FIND THE MISTAKES 300 sentenceslevel b

FIND THE MISTAKES (THE B LEVEL CERTIFICATE REVISION)
FIND THE MISTAKES (300 SENTENCES )
1. A

lt h ou

g h the dog appeared h a

r m

l e

ss, it, in f a

c t

, was q u

ite dangerous.
a. Although b. harmless c. in fact d. quite
2. N o

b od

y w ho

m was at the meeting w illsay anything to the press.
a. Nobody b. whom c. will d. to
3. T

h

a n

ks in Laura’s support, I w a

s able to f

i n

ish the project.
a. Thanks b. in c. was d. finish
4. Not m

a n

y of the p e

r s o

n in Britain speak a si n

g le word o

f my language.
a. many b. person c. single d. of
5. I w ill b

e sure you d

i d n

’t lock the f

ro n

t door. Here is the key.
a. will be b. didn’t c. front d. is
6. K

e ep

i n

gc a

l m

ly is the secret of pa

ssi n

gyour d

r i v i n

g test.
a. Keeping b. calmly c. passing d. driving
7. The fox w a

s unsuccessful o n r ea

c h

i n

gt h e grapes.
a. was b. on c. reaching d. the
8. It

is believed f o

rthat the man e

s c a

p e

d in a stolen car.
a. It is b. for c. escaped d. in
9. I t h

i n

k that you a

r e drawn up s o

m e excellent plans. I m

u

st congratulate you.
a. think b. are c. some d. must
10. The c r itics were st r on

g impressed b

y her pe

r f

o

rm an

c e

.
a. critics b. strong c. by d. performance
11. They had to b

e dismantle the v eh

icle t o

g e

t them a

c r o

ss the gorge.
a. be b. vehicle c. to get d. across
12. I do w is he

s you w o

u

ld stop b

iti n

gyour nails, Brian! It really an

n o

y s me.
a. wishes b. would c. biting d. annoys
13. Sarah w o

r e dark glasses so to that no one w ou

ld recognize he

r.
a. wore b. to c. would d. her
14. I found it w he

n I w a

s l oo

ki n

gthrough some old p a

p e

r.
a. it b. when c. was looking d. paper
15. I t h

i n

k you s h

o u

ld

t o

l e

r an

t of o

t h e

rpeople’s w ea

k ne

ss e

s.
a. think b. should tolerant c. other d. weaknesses
16. The cost of li v i n

g has i n

c r ea

si n

gso m u

ch that he finds it difficult to live wit h

in his income.
a. living b. increasing c. much d. within
17. Uncle Ho’s e a

r ne

st desire was that our country m

i g h

t progress at e

q ua

lity rate w ith other countries in
the world.
a. earnest b. might c. equality d. with
18. I a m sure he s h

a n

’t fail to

k e

e p his w o

r d

s.
a. am b. shan’t c. to keep d. words
19. He v e

r y m

u

ch surprised m e when he s a

id he w a

s l o

v i n

gme.
a. very much b. me c. said d. was loving
20. T

h

r ou

g ho

u t his s p

e e

c h

, the boys were d

e ep

ly a

tt e

n ti on

.
a. Throughout b. speech c. deeply d. attention
21. The o

l d man is e

x pe

cti n

gwith p

l ea

s u

r ethe visit of his gr and

c h

il dr en

s.
a. old b. expecting c. pleasure d. grandchildrens
22. My friend was c r a

z y a

lt hou

g h he was i n

f or m

e

dof the news of his mother’s dea

t h

.
a. crazy b. although c. informed d. death
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23. The soldier l e

a pe

d i n

to the water so

s o

o n a

s the ship t o u

c h

e d the shore.
a. leaped b. into c. so soon as d. touched
24. His f on

d ne

ss f o

rthe game i n

c r ea

s e with his p

ro f

ici en

c y.
a. fondness b. for c. increase d. proficiency
25. Her ha

n d

w r iti n

gis so b

a d

ly that I c an

’t read.
a. handwriting b. so c. badly d. can’t
26. A

l t h

o u

g h he is i nd

u st r i ou

s, he hasn’t s u

c c e

ss ed.
a. Although b. is c. industrious d. successed
27. W

i nn

i n

gthat prize ha

v e made h

im very c on

c e

i t ed.
a. Winning b. have c. him d. conceited
28. W

he n he was a child, he l o

v e

s dismantling things to

s e e ho

w they worked.
a. When b. loves c. to see d. how
29. English p

e op

le in general don

’t like complaining o

n public.
a. people b. in c. don’t d. on

30. We a

r e m

o

v i n

gto Bristol next week bu

t we a

r e p

r o

m

isi n

gto stay in contact w ith you.
a. are moving b. but c. are promising d. with
31. It was ha

r d not to start l au

g h

i n

gwhen she st a

r t e

dto si n

g i n

g.
a. hard b. laughing c. started d. singing
32. I f you w ill g o to the party with us, I w ill p

