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Outstanding People of English-speaking countries

1. The British honour ___________ for the victory over Napoleon’s fleet.

1. F. Drake; b) H. Nelson; c) O. Cromwell.

1. “The Origin of Species” was the first important book written by ____________.

1. M. Faraday; b) A. Smith; c) Ch. Darwin.

1. _______ was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature.

1. W. Churchill; b) Th. More; c) T. Blair.

1. Newton’s greatest discovery was ____________ .

1. the rotating engine; b) the discovery of electrolysis; c) the law of gravity.

5. According to the inscription at his monument it was __________ who surpassed all the men in science.

a) I. Newton; b) J. Maxwell; c) A. Smith.

6. One of the most outstanding British scientists ____________ was born very far from Britain, spent a great part of his life far away, but was buried in Westminster Abbey.

a) Ch. Darwin; b) M. Faraday; c) E. Rutherford.

7. By organizing peaceful marches M. L. King made Congress to pass laws guaranteeing _______ to every American.

a) free education; b) equal civil rights; c) social insurance.

8. ___________ , a symbol of democracy, was the most remembered and respected American President.

a) A. Lincoln; b) J. Kennedy; c) F. Roosevelt.

9. The greatest experimenter of the USA ____________ made more than one thousand inventions.

a) B. Franklin; b) B. Bell; c) T. Edison.

10. ___________ was not only a great scientist but also a patriot of the USA, opposing against slavery.

a) R. Goddard; b) B. Franklin; c) T. Edison.

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