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3. Alfred Nobel considered himself useless

A) because of the use of his invention, dynamite, in wars

B) because he couldn't help his father to overcome bankruptcy

C) although he did many good things throughout his life

D) as he had strong patriotic feelings yet still never succeeded in doing anything worthwhile for his country

E) as he had never become outstanding in the fields in which he was interested

EXERCISE 2: Complete the sentences by selecting words:

a) contrasts b) fortune c) in company d) in private e) patriotic f) explosive

g) mining h) publicity i) fame j) have a taste for k) glory l) will m) outstanding n) memorial

1. The author's new book has received a lot of favourable …. .

2. His work this year has been …. . It was much better than anyone had

expected.

3. The …. between the two sisters are quite incredible. You wouldn't believe

that they were related.

4. She always says that she doesn't approve of smoking, but I think she smokes

…. because she often smells of cigarettes:

5. I spent an absolute …. at the shops yesterday, far more than I'd intended!