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PART II. Train Your Competence

SAMPLE TEST
(30 points)

Task 1. Complete each statement with one word. (12 points)


1. Structurally, sentences like “English countryside! Peace and quiet…” are one-member sentences.

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2. Structurally, the difference between the sentences “She smiled” and “She smiled pleasantly” is that the first sentence is .

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3. Structurally, the second sentence in “So, the book was written by Ronald Firbank? Haven’t heard this name before…” is simple, two-member and .

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4. From a communicative point of view, the sentence “Don’t open the parcel without me” is .

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5. From a communicative point of view, the sentence “He lived a happy life” is .

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6. The sentence “Isn’t he smart?” is a(n) question.

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7. The sentence “Do you prefer tea or coffee?” is a(n) question.

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8. The sentence “What is your problem?” is a(n) question.

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9. The sentence “You knew this before?” is a(n) question.

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10. From a communicative point of view, the sentence “Leave me alone, please” is .

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11. From a structural point of view, the sentence “To live in such poverty!” is a one-member sentence.

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12. From a communicative point of view, the sentence “How I love this book!” is .

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Task 2. Complete the following sentences so as to make them disjunctive (tag-questions). (8 points)


1. Peter doesn’t like this cartoon, ?

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2. There is no place like home, ?

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3. They hardly know each other, ?

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4. Turn off the computer, ?

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5. Everybody likes to be praised, ?

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6. Let’s forget about that awkward situation, ?

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7. Someone’s been taking my food again, ?

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8. Nothing ever happens when I am away, ?

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Task 3. Give a short answer to the following questions. (5 points)


1. – Dublin isn’t the capital of Ireland, is it? – .

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2. – The artist Mark Chagall wasn’t born in Minsk, was he? – .

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3. – Norway is not a Scandinavian country, is it? – .

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4. – The US has never had an African American as president, has it? – .

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5. – Elizabeth I never got married, did she? – .

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Task 4. Give the English for the Russian word underlined. (5 points)


1. Как is this strange flower called?
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2. Которое of these dresses fits you better?
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3. I believe this film is a post-production. Как do you think, Jess?
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4. Как does a unicorn look like?
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5. Кто of these authors was born in Scotland – Oscar Wilde or Robert Burns?
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