ick you up.
a. If b. will go c. with d. will pick
33. M o

r e people are i n f e

cti n

gwith HIV t h

is year than they w e

r e 5 years ago.
a. More b. infecting c. this d. were
34. I e

x pe

ct you w illbe surprised t o

g e

t a letter from m

y.
a. expect b. will c. to get d. my
35. Last Wednesday I ha

d a

n accident w he

n I was driving to t h

e work.
a. had b. an c. when d. the
36. A child run o u

t in front of my car, and I had to stop s u

ch suddenly that the car beh

i n d crashed i n to
me.
a. out b. such c. behind d. into
37. It is very bo

r ed

, and I w ou

ld be pleased to see you if you h

a d a n

y spare time.
a. bored b. would c. had d. any
38. It is p o

i n

tl e

ss to h

a v e t ha

t old typewriter r

epa

i r.
a. pointless b. have c. that d. repair
39. T

h e sea w a

s so rough t h

a t the ferry c an

’t sail.
a. The b. was c. that d. can’t
40. He lives f

o

rthe o

t h e

r s and he f

i nd

s his life m

e an

i n

g f

u

ll y.
a. for b. others c. finds d. meaningfully
41. You n

e edn

’t to m

a ke an appointment to

s e

e the ban

k manager.
a. needn’t b. to make c. to see d. bank
42. I f you d on

’t want Sally to b

e angry with you, I s u

gg e

st e

d you apologise.
a. If b. don’t c. to be d. suggested
43. It w a

s c a

re f

u

l of you to

l ea

v e the window op

e n last night.
a. was b. careful c. to leave d. open
44. The train j ou

rn e

y from London to Bristol t a

ke two h

o u

r s.
a. journey b. to c. take d. hours
45. George is not n ea

r l y a

s energetic t h a

n he used to be

.
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a. nearly b. as c. than d. be
46. He can speak F r a

n ce w e

ll enou

g h to go t o the conference.
a. France b. well c. enough d. to
47. I f

o n

ly you ha

d

t r i e d harder, you m

i g h

t p

a ss the e

x a

m

.
a. If only b. had tried c. might pass d. exam
48. She w a

s d

i s m

iss e

dbecause her t y p

i n

gwas p

o o

r l y.
a. was b. dismissed c. typing d. poorly
49. She d

o e

s n

’t know the d

i ff e

r en

c e b e

t w ee

nmargarine w ith butter.
a. doesn’t b. difference c. between d. with
50. The man in w h

ich painting b ea

r s a st r on

g resemblance to my uncle.
a. which b. bears c. strong d. to
51. Karajan w a

s the f

i r st person r e

c o

g n

i z i n

gher extraordinary m

u

s i c a

lgift.
a. was b. first c. recognizing d. musical
52. I ts lack of irregular v e

r b

s m

a

k e

s Esperanto a

n unique language.
a. Its b. verbs c. makes d. an
53. P e

r h

a p

s no one will e

v e

rknow what d

id happened t h a

t fateful night.
a. Perhaps b. ever c. did d. that
54. There w a

s another r e

v o

l u

ti ona

r y in microchip t e

c hno

l o

g y in 1971.
a. was b. revolutionary c. technology d. in
55. No one s t and

s a chance o f beating Mansell in t h

is y ea

r ’s c h

a m

p i on

.
a. stands b. of c. this year’s d. champion
56. If he h a

d do

n e his homework, his pa

re n

ts might have l e

t him to g o to the party.
a. had done b. parents c. let d. to go
57. I n the event, the extra i n

s u

ra n

ce we t oo

k out wasn’t b e necessary.
a. In b. insurance c. took d. be
58. He s p

e a

ks m

o

r e p e

r s ua

si v e than his brother d

o e

s.
a. speaks b. more c. persuasive d. does
59. He f

o

rg o

tt e n about the g u

n u

n tilhe g o

t home.
a. forgotten b. gun c. until d. got
60. Alan w o

r k e

d too h

ar d at the office, and t h

is led to his ill.
a. worked b. hard c. this d. ill
61. I ha

v en

’t enjoyed m

y s e

lf so m

an

y f

o

r years.
a. haven’t b. myself c. many d. for
62. I m m

e d

i a

t e

ly after his a

rr i v a

l, t h

i n

g s went t o wrong.
a. Immediately b. arrival c. things d. to
63. You can ea

t as m

u ch as you like a

t the n

e w l

y lunch-bar.
a. eat b. much c. at d. newly
64. It takes a ship a

p p

r o

x i m

a

t e

ly eight hours to c o m

p

l e

t e the trip t h

ro u

g h the canal and cost an average
of fifteen t hou

s an

d s dollars.
a. approximately b. complete c. through d. thousands
65. You think t h

a t fat people is always j o

l l

y, but you are w r on

g.
a. that b. is c. jolly d. wrong
66. My parents p

re f e

rto live in the countryside because they d

islike the no

isy and traffic of the city.
a. prefer b. in c. dislike d. noisy
67. I have to u

s e the p ub

lic telephone because m

y is out o f order.
a. use b. public c. my d. of

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68. There ha

v e been an i n

c r ea

s e in ro ad

- a

cc i den

ts in the last f

e

w years.
a. have b. increase c. road-accidents d. few
69. It b e

g a

n to rain w he

n the manager h

a d

g o

t out of the office t h

is morning.
a. began b. when c. had got d. this
70. W

he n the boy w a

s twelve, his father died o f a dangerous d

i s ea

s e

s.
a. When b. was c. of d. diseases
71. Most o f doctors agree t ha

t s m

o

k i n

gis bad f o

ryour health.
a. of b. that c. smoking d. for

72. It’s a waste of time to

t r y and explain an

yt h

i n

g w ith Tony.
a. a b. to try c. anything d. with
73. E

v e

r y on

e but t o Jane failed to p

ro du

c e the c o

rr e

ct answer.
a. Everyone b. to c. produce d. correct
74. Thank y o

u very much f

o

ryour letter w h

o arrived a f

e

w days ago.
a. you b. for c. who d. a few
75. I’m s o

rr y I haven’t w r o

te for s u

ch a long time but I’ve be

e n very busy.
a. sorry b. wrote c. such d. been
76. It was in very bad c ond

iti o na

land it n

e e

de d a

l o t

o f work.
a. in b. conditional c. needed d. a lot of
77. We have f

i n

is h e

d most of t h

e it now a

n d it looks v e

r y nice.
a. finished b. the c. and d. very
78. Peter and I ha

ve decided to

give an hou

r-wa

rm

in

gin May 3
rd
.
a. have b. to give c. hour-warming d. in
79. Please b

e give me a ring and l e

t me k no

w if you can m

a

k e it.
a. be b. let c. know d. make
80. I was r e

l u

ct an

t ma ki n

g a promise to bu

y m

o

r e goods from the same company.
a. reluctant b. making c. to buy d. more
81. Everyone w h

