19/7/2021 Reading unit - 12

Reading unit - 12
Read carefully and do the exercises.

Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with her
husband, Pierre, she discovered radium, an element widely used for treating cancer, and
studied uranium and other radioactive substances. Pierre and Marie’s amicable
collaboration later helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.

Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a professor of Physics. At
the early age, she displayed a brilliant mind and a careless personality. Her great
exuberance for learning prompted her to continue with her studies after high school. She
became angry, however, when she learned that the university in Warsaw was closed to
women. Determined to receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland and in 1891
entered the Sorbonne, a French university, where she earned her master’s degree and
doctorate in Physics.

Marie was fortunate since she could study at the Sorbonne with some of the greatest
scientists of her day, one of whom was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were married in 1895
and spent many productive years working together in the physics laboratory. A short time
after they discovered radium, Pierre was killed by a horse-drawn wagon in 1906. Marie was
stunned by this horrible misfortune and endured heartbreaking pain . She recalled their
close relationship and the joy that they had shared in scientific research. The fact that she
had two young daughters to raise by herself greatly increased her distress.

Curie’s feeling of desolation finally began to fade when she was asked to succeed her
husband as a physics professor at the Sorbonne. She was the first woman to be given a
professorship at the world-famous university. In 1911 she received the Nobel Prize in
chemistry for isolating radium. Although Marie Curie eventually suffered a fatal illness from
her long exposure to radium, she never became disillusioned about her work. Regardless of
the consequences, she dedicated herself to science and to revealing the mysteries of the
physical world.

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What did Curie discover?

She discovered cancer

She discovered a cure for cancer

She discovered radium

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Where did she study?

She couldn't study university

She studied with her husband

She studied at a recognized university

How many children did Curie have?

She had an only child

She had no children

She had two

What did radium cause Curie?

a fatal disease

nothing

a price

What did Curie's studies reveal?

Nothing

Some misteries

Some diseases

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Pierre was married to Curie

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wrong

doesn't say

Pierre and Curie also gave a contribution to discover the secrets of the atom

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wrong

doesn't say

Pierre and Curie traveled together due to their work

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wrong

doesn't say

Curie's dad taught her about Science

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wrong

doesn't say

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Curie just finished high school

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wrong

doesn't say

Soborne was a French University where Curie studied

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wrong

doesn't say

Curie and her husband got separated due to his death

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wrong

doesn't say

Curie was offered to teach at university level

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wrong

doesn't say

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Curie was important but she never received any recognition due to her job

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wrong

doesn't say

Curie had a good life however she died with cancer

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wrong

doesn't say

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