THE COMPOSITE SENTENCE

Part 2. Train Your Competence

PRACTICE TEST
(25 points)

Task 1. Use the appropriate word order in the sentences. (18 points)


hundreds are there
1. A Forsyte is not an uncommon animal. ... ... ... among the members of this Club.

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two experienced accountants his both of
2. ... ... ... ... failed to spot an error.

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there persons from every stratum of society were
3. Among the retainers of a well-appointed house ... ... ....

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your ambition to be a nurse and help the sick was it
4. ... ... ... ... ever since you were a little child, wasn’t it?

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Martin was was freer it who
5. ... ... ... ... ... , not Irene.

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had he asked himself that question
6. ... ... ... ... a thousand times.

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must work I
7. ... ... ... , and for money.

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was always it who he inquired
8. ... ... ... ... ... with great anxiety about my health.

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Paris it so is
9. ... ... ... ... !

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whom it I is pity
they
10. ... ... ... ... ... ... desperately.

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that it Paris was in
11. ... ... ... ... ... Tadeush Kostiushko got his revolutionary ideas.

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is I what need
12. ... ... ... ... to have a talk.

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is the child this how
13. ... ... ... ... should behave.

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that does happen does seem it
14. Well, ... ... ... sometimes. And ... ... a little funny!

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gives is that it an active life
common knowledge
15. ... ... ... ... ... ... man the opportunity to realize values in creative work.

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do quick only be
16. Get up, Jack, quickly! ... ... ... ... !

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each of us three million dollars would be given
17. If all the money in the world were collected and divided equally among all the people living on the Earth, ... ... ... .

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only must about I write
18. ... ... ... ... ... what a beautiful place we live in and how brave the Italians are.

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Task 2. Translate the part underlined into English. (7 points)
1. Больше невозможно было to hear exactly what she said.
2. И только когда Doreen had actually left that Jan realized just how much she depended on her.
3. Я действительно надеюсь и верю you will be successful, my dears.
4. Что я и мог then do was sit back and wait.
5. I have to admit that мы все-таки получили an interesting bit of news today!
6. От одной новости он переходил к другой, keeping the paper well before his face.
7. Правдой было то that he had never taken the slightest interest in his clothes, a suit off the peg always served him excellently, covered him, kept him warm without elegance.

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