244- From the passage, it's understood that a person who has composed a symphony............ . A) is regarded as a great contributor to mankind
B) used to take Nobel prizes before Alfred Nobel died
C) doesn't have the same possibility to get Nobel as a writer
D) might be awarded with a Nobel prize should the Nobel Foundation accept
E) doesn't have the right to be awarded with Nobel
245- According to the passage, December, 10th is significant from the point that .......... . A) it coincides the delivery date of the Nobel prizes with its namesake‘s demise date
B) it's the choice of Alfred Nobel in his will
C) it is the date of the establishment of Nobel Foundation
D) it's the earliest possible date for the Norwegian parliament
E) the works of the candidates can be checked until that date
246- In order to be nominated to one of the Nobel prizes, ............... . A) one should reside in Sweden and be a graduate of
Royal Swedish academy
B) someone authority in the related branch should show his written approval of it
C) a scientist must find someone to talk in favour of him before the Nobel committee
D) one should be experienced and have many research papers
E) one should be in good terms with the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm
Over the past 30 years, hurricanes have been responsible for four of the five biggest natural disasters
to hit America. Although better forecasting and evacuation have, over the past century, reduced the
death toll from 7,000 to a few score each year, the amount of hurricane-induced damage to property
has risen enormously. Hurricane Andrew, the worst to hit America in the 1990s, inflicted $37 billion-
worth of destruction. That is why the AAAS devoted a day-long session to the science of hurricanes
and, in particular, to ways of improving the forecasting of their behaviour on time scales that stretch
from hours to millennia. Such knowledge would be useful in many ways. It would help those in the
path of a storm to decide their response. It would help those who govern storm-prone areas to plan
and regulate their buildings more safely. And it would help those who pick up the bill — the world‘s
insurance and reinsurance companies — to prepare and to stay profitable.(d,a,b)
