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PART II. Train Your Competence

SAMPLE TEST
(50 points)

Task 1. Use the appropriate case form of the nouns in the brackets and identify the type of the genitive and/or the meaning rendered by the noun in the genitive case. You are supposed to provide as many words for the answer as many spaces are underlined. (43 points)


1. (Maxim / jaw) dropped, he was unable to absorb the things he was hearing.
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2) Type or meaning:

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2. Instead of walking to (Diana), I hailed a cab.
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3. (A friend / Mrs. Keswick) has just arrived. She’ll be having tea with us.
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4. I always stop at (Beth Ann / house) for a little while before I go home.
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5. Carl Fabergé was (Russia / Imperial Jeweller).
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6. When Predslava had come to know about (her father / intention) to marry her off to meet his political and dynastical needs, she decided to act.
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7. It’s (somebody else / idea), not mine.
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8. (The Queen of England / palace) is (a quarter of an hour / ride) from the centre of London.
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4) Type of meaning 2:

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9. (Derek / brother / name) is Gregory.
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10. (Napoleon / defeat) at Waterloo ended (Napoleon / rule) as Emperor of the French, and marked the end of his Hundred Days return from exile.
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4) Type of meaning 2:

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11. (Children / toys) are very attractive these days.
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12. We are at (our wit / end) how to solve the dilemma.
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13. Now that we grew up, he intended to live by those standards, which were (his father).
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14. Among the many reasons for (science / lagging influence), the major one is difficult to engage directly, because it is so elusive.
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15. In 1167 St Evfrosiniya undertook a pilgrimage to the Holy Land: the place of (Jesus Christ / preaching) and (the Lord / Tomb).
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4) Type of meaning 2:

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16. I’ve never grown to like him even though I’ve known him and his family for (donkey / years).
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17. The young composer V. Solton has managed to set to music (Vladimir Korotkevich / novel) “(King Stakh / Wild Hunt)”.
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4) Type of meaning 2:

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Task 2. Translate the following into English using the genitive case. Use as many words for the answer as many spaces are underlined. (7 points)


1. Wellington defeated (армию Наполеона) in the battle of Waterloo.
2. Her eyes met ((глаза) ее друга).
3. Michael works at (компании Билла и Сьюзан), who are partners.
4. We dropped in (в булочную) for a French stick.
5. What saved the situation was that 1) (офис Алана) was only 2) (недалеко) from the shop.
6. The novel is about (основных проблемах Японии), the adoption of Western style and the preservation of her own.