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PART III. Test Your Competence

LEVEL A
(30 points)

Task 1. Give the non-assertive equivalents of the words in the first line. (6 points)


1. – Have some more pie!
– Thanks, I am good. I can’t eat !

2. – I think they sometimes gamble for money.
– I don’t think so. I don’t think they do.

3. – Is it still raining in your part of the city?
– No, it isn’t .

4. – I hear John helped you a lot.
– That’s strange. In fairness, he didn’t do .

5. – According to the map, the castle is still a long way from here.
– You’re mistaken! It’s not .

6. – I’ve already finished the book.
– Good for you! I haven’t .

Task 2. Use the appropriate tags. (10 points)


1. All children love sweets, ?

2. She has a jolly good job, ?

3. I am busy here, ?

4. Let’s play charades after dinner, ?

5. Everybody thinks so, ?

6. We can’t just leave him here, ?

7. Don’t be angry, ?

8. He seldom gives interviews, ?

9. Be careful, ?

10. He’d better leave her alone, ?

Task 3. Fill in the gaps so as to show that the same statement applies to a new subject. (6 points)


1. – Look, I am not a history expert.
– I am not, .

2. – I have never been to Wales.
– have I.

3. Linda says she hates onions. Frankly, I don’t fancy them, .

4. – I didn’t see anything interesting in Room 4.
– I!

5. I know you weren’t in Minsk last week. Well, we.

6. – I could hardly call him a writer…
– I couldn’t, .

Task 4. Translate into English. (8 points)


1. Ни одна из двух программ не читает это видео. (Use British spelling, please.)
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2. Можно мне немного кофе?
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3. Думаю, что ты не прав насчет Роберта. (Use “transferred negation”.)
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4. У тебя нет основания не доверять нам.
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5. – Сидней не является столицей Австралии, правда? – Да, не является.
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6. Ты их ни в коей мере не интересуешь.
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7. Он очень плохой врач. (Use ‘no’.)
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LEVEL B
(35 points)

Task 1. Provide the missing words for the following non-assertive contexts. (6 points)


1. – I agree with Tom to some extent.
– Well, as for me, I don’t agree with him .

2. – The patient is feeling a lot better today.
– I don’t think he is better.

3. – I’m sure I have already seen this film.
– Let’s watch it for my sake! I haven’t seen it .

4. – Which of the three tarts may I have?
– Take you like!

5. – Have you seen Tim or Harry recently?
– I’m afraid I haven’t seen of them.

6. – He was somehow confused by her words.
– Oh, come on! He wasn’t confused!

Task 2. Fill in the gaps using negation. (12 points)


1. There were scarcely a hundred people present, ?

2. – I will never agree to these humiliating terms!
– I!

3. You ought to tell your mom about your low grades, ?

4. She never had to work in her life, ?

5. Sylvia swears she will never go to Ibiza anymore. Her partner won’t, .

6. We used to be very happy in our old house, ?

7. There so little information about Belarusian modernism, ?

8. Don’t forget to cancel the booking, ?

9. – Quebec isn’t a city in France, eh?
– .

10. Let’s never judge people by their appearance, ?

11. I am still a poor driver, ?

12. Anyone would be disappointed with the film’s poor reviews, ?

Task 3. Correct the mistakes by rewriting the incorrect sentence only, this time without the mistake. If there is no mistake, write “Correct”. (6 points)


1. – Dormer is a very good bass-guitarist. – True, but he is no vocalist…
Correct sentence:

2. None of the parents was ready to accept Ben’s choice of profession.
Correct sentence:

3. – Give me an example of a sentence with transferred negation. – “I think you don’t need to worry.”
Correct sentence:

4. Rarely does crime pay as well as he seems to think.
Correct sentence:

5. I couldn’t say nothing, I wouldn’t have forgiven myself. So I stood up and objected.
Correct sentence:

6. – I don’t particularly like mussels, I hate the very sight of them! – Either do I.
Correct sentence:

Task 4. Translate into English paying attention to the use of negation. (11 points)


1. Разве он не чудо в этой роли? Ни один другой актер не смог бы так сыграть!
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2. Какой непривлекательный человек! Такой вряд ли может вызвать доверие. Translation:

3. У них слишком мало знакомых среди местных, не так ли?
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4. Мне тоже не нравятся эти рассказы.
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5. В комнате было ни тепло, ни холодно.
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6. Его тон слишком неофициальный, правда?
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7. Мать Роуз считала Джека ничтожеством. Он ничего не мог с этим поделать.
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