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PART II. Train Your Competence

SAMPLE TEST
(30 points)

Task 1. Use the appropriate form of the adjective in brackets. Use as many words for the answer as many spaces are underlined. (10 points)


1. But the 1) (great) wonder of all the wonders I have ever seen are the 2) (fly) fish of the Southern Pacific, which fly for quite a long time when they are pursued by their enemies.
2. Edwin was (nice) of the two sons.
3. 1) (Little) things please 2) (little) minds.
4. He was quite certain she had no need or desire to meet with him (two) time.
5. There came (stone) silence.
6. A silent tongue and a true heart are (admirable) things on earth.
7. Donald is (well-off) than either of his brothers.
8. Much to Mary’s (far) surprise, her mother was nowhere to be seen.

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Task 2. Use the appropriate case form of the noun or a prepositional noun as a noun modifier. Use as many words for the answer as many spaces are underlined. (4 points)


1. He failed to appear before a 1) (Milan) magistrate to answer accusations of a 2) (tax) fraud.
2. These are problems (no importance).
3. Our hands trembling, we entered the (picture) gallery.

Explonation:

Task 3. Put the noun modifiers in the correct order or place. Use as many words for the answer as many spaces are underlined. (9 points)


1. Taking a picnic in the heart of the English countryside is (most treasured / life’s / one of / experiences).
2. Richard Feyman, (the / physicist / British / most influential) of our time, once said: “It’s necessary to understand the language nature speaks. The principal task of the science writer is to popularize, to translate knowledge of one language to another. Mathematics is the language that nature speaks.”
3. Everyone knows that cycling is (a(n) / useful / outdoor / popular / activity).
4. In the end Tom and Suzy found that hiring (well-educated / a / nanny / children's) was worth every penny.
5. This is (a / concentrate on / task / to/ you / for). (Use a predicative construction.)
6. There are two cars in the yard. Robert’s is (red / Italian / the / car / big).
7. (people / the / responsible) worked in the Uffizi in Florence. They found some Caravaggios in an Uffizi store-room in 1916.
8. There are (pans / a lot of / frying / Tefal / non-stick / brand-new / French-made) in the shops.
9. Yokohama is 1) (largest / city / Japan’s / second).

Explonation:

Task 4. Translate the following into English. You are supposed to provide as many words for the answer as many spaces are underlined. (7 points)


1. My aunt is (самая старшая) of the four sisters.
2. This is (чрезвычайно) rewarding job.
3. He was born with a (серебряной) spoon in his mouth.
4. (Музей имени Пушкина) opened its doors to the public in May 1912.
5. These are (золотые) rules.
6. Without any 1) (дальнейший) hesitation Larry bought that expensive 2) (кукольный) house for Mary.

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