o c om e

s to this city no

ticethe beauty of its architecture.
a. who b. comes c. notice d. its
82. Tina h a

s a n habit o f upsetting people un

i n t en

ti o na

ll y.
a. has b. an c. of d. unintentionally
83. I t h

i n

k you should b

e tolerant o f other p

e op

l e

’weaknesses.
a. think b. be c. of d. people’
84. The meeting was b

e rearranged s ho

r tly be f

o

r e it had been due t o take place.
a. be b. shortly c. before d. to
85. E

v e

r y possible effort w e

r e made by the orphanage to f

i n

d the bo y ’s parents.
a. Every b. were c. to find d. boy’s
86. T

h e Minister gave n

o p

r e

ci s e

ly figures about the c a

s u a

lti e

s.
a. The b. no c. precisely d. casualties
87. T

h e

n e

w m

u

sic a

l h a

s b

e e

n de

li g h

t e

dt h e

a t r e a

u d

i en

c e

s t h

ro u

g h

o u

t

t h e c oun

t r y.
a. The new musicalb. has been delighted c. theatre audiences d. throughout the country
88. They’ve bee

n arguing abo

u t the motor-way e

x t en

si o

n si n

ce years.
a. been b. about c. extension d. since
89. I am afraid our p

ro b

l e

mare on

ly j u

st be

g i nn

i n

g.
a. problem b. only c. just d. beginning
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90. R e

c en

t research s ho

w s that we use f o

rthe left and right hemispheres of our brain for d

i f f

e

re n

t mental
functions.
a. Recent b. shows c. for d. different
91. Our present f

i nan

c i a

l p

r ob

l e m

s will soon b ee

n a thing o f the past.
a. financial b. problems c. been d. of
92. I spoke t o Colonel and Mrs. Tibbs only s i

n

ce last week, j u

st before they died in that t e

rr i b

letrain
accident.
a. to b. since c. just d. terrible
93. W

he n I bought it, I t hou

g h

t it was a beautiful color, but I don't like it any m

u

c h

.
a. When b. thought c. a d. much
94. If we w a

it long, we w i

ll g e

t w ha

t we d

o want.
a. wait b. will get c. what d. do
95. We have been t h

o u

g h

t the matter o

v e

rand have f

i na

lly come to a decision.
a. thought b. over c. finally d. to
96. The first t h

i n

g we notice about t h

is people is that their needs were not a

t a

ll
supernatural.
a. thing b. this c. is d. at all
97. Cheques should o n

ly be a

cc e

p t with proof o f i d en

tit y.
a. only b. accept c. of d. identity
98. People n o

l o n

g e

rsmoke so m

u

c h cigarettes a

s they u

s e d

t o.
a. no longer b. so much c. as d. used to
99. It's not necessary t o ha

v e a n

y previous e x pe

r i en

ce to apply in the job.
a. to have b. any c. experience d. in
100. It w ou

ld not be surprising if some form of m

e m

o

r y of such an important e

v en

ts should survive to
this day.
a. would b. memory c. events d. to
101. She g a

v e me to u nde

r st a n

d she would l ea

v i n

g an

y day.
a. gave b. understand c. leaving d. any
102. His shop ha

s g o

n e i n

to business after m a

ki n

g heavy l o

ss e

s.
a. has gone b. into c. making d. losses
103. She was one of five a

st r ona

u ts o n the space shuttle "Challenger", t ha

t completed a successful six-
day voyage in space in June 1983.
a. astronauts b. on c. that d. in
104. Your friends a

r e taken in his f an

t a

stic story of having g e

t to the Pole a

l o

n e

.
a. are b. fantastic c. get d. alone
105. The s u

cc e

s s f u

lof our l o

c a

l theatre ha

s p u

t our city o

n the map.
a. successful b. local c. has put d. on
106. The m o

r e I read a bou

t history, the more it brings to home to me how relevant history is f o

rus today.
a. more b. about c. to d. for
107. If you see e

v e

r a tall and ski nn

y Chinese boy with a m

o

le on his chin, it’s m

e

.
a. ever b. skinny c. mole d. me
108. My name is Fang Yaorong and I w ou

ld b e 12 o

n the first o f June this year.
a. would b. be c. on d. of
109. I wear t h

ick n e

ss glasses because I didn’t take p

r o

p e

rcare of my e

y e

s i

g h

t w he

n I was young.
a. thickness b. proper c. eyesight d. when > a
110. I attend f o

rschool in the morning a

t Ghim Moth P

r i m a

r y School.
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a. for b. in c. at d. Primary
111. Water on t h

e ea

r t h is be

i n

g r e

c y cl e

d c o

n ti nu

o u

sly in a process is k no

w n as the hydrologic cycle.
a. the earth b. is being recycled c. continuously d. is known
112. Every morning, I w a

lk e

d to school w ith my ne

i g hbo

rJohn, who is a

lso my classmate.
a. walked b. with c. neighbor d. also
113. This groundwater is e

x t r e

m

e

ly important to life on earth, since 95 percent of the earth's water is in
the ocean and a

r e too salty f

o

rhuman beings or plants.
a. extremely b. to c. are d. for
114. Chemicals lik e

d sulfuric acid and soda w e

r e manufactured l on

g before man be

g a

n to understand
the nature of the atom.
a. liked b. were c. long d. began
115. M o

