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. Use as many words for the answer as many spaces are underlined. (20 points)
1. I’ll see you in (two / hour / time). 1) Form: 2) Type or meaning:
We had to move everything out of (Tommy and Max / room) into (Dennis). 1) Form 1: 2) Type of meaning 1: 3) Form 2: 4) Type of meaning 2:
3. He held her at (arm / length), scrutinizing her intently. 1) Form: 2) Type or meaning:
4. From this tower you can get a (bird / eye / view) of the city. 1) Form: 2) Type or meaning:
5. And I just knew it was (my mother / face) I was seeing in my mind. 1) Form: 2) Type or meaning:
6. (The Browns / cottage) is shining like a new pin. 1) Form: 2) Type or meaning:
7. Ted is driving (someone else / car) today. 1) Form: 2) Type or meaning:
8. All (Bess / money) is spent on clothes. 1) Form: 2) Type or meaning:
9. Our (boss / secretary) is always late. 1) Form: 2) Type or meaning:
Task 2. Decide whether the use of nouns in the underlined parts of the sentences is appropriate. Correct the mistakes if any. Rewrite the improved parts in the spaces provided under A. Use as many words for the answer as many spaces are underlined. If there are no mistakes, type the letter B. (6 points)
1. One’s man meat is another’s man poison. 1) 2)
2. Meredith linked her arm through Patsy.
3. In his mind eye, Maxim pictured the people who were important in his life.
4. She took a slice with a piece of last year cheese on it.
5. What’s the name of Prince Charle’s father?
Task 3. Translate into English paying attention to the underlined parts of the sentence. (9 points)
1. Дега (Degas) и Моне (Monet) были любимыми художниками ее мужа. Translation:
2. Затем он отвез меня к Алексу (домой). Translation:
3. Неужели она родственница Ватсона? Translation:
4. Мысленным взглядом Эрик вновь увидел родительский дом, который cтоял на берегу реки. Translation:
5. Он написал книгу о сегодняшней Британии. Translation:
6. Доклад Мэри и Энн оказался гораздо лучше, чем мы ожидали. Translation:
7. Ферма старого Макдональда была подобна раю. Translation:
LEVEL B (40 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 as (type the letter only): a) possessive, b) subjective, c) objective, d) of origin, e) of measure, f) descriptive, g) absolute, h) group, i) double, j) set expression. Use as many words for the answer as many spaces are underlined. (26 points)
1. The boy was almost smiling in (a child / embarrassment). 1) Form: 2) Type or meaning:
2. (Rubik / Cube) is a 3-D combination puzzle invented in 1974 by the Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. 1) Form: 2) Type or meaning:
3. As of January 2009, 350 million cubes had been sold worldwide making it (the world / top-selling puzzle game). 1) Form: 2) Type or meaning:
4. (Mrs. Pell / response) was as warm as (her daughter). 1) Form 1: 2) Type or meaning 1: 3) Form 2: 4) Type of meaning 2:
5. He reserved a seat on (the following week / bus). 1) Form: 2) Type or meaning:
6. I have known him for a very long time and I must say that he is (nobody / fool). 1) Form: 2) Type or meaning:
7. The agent was at (a hair / breadth) of failure. 1) Form: 2) Type or meaning:
8. The museum bought a fantastic painting at (Sotheby) – a Degas. 1) Form: 2) Type or meaning:
9. The Sherlock Holmes Museum is a privately run museum in London dedicated to the famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It opened in 1990 and is situated in Baker Street, bearing the number 221B by permission of the City of Westminster, although it lies between numbers 237 and 241, near the north end of Baker Street in central London close to (Regent / Park). 1) Form: 2) Type or meaning:
10. The house will be sold in (two week / time). 1) Form: 2) Type or meaning:
11. They got a fax from (the Pakistani Prime Minister / office). 1) Form: 2) Type or meaning:
12. I picked up a city map at (the station / tourist office). 1) Form: 2) Type or meaning:
Task 2. Translate into English paying attention to the underlined parts of the sentence. (14 points)
1. Иногда я перекусываю в Макдональдсе. Translation:
2. У Тома и Джил (Jill) вы всегда можете вволю посмеяться. Translation:
3. Перестаньте спорить хотя бы приличия ради (decency). Translation:
4. Давай заглянем в кондитерскую и купим торт и шоколад. Translation:
5. От дома Майкла (Michael) до госпиталя Святого Томаса рукой подать. Translation:
6. Один из друзей Доджсона случайно увидел рукопись сказки «Алиса в стране чудес». Translation:
7. Женская мода (fashions) меняется чаще, чем мужская. Translation:
8. Оценки студентов будут зависеть от результатов теста. Translation:
9. Завтрашняя программа очень насыщенная. (Use British spelling.) Translation: