dresser 
B) was available to the public from 1853 
C) was publicised by Karl Gerhardt 
D) led to the creation of a newspaper 
E) as a painkiller was widely recognised in 1853