st of the m

o de

l s were given f

o

r me o

v e

rthe years.
a. Most b. models c. for d. over
116. Dent station is si t ua

t e d on the Seatle to Carliste r a

il w a

y li ne

, said b

e t h

e m

o

st

s c en

ic in the country.
a. is situated b. railway line c. be d. the most scenic
117. We h a

v e ne

v e

rstayed in such t h e expensive hotel be f

o

r e

.
a. have b. never c. the d. before
118. A fire ha

s de

st r o

y e

dmost of t h

e o

ld

city of London in the 1600s.
a. A b. has destroyed c. the old city d. in
119. The manager w a

s very a

st ou

n d

i n

g w he

n they told him a

b ou

t the robbery.
a. was b. astounding c. when d. about
120. Winners were greatly hono

re d by ha

v i n

golive wreaths p

l a

c e

don their heads and having poems
si n

g i n

g about their deeds.
a. honored b. having c. placed d. singing
121. A country can’t be p

r o

s pe

r ou

sly if it’s not q u

ite i nd

e pe

n d

e nt

.
a. A b. prosperously c. quite d. independent
122. They w en

t o

n s m o

ki n

g all through du

r i n g the m ea

l.
a. went on b. smoking c. during d. meal
123. T he

s e new m

a

c h

i n

e have put a

n end to queuing.
a. These b. machine c. an d. to
124. The i n

st r u

cti o n

s say you j u

st add bo

ili n

g w a

t e

r s to the soup powder.
a. instructions b. just c. boiling d. waters
125. The house s e

e m

e d to have b ee

n u

n o

cc u p

y i n

g f

o

rseveral months.
a. seemed b. been c. unoccupying d. for
126. You m

u

st drive m

o

r e sl o

w l

y t ha

n in town.
a. must b. more c. slowly d. than

127. Be sure t o

s a

y goodbye to your grandmother b

e f o

r e you w ill l e

a

v e

.
a. to say b. to c. before d. will leave
128. The rate of i n f

l a

ti o n has f

a

ll e

n st e ad

ily during r e

c en

tly months.
a. inflation b. fallen c. steadily d. recently
129. M o

st people consider t h

a t st e a

li n

g w a

s wrong.
a. Most b. that c. stealing d. was
130. Dick en

s’s l a

st novel was u

n f

i n

is h

e d when he h

a d d

i e d.
a. Dickens’s b. last c. unfinished d. had died
131. P

l ea

s e would you to

s e n

d me f

u

r t he

rdetails, of the job ad

v e

r tis ed

?
a. Please b. to send c. further d. advertised
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132. Children learn a lot a bo

u t how to be

h a

v e in a situation a

s this.
a. about b. to behave c. in d. as
133. I w r ite to h

is a

l m

o st every day.
a. write b. to c. his d. almost
134. E

v e

n

t h ou

g h I a

d m

i r e his courage, I t h

i n k he ha

s be

e nfoolish.
a. Even though b. admire c. think d. has been
135. We w ou

ld

g e

t the job finished m

u

c h

q u

ick e

rif everyone worked a

s h a

r d

ly a

s e

v e

r

y on

e e

ls e.
a. would get b. much quicker c. as hardly as d. everyone else
136. One of the p a

ti en

t s in a l o

c a

lhospital has on

e typhoid.
a. patients b. in c. local d. one
137. I think c y cli n

g is p

r e

f e

r ab

le w ith w a

lki n

g.
a. cycling b. preferable c. with d. walking
138. He s a

id he d

is a p

pr o

v e

d o f people w h

ich smoked.
a. said b. disapproved c. of d. which
139. You can’t p o

ssi b

l e e

x pe

ct me to ha

v e supper r ead

y by 8 o’clock.
a. possible b. expect c. to have d. ready
140. I h a

d be

e n looking for this book f o

rmonths and a t

l a

st I h a

v e

f o un

d it.
a. had been b. for c. at last d. have found
141. I a m

w r iti n

g to tell you ho

w m

u

chI h a

d e n

j o

y e

d the few hours I s pen

t with you and your family
yesterday evening.
a. am writing b. how much c. had enjoyed d. spent
142. I h a

v e be

e n in England f

o

rthe beginning of October and this w a

s

my first invitation to dinner w ith
an English family.
a. have been b. for c. was d. with
143. I f ou

n d the c on

v e

r s a

ti o

n a

lmost i n

t e

r e

sti n gand was g l a

d to practise my English.
a. found b. conversational c. interesting d. glad
144. I would a

lso like c on

gr a

t u

l a

ti n

gyou o n your excellent c oo

ki n

g.
a. also b. congratulating c. on d. cooking
145. I was v e

r

y gr a

t e

f

u lly for all the helpful i n f o

r m

a

t i o

n you gave me ab

o u

t the courses in English.
a. very b. gratefully c. information d. about
146. I hope to f

i n

d a s u it ab

le school w it h

in the next few da

y.
a. to find b. suitable c. within d. day
147. The English c ou

r s e

s w ill no

t be t o

o hard to me to study.
a. courses b. will not c. too d. to

148. Would p

l ea

s e you g i

v e my be

st wishes t o your husband and children?
a. please b. give c. best d. to
149. T h

a n

k you again w ith an e

x t r e

m

e

ly p

l e

a s an

t evening.
a. Thank b. with c. extremely d. pleasant

150. A house in that d

i st r ict w i

ll c o

st you a

t

l e ss $200,000.
a. in b. district c. will cost d. at less
151. Although both his legs w e

r e broken o

n the crash, he managed t o

g e

t out of the car before it
e

x p

l o

d ed

.

