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PART III. Test Your Competence

LEVEL A
(25 points)

Task 1. Use inverted word order in the following sentences. (10 points) 
the children did guess little
1. ... ... ... ... what a weird and mysterious end to the day was now approaching.

she had known
2. ... ... ... when she bought this present what it really was, she would have preferred to buy something different.

Miss Smith small and slight and angry was
3. ... ... ... .

Molly dressed never before in her short life had
4. ... ... ... ... so quickly.

a man should want
5. ... ... ... to raise a beard, let him.

was the elaborately decked tree
6. Behind the closed door of the music room ... ... .

a tall lady in came
7. ... ... ... , with dark hair and eyes, and a large, pale forehead.

discover did we
8. Only after buying the cottage, ... ... ... that it was infested with mice.

though it was short
9. The journey next day, ... ... ... ... , and the visit to his lawyer’s, tired him.

I were you
10. Well, ... ... ... , I wouldn’t tell them anything.

Task 2. Correct the mistakes by rewriting the incorrect sentence only, this time without the mistake. (6 points)
1. And not until Molly had emptied a big bowl of hot bread and milk her say a word of thanks or explanation.
2. I didn't see that show, and .
3. as if he has run ten miles.
4. , it was her winning natural charm that captivated most people.
5. In the centre of each table , around which of figs and melons.

Task 3. Translate into English using inverted word order. (9 points)
1. Suspicious, cautious, and wary with everyone несмотря на то, что она была, she sometimes found herself admiring Olivia, much against her will.
2. Ввысь rose the helicopter.
3. Monica lives in an apartment. И Мел (Mel) тоже.
4. Я хорошо помню the place.
5. Еще более дорогим был a “set” of jewelry consisting of an opal brooch, a bracelet of opals and gold filigree, and an opal ring surrounded by diamonds.
6. Отнесись она вдруг к нему seriously, she would be forced to quarrel with him.
7. Если люди доверяли бы и уважали бы each other, it would make life easier.
8. “Вот и coffee!” exclaimed Rosa.
9. Хотя она очень старалась, she still couldn’t understand the question.

LEVEL B
(30 points)

Task 1. Use inverted word order in the following sentences. (17 points)


he had not known
1. ... ... ... ... she was daughter of a lord, he would have thought her American.

he ever was little moved though
2. ... ... ... ... by public matters, this event impressed his fancy.

I could only with a very old friend discuss
3. ... ... ... ... the problem.

Caesar so should
4. Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion. And ... ... ... .

not it for the expense involved were
5. ... ... ... ... , I would go there by air.

the thermometer and the screwdriver was
6. Here, in the desk, of all places, ... ... .

though might be vain and foolish she
7. I was thinking of her, thinking that ... ... ... ... , she was not a bad person.

she should go
8. ... ... ... to hospital now for some treatment and then on to a sanatorium it ought to be quite all right.

though try did she
9. For a moment or two she racked her brain, but ... ... ... ... , she could not remember.

has my husband neither
10. I have never been to France. ... ... ... .

the scared people out rushed
11. ... ... ... .

she so choked up was
12. She was mute, unable to say anything, ... ... ... .

left home scarcely I had
13. ... ... ... ... when it began to snow heavily.

ran in the boxers
14. The referee whistled, and ... ... ... .

it for her children not been had
15. ... ... ... ... ... , she would have been retired.

the hunters so were tired
16. ... ... ... ... that they decided to spend the night on the bank of the stream.

I so am
17. “I’m glad that’s over.” – “... ... ... .”

Task 2. Translate into English using inverted word order. (13 points)
1. And at that moment something was settled between them, and they both understood this, хотя это не было высказано.
2. At the end of the garden стоял маленький павильон.
3. Carl Ray magically appeared at dinner time again. Just as we were putting the food on the table, заходит он and sits right down in my Dad’s “special” seat.
4. Хоть я очень стараюсь to understand his behavior, I can’t agree with it.
5. И вот лифт поехал вниз.
6. Our teacher can’t speak Japanese, and и мы тоже.
7. Таким раздраженным был Филипп that I decided to leave him alone.
8. Хоть он был полон жизни, he was not stoical.
9. Немного сказала Марго (Margot) about the incident on Friday night.
10. Так странно прозвучали его слова to me that I could not believe him.
11. Only here, alone on the hill Элиза могла быть уверена of herself.
12. Едва я прочел a few pages when she called me again.
13. Сейчас наша очередь.