I've translated a couple of manuals from English to Russian—for example, a 100-page "Instruction Manual for the Device for Measuring Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate in Blood Flow," and several smaller ones. I won't even mention my exams; it was a total breeze: ranked 5th in Moscow for English (confirmed by diploma), winner of 2 nominations at the same English "Lingve-2006," quite a few wins in lower-level olympiads, a documented Upper Intermediate/Advanced level, fluent communication abroad without a translator, and studying English for approximately 75% of my life... And still, I don't like showing off my knowledge =) For instance, I don't like speaking English with Russian people when I can speak Russian, and I don't use Barbarian terms in my speech. I've repeatedly noticed how people who know English at an Elementary level expressed their admiration or other emotions—or just spoke in general—using broken English. It's better to stick to Russian then; why embarrass yourself? =) (a real-life example, not referring to any forum members)