a. were b. on c. to get d. exploded
152. The patient r e

c o

v e

r e

dmore ra p

i d

ly t ha

n e

x pe

cti n

g.
a. recovered b. rapidly c. than d. expecting
153. A

s s o o

n a

s the ship arrived s a

fe at the airport, the victims w e

r e

t a

k e

nto ho

s p

i t a

l.
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FIND THE MISTAKES (THE B LEVEL CERTIFICATE REVISION)
a. As soon as b. safe c. were taken d. hospital
154. We w ou

ld put o u

t to sea i f the weather is good.
a. would b. out c. to d. if
155. Do

n o

t b

l a

m e me if the tin-opener is b

r e

a k.
a. Do not b. blame c. if d. is break
156. Please check in d a

m

a

g ebefore si g n

i n

g the d e

li v e

r

y note.
a. in b. damage c. signing d. delivery
157. The fact t h

a t every c h

il d

r e

n has the same e

d u

c a

ti o na

l opportunities is essential.
a. that b. children c. educational d. is
158. John did not c e

l e b

r a

t e

da party un

tilhe received the offer of p

r o

m

o ti o

n in w r iti n

g.
a. celebrated b. until c. promotion d. writing
159. You c a n u

s e it a

s l en

g th a

s y o

u

lik e

, and it will not w ea

r out

.
a. can use b. as length as c. you like d. wear out
160. If t h

i n

g s g o wrong, James, w he

r e

v e

ryou do, do not p

a n

ic.
a. things b. go c. wherever d. panic
161. M o

r e

t ha

n 1

, 0 0

0

r un

n e

rparticipated in this year’s Manchester m

a

r a

t h

o n

.
a. More than b. 1,000 runner c. in d. marathon
162. The way he t o o

k everything she d oe

s for gr an

t e

d really an

n o

y e

d her.
a. took b. does c. granted d. annoyed
163. The personnel p

r o

m

is e d him that she w ou

ld not tell anyone t h a

t he h a

s be

e n in prison.
a. promised b. would c. that d. has been
164. In my a

rr i v a

lhome, I re a

lis e

d that I h a

d

l e f

t my book in the room.
a. In b. arrival c. realised d. had left
165. My father is going to be r ea

lly angry w ha

t he finds out t h a

t I ha

v e

l o

st the car key.
a. really b. what c. that d. have lost
166. People w ho

se live in g l a

ss houses s h

ou l dn

’t throw st o

n e

s.
a. whose b. glass c. shouldn’t d. stones
167. He spent most of his ti m

e

s t r a

v e

li n

garound the world and now he is w r iti n

g about his e

x pe

r i en

c e

s.
a. times b. traveling c. is writing d. experiences
168. I w r o

te to him last week but s o f

a

rI r e

c e

i v e

d no reply to my letter.
a. wrote b. so far c. received d. to
169. I f the earth suddenly stopped to s p

i n

, we w ou

ld all fly o

ff it.
a. If b. to spin c. would d. off
170. This building w i l

l ha

v e f

i n

is h

e d b

y the end o f 2000.
a. will b. have finished c. by d. of
171. I h ea

r d that you h a

d

b ou

g h

t that house and b e m

o

v e

d there before you g o

t your promotion.
a. heard b. had bought c. be moved d. got
172. We h a

d n

o

s o o

ne rleft the house w he

n it be

g a

nto rain.
a. had b. no sooner c. when d. began
173. N e

v e

rto

p u

t off u n

tiltomorrow w ha

t you can do today.
a. Never b. to put c. until d. what
174. My father is ti r e

d o f living in the city a

lt h ou

g h he wants to

li v e in a quiet village.
a. tired b. of c. although d. to live
175. She w en

t to the dentist be

c a u

se she g o

t a

n

t oo

t ha

c he

.
a. went b. because c. got d. an toothache
176. Jeremy invents f

r e

q uen

tly r i d

ic u

l ou

s st o

r i e

s like that.
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FIND THE MISTAKES (THE B LEVEL CERTIFICATE REVISION)
a. frequently b. ridiculous c. stories d. like
177. A

lt h ou

g h Bob d

i d n

’t

s p

e a

k Dutch, he de ci de

d s e

ttli n

gin Amsterdam.
a. Although b. didn’t speak c. decided d. settling
178. W

i t ho

u t f

o

rthis treatment, the pa

ti e n

t w ou

ld ha

v e d

i e

d.

a. Without b. for c. patient d. would have died
179. The farmers are s i m

p

ly trying to f

a

t t e

nthe animals in o

r de

r t h

a t obtain a higher price o

n the market.
a. simply b. to fatten c. in order that d. on
180. John a

s k e

d Oliver if she c ou

ld remember w ha

t she had put the camera.
a. asked b. if c. could d. what
181. I can’t d e

sc r i b

e p eop

le a

s w e

ll a

s you c ou

l d.


a. describe b. people c. as well as d. could
182. I w a

s sc a

r e

dto

t e llhim what m

e re a

lly thought.
a. was scared b. to tell c. me d. really
183. There a

r e about 3,000 li v i n

g l an

g ua

g e

s in the world today, but only about six o

f

t h e

mare major
l an

g ua

g e of the world.
a. are b. living languages c. six of them d. language
184. Jack ha

s be

c o m

ec o

n f

i d en

tly a

s a result of h

is s u

cc e

ss.
a. has become b. confidently c. as d. his success
185. He d

i d n

’t

g i v e

n a

n y r ea

s o

nfor his st r an

g e behavior t ha

t da

y.

