1907. Now it’s as valuable as the work of Copernicus in astronomy or Einstein’s theory of relativity. Was Mendeleev nominated for a Nobel prize? Yes, three times – in 1905, 1906, 1907. Unfortunately, he failed to get a prize due to the long time that had passed since his discovery and the time when Nobel prizes were first introduced in 1901. 1. 1901 – Mendeleev died. ( ) True ( ) False. 2. 118 – the current number of elements in the periodic table. ( ) True ( ) False. 3. 1917 – the second time Mendeleev was nominated for the Nobel Prize. ( ) True ( ) False. 4. 1903 – Nobel prizes were first introduced. ( ) True ( ) False. 5. 3 – nominations of the scientist for the Nobel prize. ( ) True ( ) False.

Перевод задания: Определите, верны ли утверждения по тексту.

1. False — Mendeleev died in 1907, not in 1901. (Менделеев умер в 1907 году, а не в 1901-м.)

2. True — 118 is the current number of elements in the periodic table. (118 — нынешнее количество элементов в периодической таблице.)

3. False — Mendeleev was nominated in 1905, 1906 and 1907; 1917 was not the second nomination. (Менделеева номинировали в 1905, 1906 и 1907 годах; 1917 год не был второй номинацией.)

4. False — Nobel Prizes were first introduced in 1901. (Нобелевские премии впервые были учреждены в 1901 году.)

5. True — he was nominated three times. (Его номинировали три раза.)

Ответ: 1 — False; 2 — True; 3 — False; 4 — False; 5 — True.