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The AuthorBertrand Russell (b.1872) is Lord Russell, but he does not use the title. He is Welsh by birth, and his grandfather was twice Prime Minister of Britain. He is a brilliant mathematician, scientist and philosopher. In 1950 he received the Nobel Prize for literature. All his life he has been a pacifist and is an active opponent of the atom bomb. Because of his strong opposition to the war of 1914-18 he was dismissed from a post as lecturer at Cambridge University and was sent to prison. He has been a professor of philosophy in Peking, and the headmaster of a progressive school in the south of England. He has written and lectured a great deal on science, sociology, psychology and the history of philosohy. In all his writings he has the gift of making even difficult subjects clear and interesting.

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1. We understand from the passage that Bertrand Russell is not only a brilliant mathematician but also ...

a) a politicianb) a scientist and a philosopherc) a psychiatristd) a scientist and a musiciane) a philosopher and a prime -

minister

The AuthorBertrand Russell (b.1872) is Lord Russell, but he does not use the title. He is Welsh by birth, and his grandfather was twice Prime Minister of Britain. He is a brilliant mathematician, scientist and philosopher. In 1950 he received the Nobel Prize for literature. All his life he has been a pacifist and is an active opponent of the atom bomb. Because of his strong opposition to the war of 1914-18 he was dismissed from a post as lecturer at Cambridge University and was sent to prison. He has been a professor of philosophy in Peking, and the headmaster of a progressive school in the south of England. He has written and lectured a great deal on science, sociology, psychology and the history of philosohy. In all his writings he has the gift of making even difficult subjects clear and interesting.

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1. We understand from the passage that Bertrand Russell is not only a brilliant mathematician but also ...

a) a politicianb) a scientist and a philosopherc) a psychiatristd) a scientist and a musiciane) a philosopher and a prime -

minister

The AuthorBertrand Russell (b.1872) is Lord Russell, but he does not use the title. He is Welsh by birth, and his grandfather was twice Prime Minister of Britain. He is a brilliant mathematician, scientist and philosopher. In 1950 he received the Nobel Prize for literature. All his life he has been a pacifist and is an active opponent of the atom bomb. Because of his strong opposition to the war of 1914-18 he was dismissed from a post as lecturer at Cambridge University and was sent to prison. He has been a professor of philosophy in Peking, and the headmaster of a progressive school in the south of England. He has written and lectured a great deal on science, sociology, psychology and the history of philosohy. In all his writings he has the gift of making even difficult subjects clear and interesting.

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2. It is clear from the passage that Bertrand Russell was against ...

a) the First World Warb) the Second World Warc) the governmentd) the use of humorous illustrationse) the war between Britain and

Ireland

The AuthorBertrand Russell (b.1872) is Lord Russell, but he does not use the title. He is Welsh by birth, and his grandfather was twice Prime Minister of Britain. He is a brilliant mathematician, scientist and philosopher. In 1950 he received the Nobel Prize for literature. All his life he has been a pacifist and is an active opponent of the atom bomb. Because of his strong opposition to the war of 1914-18 he was dismissed from a post as lecturer at Cambridge University and was sent to prison. He has been a professor of philosophy in Peking, and the headmaster of a progressive school in the south of England. He has written and lectured a great deal on science, sociology, psychology and the history of philosohy. In all his writings he has the gift of making even difficult subjects clear and interesting.

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2. It is clear from the passage that Bertrand Russell was against ...

a) the First World Warb) the Second World Warc) the governmentd) the use of humorous illustrationse) the war between Britain and

Ireland

The AuthorBertrand Russell (b.1872) is Lord Russell, but he does not use the title. He is Welsh by birth, and his grandfather was twice Prime Minister of Britain. He is a brilliant mathematician, scientist and philosopher. In 1950 he received the Nobel Prize for literature. All his life he has been a pacifist and is an active opponent of the atom bomb. Because of his strong opposition to the war of 1914-18 he was dismissed from a post as lecturer at Cambridge University and was sent to prison. He has been a professor of philosophy in Peking, and the headmaster of a progressive school in the south of England. He has written and lectured a great deal on science, sociology, psychology and the history of philosohy. In all his writings he has the gift of making even difficult subjects clear and interesting.

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3. According to the passage, Bertrand Russell was given the Nobel Prize for ...

a) the history of philosophyb) sciencec) literatured) psychologye) mathematics

The AuthorBertrand Russell (b.1872) is Lord Russell, but he does not use the title. He is Welsh by birth, and his grandfather was twice Prime Minister of Britain. He is a brilliant mathematician, scientist and philosopher. In 1950 he received the Nobel Prize for literature. All his life he has been a pacifist and is an active opponent of the atom bomb. Because of his strong opposition to the war of 1914-18 he was dismissed from a post as lecturer at Cambridge University and was sent to prison. He has been a professor of philosophy in Peking, and the headmaster of a progressive school in the south of England. He has written and lectured a great deal on science, sociology, psychology and the history of philosohy. In all his writings he has the gift of making even difficult subjects clear and interesting.

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3. According to the passage, Bertrand Russell was given the Nobel Prize for ...

a) the history of philosophyb) sciencec) literatured) psychologye) mathematics

The AuthorBertrand Russell (b.1872) is Lord Russell, but he does not use the title. He is Welsh by birth, and his grandfather was twice Prime Minister of Britain. He is a brilliant mathematician, scientist and philosopher. In 1950 he received the Nobel Prize for literature. All his life he has been a pacifist and is an active opponent of the atom bomb. Because of his strong opposition to the war of 1914-18 he was dismissed from a post as lecturer at Cambridge University and was sent to prison. He has been a professor of philosophy in Peking, and the headmaster of a progressive school in the south of England. He has written and lectured a great deal on science, sociology, psychology and the history of philosohy. In all his writings he has the gift of making even difficult subjects clear and interesting.

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4. It is understood from the passage that Bertrand Russell worked as ... in Peking.

a) a lecturerb) a mathematicianc) an active opponent of atom

bombd) the headmaster of a schoole) a professor of philosophy

The AuthorBertrand Russell (b.1872) is Lord Russell, but he does not use the title. He is Welsh by birth, and his grandfather was twice Prime Minister of Britain. He is a brilliant mathematician, scientist and philosopher. In 1950 he received the Nobel Prize for literature. All his life he has been a pacifist and is an active opponent of the atom bomb. Because of his strong opposition to the war of 1914-18 he was dismissed from a post as lecturer at Cambridge University and was sent to prison. He has been a professor of philosophy in Peking, and the headmaster of a progressive school in the south of England. He has written and lectured a great deal on science, sociology, psychology and the history of philosohy. In all his writings he has the gift of making even difficult subjects clear and interesting.

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4. It is understood from the passage that Bertrand Russell worked as ... in Peking.

a) a lecturerb) a mathematicianc) an active opponent of atom

bombd) the headmaster of a schoole) a professor of philosophy

The AuthorBertrand Russell (b.1872) is Lord Russell, but he does not use the title. He is Welsh by birth, and his grandfather was twice Prime Minister of Britain. He is a brilliant mathematician, scientist and philosopher. In 1950 he received the Nobel Prize for literature. All his life he has been a pacifist and is an active opponent of the atom bomb. Because of his strong opposition to the war of 1914-18 he was dismissed from a post as lecturer at Cambridge University and was sent to prison. He has been a professor of philosophy in Peking, and the headmaster of a progressive school in the south of England. He has written and lectured a great deal on science, sociology, psychology and the history of philosohy. In all his writings he has the gift of making even difficult subjects clear and interesting.

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