a. didn’t given b. any reason c. strange d. that day
186. I h a

d

l o

st his phone number so I couldn’t to

c on

t a

ct him be f

o

r e

.
a. had lost b. so c. to contact d. before
187. A

l o

t o f things keep st o pp

i n

gme f o

r w a

lk i

n

g.
a. A lot of b. stopping c. for d. walking
188. She couldn't be

li e v e t ha

t she h a

s f

i n a

lly found her brother.
a. believe b. that c. has d. finally
189. The i n

v en

ti o

nof the transistor o n 1948 brought a

b ou

t a revolution in c o

m

p u

t e

r development.
a. invention b. on c. abou d. computer
190. Some i m

p

r o

v e m

e n

t have r e

c en

tly be

e n made in the bus service in this town.
a. improvement b. recently c. been d. in
191. The new m

u

sic a

l has taken theatre a

u d

i en

c e

s t h

r ou

gh ou

t the country w ith storm.
a. musical b. audiences c. throughout d. with
192. T he

r e

’s q u

i e

t a lot of c r iticism d

i r e

ct e

dat the police nowadays.
a. There’s b. quiet c. criticism d. directed
193. She h a

s a go o

d c o

m m

a nd

s of s p o

k e

n English.
a. has b. good c. commands d. spoken
194. Her reaction w he

r e she f

i na

lly f ou

n d her brother w a

s one of disbelief.
a. where b. finally c. found d. was
195. A

s the teacher t a

lk e

d to us, I p

re t e

n d

e d to drop a pencil and b

e n

t o

v e

r.
a. As b. talked c. pretended d. bent over
196. I am v e

r y glad t h

a t you ha

v e

c h o

s e

nf o

r me.
a. very b. that c. have chosen d. for
197. I am a f

r a

id t h

a t I am un

a b

le a

cc e

p ti n

gthe offer.

a. afraid b. that c. unable d. accepting
198. I shall be t a

ke u

p a similar p o

siti o

n with ano

t he

rcompany s o

on.
a. take up b. position c. another d. soon
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FIND THE MISTAKES (THE B LEVEL CERTIFICATE REVISION)
199. As pay and c o

n d

i t i on

s are go ode

r t he

r e I am turning d o

w n your offer.
a. conditions b. gooder c. there d. down
200. Thank you f

o

r the ti m

e w ha

t you gave to my application.
a. for b. time c. what d. to
201. I am s u

r e you w ou

ld f

i n d a s u

it ab

l e applicant t o f

illthe vacancy.
a. sure b. would find c. suitable d. to fill
202. T h

e

r ou

g h

s e a m ad

e the ferry b

e u

n ab

l e to

s a

il.
a. The rough sea b. made c. be unable d. to sail
203. The de

st r o

y of the old city London in 1600s w a

s c au

s e d by a fire.
a. destroy b. city c. in d. was caused
204. The spectators w e

r e

m o

v e

d w ith

t ea

r s w he

n they saw the Prince t o

kill himself.
a. were moved b. with tears c. when d. to kill
205. You can b o

rr o

w the book f

r o

mhim if you promise t o

k e e

p it c l ean

l y.
a. borrow b. from c. to keep d. cleanly
206. It is b

e

i m

po

r t an

t t ha

t your brother should stop s m o

ki n

g a

t on

c e

.
a. be important b. that c. smoking d. at once
207. The policeman o

r de

r e

dt h

e c h

il d

r e

n n

o t

t o p

l a

y i n

gfootball in

t h

e st r eet

.
a. ordered b. the children c. not to playing d. in the street
208. A

n o

t h e

r a

t t e

m p

t t o

cli m

b t h

a t m

o

u n

t a

in w i

ll b

e do

n e n e

x t

y ea

r.
a. Another attempt b. to climb that mountain c. will be done d. next year
209. It’s w r on

g o

f you g i

v i n

g her a chance t o t a

lk.
a. wrong b. of c. giving d. to talk
210. If the atmosphere is po

ll u

t ed

, the solar e ne

rg y that r ea

c h

i n

gthe earth m a

y b

e dangerous.
a. is polluted b. energy c. reaching d. may be
211. I w a

s very interested t o

r e

a d your article f o

rglobal warming in the newspaper.
a. was b. to read c. for d. in
212. I a mafraid I don’t agree w ith you o

n a number of po

i n

t.
a. am b. with c. on d. point
213. On the contrary we need to m

a

k e the public m

o

r e aware of s o danger.
a. On b. to make c. more d. so
214. We m o

st a

llput pressure o n

t h e

a u

t h o

r iti e

s if we want s o

m e

t h

i n g b

e d

o ne

.
a. most all b. on the authorities c. something d. be done
215. La

s tly you seem t o

s u

gg e

st doing n o

t h

i n g in

o f

c a

s e the scientists are wrong.
a. Lastly b. to suggest c. nothing d. in of case
216. Well, i f they are right, it w ill b

e too late b y t h

e

ti m

ewe w i

ll f

i n

d out.
a. if b. will be c. by the time d. will find
217. I w ill no

t ab

leto

g o to the art exhibit with you tonight because I am a b

it un

d e

rthe weather.
a. will not able b. to go c. a bit d. under
218. I m

a

y no

t have my problem t o

s o

l v e but a

t

l ea

s t I know I am o

n the right track.
a. may not b. to solve c. at least d. on
219. Julia has to work v e

r

y ha

r d to m

a

k e b o

th end

s to m

e et

.
a. very hard b. to make c. both ends d. to meet
220. When NASA decided to pu

t a woman i n

t o space, none of t h e Sally's friends were surprised t h

a t
they chose Sally.
a. to put b. into c. the d. that
221. There a

r e a ban o n s m o

ki n

g o

n t h

e t u be

.
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FIND THE MISTAKES (THE B LEVEL CERTIFICATE REVISION)
a. are b. on c. smoking d. on the tube
222. He cannot c o m

e t o terms w ith the fact that he w ou

ld never race again.
a. come b. to c. with d. would
223. People in Spain ar e very friendly w ith visitors an

