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Originally posted by Lord:
If I was your English teacher, I'd give you a 4 on this. If I were you and I really wanted to plead my case, I'd print this whole thread out and show it what real English is like 
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I'm not quite sure if you'd do that - I had many other flaws as well.
Oh well, I think it's time to show the whole test.. just cause I have too much free time.
I'll write it like this: (my written sentence) - (correct one).
1. To notice the enormous statue of Christ. - To notice the huge statue of Christ.
2. To be remembered as a national hero. - To remember as a national hero. (this one is slightly unfair, as the Estonian words meant both.)
3. To find a witty explenation for something. - To find a reasonable explenation for something.
4. To provide some information about background. - To provide some background information.
5. To complete sentences with the adjectives in the brackets. - To complete the sentences with the adjective in the brackets.
6. To cause an accident to the cars. - To cause damage to the cars.
7. To make one's story more interesting by using adjectives. - Correct!
8. To be only for pedestrians. - To be for the pedestrians only.
9. To throw something into the recycle bin. - To throw something straight into the recycle bin.
10. To wear a hook instead of the right arm. - To have a hook instead of a right arm.
11. To be angry about a jump. - To be angry about the jump.
12. To make adjectives negative by using .. - To make adjectives negative by using the prefix.
13. To go to a doctor because of one's headaches. - To see a doctor because of one's headaches.
14. To offer a ride to single pedestrians. - To offer a lift to a lonely pedestrian.
15. To be extremely generous with one's money. - Correct!
16. The origin of it's name and location. - The location and the origin of it's name.
17. To see a wallet/purse lying on the pavement. - To see a purse lying on the pavement.
18. To journey through country roads. - To make journeys along country roads.
19. To search for a good bargain. - To hunt around to find a good bargain.
20. To carve a giant sculpture into a mountain. - Correct!
21. To use ... - To use hyphen and inverted commas.
22. To add a comma into the right place. - To add a comma in the correct place.
23. To see a group of soldiers to one's surprise. - To one's astonishment to see a troop of soldiers.
24. To use given and one's own words. - To use prompts and the words of your own.
25. To disappear into a wayside inn. - To disappear into the wayside inn.
26. To watch them march into the mist in amazement. -To watch in amazement to march them into the mist.
27. To hint to both stories. - To refer to both stories.
28. To experience something strange/peciluar/weird. - To experience something strange.
29. To work on a memorial. - To start work on the memorial.
30. To come from under desks. - To come from underneath the floorboards.
31. To happen to a local person/inhabitant. - To happen to a local resident.
I admit that some of them were stupid mistakes on my part, and some others were misunderstandings because some expressions in Estonian weren't clear enough. It amazes me that out of 31 questions, only 3 were seen as they're completely correct! For better results I'll check the revision paper beforehand next time.