Variant 1 You could have come first and won the race if you … faster

25. When did the first award ceremony take place?

A) 1895 B) 1961 C) 1901 D) 1968

26. Why was the Nobel Prize established?

A) to honour the inventor of dynamite. B) to spend the money.

C) to resolve political differences. D) to recognize worthwhile contributions to humanity.

27. In how many fields are prizes bestowed?

A) 2 B) 6 C) 10 D) 5

King Alfred was not only an able to warrior, but also a dedicated scholar and a wise ruler. He is known as “Alfred the Great”- the only monarch in English history to be given this title. He is also popularly known for the story of the burning of the cakes. While Alfred was wandering around his country organizing resistance to the Viking invaders, he travelled in disguise. On one occasion, he stopped at a woman`s house. The woman asked him to watch some cakes that were cooking to see that they didn`t burn while she went off to get food. Alfred became lost in thought and the cakes burned. When the woman returned, she shouted angrily at Alfred and sent him away. Alfred never told her that he was her king.