Task 1. Complete each sentence with the given words. (10 points)
youare
1. Peter inquired sharply, “Who ......?” – “Do you mean who or what?”
theallpatientsthree
2. ............ were due today!
shehad wanted
3. A nice English boy ...... for her niece.
wasit
4. We lived in Farnley, a lovely old manor ...... .
domostwomencry
5. ............ at weddings.
noiswhatgood
6. ............ is your arguing about details.
justmoved intothe roomhas been
7. ............ (just, moved into, the room, has been), it smells wet paint.
henotedwhatwas
8. ............ the signs of rising excitement.
whythisis
9. ......... (why, this, is) you have to raise an objection.
youareright
10. ......... (you, are, right)!
Task 2. Correct the mistakes by rewriting the incorrect sentence only, this time without the mistake. (6 points)
1. at the time, and so young in a variety of ways. 2. ’s really hard to judge that sort of thing. 3. was something startlingly familiar about the slope of his narrow shoulders and the deep voice. 4. “Poor old father,” said Glan, compassionately, “it him so.” 5. already done that. Everything! Then this time will make a fourth. 6. I recalled, too, had been some talk between Tom Wells and her.
Task 3. Translate the underlined part into English. (9 points)
1. Хлеб и вилки on the table. 2. David все-таки сказал the truth. 3. Кажется довольно странным pretending being older. 4. Что мне понравилось most was hitch-hiking around the country. 5. Phillip learned how мало общего было between the poor and classes above them. 6. This programme реализуется очень хорошими менеджерами. 7. Вот почему he is attracted to this job: he просто wanted to give people orders. 8. At the far end, against the wall, росло a tall, slender pear-tree in the fullest, richest bloom.
LEVEL B (30 points)
Task 1. Complete each sentence with the given words to express emphasis. (17 points)
talkahave
1. I wish we could ......... .
anywasn’ttherename
2. ............ signed to the document.
hemeantwhat
3. ......... was not clear.
Icouldn’tthattell
4. ............ you, it must have been something different.
Ididsit
5. For many a time ......... on the banks of the blue and green lake.
moremore peopleand
6. Pets are very popular now and ......... enjoy looking after animals.
to doitof youthiswas sweet
7. “.................. ,” said her mother, “but your father and I don't mind noise as long as you're enjoying yourselves.”
theythusinsisted on
8. Junior had changed his name to Ted and Grace was now Caroline, and ......... being addressed, even by their parents.
hecopemust
9. Maxim was intensely preoccupied with business and not in the mood to cope with Adriana tonight. But ......... .
whatthis isis
10. ......... important.
hea lot ofwashelp
11. So I had to stay and get Dougbie to help me move the bed. ............ . He has these skinny little arms and is about as strong as a pigeon.
Ito bepretenddid
12. But ............ interested.
daytheonly
13. She decided she would think about the baby ......... it was born and not before.
shefullyintendedthis
14. ............ to do.
hesuch kindnessneverfrom a strangerhad received
15. The girl had helped him so generously. ............... .
Task 2. Translate the part underlined into English. (13 points)
1. Что меня удивило immensely was not seeing her among the guests. 2. Было невозможно to overcome his stubbornness. 3. My question остался без ответа properly yet. 4. Это его личное дело what he thinks. 5. Well, что я действительно хотел, Dad, was a Barnes sport roadster, something like Paul Murdock’s, только a different color scheme. 6. Мне действительно нравятся your new shoes. 7. Это была привычка with him to tell her the doings of his day. 8. Там была рамка and in it a photograph of herself as a little girl. 9. This quotation is often ссылаются философы. 10. Трудно поверить that you are leaving us for such a long stretch of time. 11. Dad had to call Carl a thousand times this morning to get him out of bed for his first day of work, but he наконец поднялся. 12. Что Джек в конце концов сделал was go to the police.