The Ig Nobel Prize is a copy of the famous Nobel Prize. It (24)…………. to the most (25)…………..achievements and inventions that first make people laugh, then make them think. Its purpose is to celebrate the unusual and (26)……………achievements, mostly in science, medicine, and technology. Contrary to people's common belief that the prize are given to funny works, the prize winners findings need to be based on (27)…………research. Every year, a ceremony (28)…………… at Harvard University, and ten prize made of tinfoil are awarded to the winners, who have to pay for their own accommodations and transport to Cambridge. 24. A. gave B. is given C. giving D. give 25. A. interesting B. interested C. boring D. bored 26. A. creation B. creative C. creator D. created 27. A. common B. inexpensive C. serious D. informal 28. A. is held B. holds C. holding D. to be held