d we weren't able to speak
Spanish w he

n we stayed there.
a. are b. with c. and d. when
> c
224. T h

e

c a f

é was in

a m

e

ss and we ha

v e

todo it up

.
a. The café b. in a mess c. have to d. up
225. T h

e

l a

st

d a

y o f

t h e ho

li d a

y will ende

d i n d

is a

st e

r.
a. The last day b. of the holiday c. will ended d. in disaster
226. T ha

t dress has o

n ly t h

e

m

o

st sli g h

t mark o

n it.
a. That b. only c. the most slight d. on
227. My decision to g e

t u

pand dance coincided w ith the band’s d e

c i d

e to stop p

l a

y i n

g.
a. to get up b. with c. decide d. playing
228. They w e

r e j u

st a

s w e

ll a

s we ha

d e

x pe

c t ed.
a. were b. just c. as well as d. had expected
229. The m

i n

is t e

r ’s p

o pu

l a

rsuffered a

s a result o f the scandal.
a. minister’s b. popular c. as d. of
230. T h

e t ea

c he

r a

gre e

d i n

t ro du

ci n

g t h

e ne

w m

e t h

o d

s.
a. The teacher b. agreed c. introducing d. the new methods
231. M o

st stories w ill a

cc ep

t a credit card i n

s t ea

d b

y c a

s h

.
a. Most b. will accept c. instead by d. cash
232. O u

r o p

i n

i o n

s o n the subject is i d en

ti c a

l.
a. Our opinions b. on c. is d. identical
233. Lo

c a

lresidents said they a

r e a

g a

i n

st the new t ra f f

ic scheme.
a. Local b. are c. against d. traffic
234. Mandy is e

x citi n

g ab

o u

t going to Greece o

n holiday.
a. exciting b. about c. to d. on
235. I w ou

ld

like t o

t ha n

k your brother o f his h e

l p

.
a. would like b. to thank c. of d. help
236. H a

rr y ’s pa

r en

ts were not p

l e a

s e d f

o

r his failure in the f

i na

l examination.
a. Harry’s parents b. pleased c. for d. final
237. Please f o

rg i

v e m

e for b

r o

k e y ou

r c a m

e

ra.

a. forgive b. me c. broke d. your camera
238. It w ou

ld b

e n

i c e t o ab

l e

to f

ly a p

l a

n e

.
a. would be b. nice c. to able to d. fly a plane
239. D on

’t

s ho

u t a

ll t h

e ti m

e

, it’s so b

e an

n o

y i n

g!
a. Don’t shout b. all the time c. so d. be annoying
240. I r e

gr e

ts n o

t g o

i n g to university.
a. regrets b. not c. going d. to
241. I w ill c a

llthe police i f you d on

’t

l e ft me a

l one

.
a. will call b. if c. don’t left d. alone
242. He l o

st his money si m

p

le be

c au

sehe wasn’t c a

re f u

l.
a. lost b. simple c. because d. careful
243. We didn’t h u

rr y, s

o we m

iss t h e

t r a

i n.
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FIND THE MISTAKES (THE B LEVEL CERTIFICATE REVISION)
a. hurry b. so c. miss d. the train
244. We a

r e bu

s y, so we w on

’t join f

o

ryou.
a. are busy b. so c. won’t d. for
245. If you ha

d d

o n

e a s I told you, I t h

i n

k you w ou

ld ha

v e

s u

cc e

e d

e dnow.
a. had done b. as c. think d. would have succeeded
246. I a mafraid I d

i d n

’t have time to list e

nto

y ou

.
a. am b. didn’t c. to listen d. to you
247. I r e

gr e

t I didn’t c h oo

se English si n

ce I s t a

r t e

d secondary school.
a. regret b. choose c. since d. started
248. T h

e bo

y is t o

o p

o o

r g o

i n

g to school.
a. The boy b. too poor c. going d. to
249. W

i t ho

u t J a

ck’s he l p

, I w ou

l dn

’t ha

v e b

ee n able to m o

v i n

g the table.
a. Without b. Jack’s help c. wouldn’t have been d. moving
250. I w ill phon

e you a s s oo

n a

s I a

rr i v e

d t he

r e

.
a. will phone b. as soon as c. arrived d. there
251. W

h

i l e Diana w a

tc he

dher f a

v o

r ite television program, there w a

s a power cut.
a. While b. watched c. favorite d. was
252. I w ill t e

llyou m

y news w he

n I w ill s e

e you tomorrow.
a. will tell b. my c. when d. will see
253. There are s u

ch many places of i n

t e

r e

st in London that Jane c a n

’t decide w he

r e to go first.
a. such b. interest c. can’t d. where
254. O u

rnew teacher g a

v e an i n

t e

r e

st i n

glecture a

t Spain history.
a. Our b. gave c. interesting d. at
255. You c a n

’t

w it hd

r a

w an

y money unless you d on

’t

s ho

w us your i den

tity card.
a. can’t withdraw b. any c. don’t show d. identity
256. She h a

s so m

a n

y money that she c a

n b

u y w ha

t e

v e

rshe wants to.
a. has b. so many c. can buy d. whatever
257. It is s u

ch a b o

r i n

g book that nobody like it.
a. is b. such c. boring d. like
258. T h

e

sc i en

tist wanted to know w h

o ha

s b

e e

n

t r y i n

gto

st o

pthe experiment.
a. The scientist b. who c. has been trying d. to stop
259. He w an

