Одним из вариантов поступления без ЦТ является успешное участие в региональных олимпиадах, проводимых университетами. Однако следует отметить, что олимпиадникам отдается не более 15% от имеющихся мест от плана набора на выбранную специальность. При подготовке к университетским олимпиадам имеет смысл ориентироваться на задания республиканских олимпиад по английскому языку. Частично мы уже обращались к ним в плане подготовки к ЦТ и ЦЭ, но сейчас обратимся к заданиям не типичным для тестирования key word transformation. В начале нулевых они были достаточно частым гостем олимпиад и поэтому мы обратимся к очень старым архивам.
Key word transformation: практика
I would have bought you a present but I didn’t know that it was your birthday.
wish
I wish I had known it was your birthday.
It was careless of him to leave the oven on.
should
He shouldn’t have left the oven on.
Because I hadn’t acted before I was very nervous.
used
Because I was not used to acting, I was very nervous.
She has decided to start her own business and we can’t stop her.
prevent
We can’t prevent her from starting her own business.
I have packed everything except the camera.
only
The only thing I haven’t packed is my camera.
He will probably fail the exams this year.
unlikely
He is unlikely to pass the exams this year.
I don’t suppose you know what time the ferry leaves, do you?
happen
Do you happen to know what time the ferry leaves?
It was unwise of him to believe the weather forecast.
should
He shouldn’t have believed the weather forecast.
They failed to reach the top of the mountain.
succeed
They didn’t succeed in reaching the top of the mountain.
I tried to dissuade him from making any rash promises.
talk
I tried to talk him out of making any rash promises.
Do they have good relations with their neighbors?
terms
Are they on good terms with their neighbors?
I hope you will have fun at the party.
enjoy
I hope you will enjoy yourself at the party.
It’s a pity we didn’t come to a mutual agreement.
wish
I wish we had come to a mutual agreement.
The car is very expensive. I can’t buy it.
afford
I can’t afford to buy the car.
They gave me all the details about using the tool.
explain
They did explain all the details to me.
Since it’s getting late it’s better to postpone the discussion till tomorrow.
suggest
I suggest postponing the discussion till tomorrow.
The letters BBC mean the British Broadcasting Corporation.
stand
The letters BBC stand for the British Broadcasting Corporation.
The police were there to make sure that the crowd did not invade the football pitch.
prevent
The police were there to prevent the crowd from invading the football pitch.
I lost interest in the subject and stopped going to classes.
bored
When I got bored with the subject, I stopped going to classes.
I prefer to stay in a small village this time.
rather
I would rather stay in a small village this time.
They are close friends though they are of different age.
despite
They are close friends despite their age difference.
How bad I didn’t listen to you when you warned me about the danger.
wish
I wish I had listened to you when you warned me about the danger.
When I closed the umbrella it immediately began to rain again.
sooner
No sooner had I closed it than it began to rain again.
I haven’t been to a party as enjoyable as this for ages.
been
Rarely have I been to a party as enjoyable as this.
I’m sure he wasn’t sincere when he said he liked mice.
can’t
He can’t have been sincere when he said he liked mice.
She persuaded her mother to make her a new dress.
got
She got her mother to make her a new dress.
Bill had no idea that the car was stolen.
know
Little did Bill know that the car was stolen.
Unless you promise to get back in time for dinner, you can’t borrow the car.
long
You can borrow the car as long as you get back in time for dinner.
Mary made mistakes because she refused to listen to advice.
resulted
Mary’s mistakes resulted from her refusal to listen to advice.
The new one-way system seems pointless to me.
point
I can’t see the point of the new one-way system.
I’d like to make a few suggestions.
forward
I’d like to put forward a few suggestions.
Jackie became a lawyer like her father.
followed
Jackie followed in her father’s steps and became a lawyer.
Ann can’t organize the concert as nobody helps her.
unless
Unless somebody helps her, she will not be able to organize the concert.
I don’t want to go on holiday at all this year.
rather
I would rather not go on holiday at all this year.
I know for sure that I have posted the letter.
remember
I remember posting the letter.
Why don’t you take syrup for your cough?
try
Try taking syrup for your cough.
He took his hat off and then I recognized him.
wasn’t
It wasn’t until he took his hat off that I recognized him.
I was going to make a delicious dessert but I failed as I was short of time.
intended
I intended to have made a delicious dessert, but I was short of time.
We’d prefer you to pay cash for the goods.
paid
We would rather you paid cash for the goods.
After his retirement he started playing golf.
took
After his retirement, he took to/up playing golf.
Дополнено: из открытых источников известно, что на данный момент задания олимпиад по английскому языку составляют 40 вопросов с вариантами ответов и 10 вопросов открытого типа, где среди прочих тем как словообразование и предлоги с фразовыми глаголами и может встретиться рассмотренный выше перифраз.