t e

dto know if ha

d I seen Mary t h e da

y b

e f o

r e

.
a. wanted b. if c. had d. the day before
260. She decided to g o to bed b e

c au

s e the t e

l e

v isi o

n program was bo

r ed

.
a. to go b. because c. television d. bored
261. There w a

s so

ma n

y people in front of me that I couldn’t see all the singers o

n the stage cl ea

r l y.
a. was b. so many c. on d. clearly
262. Give the package to w ho

m e

v e

r ha

s authority to

si g n for i t.
a. whomever b. has c. to sign d. it
263. I have ne

v e

rhad a m o

st am u

si n

g song book than this one be f o

r e

.
a. never b. most c. amusing d. before
264. John h a

s v isit e

dHawaii and Alaska, and he a

ss u

r e

s me t h a

t he likes Alaska t h

e be

s t

.
a. has visited b. assures c. that d. the best
265. D on

't you think t h

i s is t h

e m

o

s t

b o

r i n

gsong you ha

d e

v e

r hea

rd?
a. Don't b. this is c. the most boring d. had ever heard
266. This fridge is v e

r y old t o

k e e

p things a

t a proper t e m

pe

ra t u

r e

.
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a. very b. to keep c. at d. temperature
267. The children w e

r e s u

r p

r is e

d w he

n the teacher m

a d

e them t o

c l o

se their books.
a. were surprised b. when c. made d. to close
268. We w e

r e p

l ea

s e

dto have the opportunity to

w a

tch s u

c h

t a

l en

t e

ddancers to pe

r f

o

r ma highly new
ballet.
a. were pleased b. to watch c. such talented d. to perform
269. We believe that she a

l re ad

y f ee

ls very bad

ly abou

t her m

ist a

k e.
a. already feels b. badly c. about d. mistake
270. I p u

t the food in the fridge because I wanted h

im t o

g e

t cold.
a. put b. in c. him d. to get
271. I d

i dn

’t

s e

e Nancy si n

ce she m

o

v e

d t o London.
a. didn’t see b. since c. moved d. to
272. Jane g a

v e u

p t o

s m

o

ke be

c au

s e she wanted to

s a

v e money.
a. gave up b. to smoke c. because d. to save
273. I c a m

e here so a

s to I c ou

ld see y ou

.
a. came b. so as to c. could d. you
274. In m

y op

i n

i o n that girl is enou

g h beautiful to

b e a movie st a

r.
a. In my opinion b. enough c. to be d. star
275. I p

ic k e

d u

p the vase c a

re f u

lly so as to n

o t break i t.
a. picked up b. carefully c. not d. it

276. We p u

t

u p a f

e n

c e to p

r e

v en

t the rabbit to e

s c ap

e.
a. put up b. fence c. to prevent d. to escape
277. They n

o

l on

g e

r d

i dn

’t s m

o

ke ci g a

r e

tt e

s.
a. no longer b. didn’t c. smoke d. cigarettes
278. He s e

l do m c o m

e to class l a t e

.
a. seldom b. come c. to d. late
279. She n o

l on

g e

r w a

st e

s time t o

c h a

tt e

r w ith her friends.
a. no longer b. wastes c. to chatter d. with
280. She h a

s g on

ein a diet so

t ha

t she w ill l

o

se weight.
a. has gone b. in c. so that d. will lose
281. The new workers a

r en

’t used f o

rthe w o

r ki n

g conditions he

re.
a. aren’t b. for c. working d. here
282. It is a c om m

o

n saying that we do not f

u

ll value a thing u n

tilwe l o

se it.
a. common b. full c. until d. lose
283. Mary, w h

ich car broke do

w n

, h a

d to take a taxi.
a. which b. down c. had to d. a
284. W

h e

n c on

si d e

r i n

gof e

qu a

lvalue, the goods can b e exchanged.
a. When b. considering c. equal d. be
285. She is no longer a b

e au

t i f u

lgirl an

y m

o

r e

.
a. is b. a c. beautiful d. any more
286. Mary is f

i na

lly used to

c oo

k o

n electric stove.
a. is b. finally c. to cook d. on
287. It is not true that the British t a

lks about the weather m

o

r e

t h a

n an

y o

t he

r nation.
a. is b. talks c. more than d. any other
288. W

h e

n I heard the telephone r i n

g, I w ill an

s w e

rit i mm

ed

i a t e

l y.
a. When b. ring c. will answer d. immediately
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289. I s t ud

y English so t ha

t to

i m

p

r o

v e m

y k no

w l ed

g e

.
a. study b. so that c. to improve d. my knowledge
290. Jane w a

s st a

n d

i n g ou

tsi d

ea shop w he

n I w a

s s ee

i n

gher.
a. was standing b. outside c. when d. was seeing
291. The m o

t h e

rsmiled h

a pp

y and t o o

k the baby in her arms.
a. mother b. happy c. took d. in
292. We are going t o

i n

v ite a person w h

o has special skill s ho

w i n

gyou how to c on

t r o

lthis machine.
a. to invite b. who c. showing d. to control
293. Amanda f

i na

lly managed to

g e

t a good job, an

d so doe

s Nancy.
a. finally b. to get c. and d. so does
294. H o

w m

u

chtimes d

id

L a

n

a n

d

M a

i ha

v e

t o d

o the experiment?
a. How much b. did Lan and Mai c. have to d. do
295. A lunch o f

s o u

p and sandwiches d

o n

o t ap

p ea

l to a

ll o f the students.
a. A b. of soup c. do not d. appeal to all of
296. Mrs. Stevens, along w ith he

r c ou

si n

s f

ro m Mexico, a

r e planning to a

t t en

d the festivities.
a. with her cousins b. from c. are d. to attend
297. H o

w l on

gis it si n

ce they bu

y the house?
a. How long b. is c. since d. buy
298. We w on

’t

g e

t to the airport i n l ea

st t h a

n30 minutes.
a. won’t get b. to c. in d. least than
299. D e

s p

itek no

w i n

gthe area well, I got b e l o

s t

.
a. Despite b. knowing c. be d. lost
300. The m e

n c on

ti n u

e d to feel un

s a f

e

ly until he c r o

ss e d the border.
a. men b. continued c. unsafely d. crossed
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