50 mitakes Part B

50 mistakes Certificate C – Part B
51. The officials object to t h e m w ea r i n g long dresses for the inaugural dance a t t h e c ou n t r y cl ub .
A. to B. them C. wearing D. at the country club
52. Janet is finally used to c oo k on an electric stove a f t e r ha v i n g a gas on e f o r so l on g .
A. cook B. after having C. one D. for so long
53. He k no w s to repair t h e carburetor without t a lki n g the whole car a pa r t .
A. knows B. the C. talking D. apart
54. Stuart stopped t o w r ite his letter be c a u se he had to l ea v e f o r t h e ho s p i t a l .
A. to write B. because C. leave D. for the hospital
55. She must r e t y p i n g the report b e f o r e she h and s it in t o t h e director of financing.
A. retyping B. before C. hands it in D. to the
56. How m u c h times d id Rich a n d J e nn i f e r h a v e to do the experiment before they ob t a i ne d t h e
r e s u lts they had b ee n e x pe cti n g .
A. much B. did Rich and Jennifer have to
C. obtained the results D. been expecting
57. Each of the s t u d e n ts in t h e accounting class has to type t he ir o w n research paper this semester.
A. students B. in the C. their D. own
58. Mrs. Stevens, along w ith he r c ou s i n s f ro m New Mexico, a r e planning to a tt e n d the festivities.
A. with B. her cousins from C. are D. to attend
59. They a r e going to ha v e to l e a v e s oo n , and so d o we.
A. are B. to have to C. leave soon D. so do
60. All the s t u d en ts a r e looking f o r w a r d s pe nd i n g t he ir free time relaxing in the sun this summer.
A. students B. are C. forward spending D. their
61. Dresses, skirts, shoes, and the c h il d re n ’s cl o t h i n g is ad v e r tis e d a t reduced p r ic e s this weekend.
A. children’s clothing B. is advertised
C. at D. prices
62. Mary and he r sis t e r j u st b ou g h t t w o ne w wi n t e r s coats at the clearance sale.
A. her sister B. just bought C. two new D. winters
63. A lunch o f soup and sandwiches d o not a pp e a l to a ll o f the students.
A. A B. of C. do D. appeal to all of
64. Some of us ha v e t o study t he ir lessons m o r e c a re f u lly if we expect to pa ss this examination.

A. have to B. their C. more carefully if D. to pass
65. Mr. Peters used to t h i n k of h iss e l f a s t h e o n ly president o f t h e c o m p a n y .
A. think B. hisself C. as the only D. of the company
66. This instructor advised the students f o r the p r o c e du r e s to f o ll o w in w r iti n g the term paper.
A. for B. procedures C. follow D. in writing
67. Although both o f t h e m a r e t r y i n g to g e t the scholarship, she has the h i g he st grades.
A. of them B. are trying C. to get D. highest
68. The new technique c a lls for h ea t the mixture before app l y i n g it to t h e w ood .
A. calls B. heat C. applying D. it to the wood
69. The pilot a n d t h e c r e w d ist r i bu t e d the life preservers be t w ee n the twenty f ra n tic p a ss en g e r s .
A. and the crew B. distributed C. between D. frantic passengers
70. A five-thousand-do ll a r s reward w a s o ff e re d f o r t h e c ap t u r e o f the escaped criminals.
A. A B. dollars C. was offered D. for the capture of
71. The e q u i p m e n t in t h e o ffice w a s b a d ly in need of to b e re pa i r e d .
A. equipment B. in the office C. was badly D. to be repaired
72. A liter is o n e o f t h e metric m ea s u re m e n ts , a r en ’t t he y ?
A. A B. one of the C. measurements D. aren’t they
73. We thought he is planning to g o o n v a c a ti o n a ft e r t h e f i r st o f the month.
A. is B. to go on vacation C. after D. the first of
74. There a r e a large amount o f f u r n it u r e i n t h e st o r e ro o m to t h e l e f t o f the library entrance.
A. are B. of furniture C. in the storeroom D. to the left of
75. The president refuses to a cc e p t e i t he r of the four n e w p r opo s a ls m a d e b y the contractors.
A. to accept B. either C. new proposals D. made by
76. W h ile s ea r c h i n g for t h e wreckage of a unidentified aircraft, the Coast Guard encountered s e v e r e
s q ua lls a t s ea .
A. While searching B. the C. a D. severe squalls at sea
77. Although a number of police officers w a s g ua r d i n g the priceless t r ea s u r e s in the museum, the
director worried that someone w ou ld t r y to st ea l them.
A. was guarding B. treasures in C. would try to D. steal
78. Since it was so d i f f i c u lt f o r American Indians to ne g o ti a te a peace treaty or declare war in t h e ir

na t i v e l an g ua g e , they used a un i v e r s a l understood form of sign language.
A. so difficult for B. to negotiate C. in their native language D. universal
79. Louis Braille designed a form of communication en a b li n g people to c o n v e y and preserve their
thoughts to i n c o r po ra te a series of dots which w e r e r e a d by the finger tips.
A. enabling B. to convey C. to incorporate D. were read
80. While verbalization is t h e m o s t c om m o n f o r m of language in e x ist en c e , humans make use of
many o t he r s s y st e m s and techniques to e x p r e ss their thoughts and feelings.
A. the most common form B. existence
C. others systems D. to express
81. The need f o r a w e ll -r ound e d e du c a ti o n was an idea e s p o u s e d by the Greeks in ti m e o f Socrates.
A. for B. well-rounded education C. espoused D. in time of
82. Writers and media pe r s o n ne l sell t he i r s e l v e s best b y t h e impression given in their verbal
e x p r e ssi o n .
A. personnel B. theirselves C. by the D. expression
83. I n t h e s p i r it of the n a t u r a list writers, that a u t ho r ’s work portrays man’s struggle for s u r v i v i n g .
A. In the spirit B. naturalist C. author’s D. surviving
-> d
84. S t e p h e n C r ane ’s st o r y is a clinical portrayal o f m a n a s a n an i m a l trapped by t h e f ea r and hunger.
A. Stephen Crane’s story B. a
C. of man as an animal D. the fear
-> d
85. Engineers s u c c e ed e d o n putting m o r e a n d m o r e components o n each silicon chip.
A. succeeded B. on C. more and more D. on
86. For a long time, t h i s officials h a v e be e n k no w n throughout the country a s political bosses and
l a w en f o r c e r s .
A. this B. have been known C. as D. law enforcers
87. Nora hardly ne v e r misses a n opportunity to p l a y in the tennis tournaments.
A. never B. an C. to play D. in
88. Air pollution, together w ith littering, a r e causing m a n y problems in ou r l a rg e , industrial cities
today.

A. with B. are C. many D. in our large
89. B e c a u se o f the severe snow storm and the road blocks, t h e air force d ro pp e d f oo d and medical
supplies cl o se t h e cit y .
A. Because of B. the C. dropped food D. close the city
-> d
90. Hummingbirds are t h e on ly b i r d s capable to f ly backward a s w e ll a s f o r w a r d , up, and down.
A. the only birds B. to fly C. as well as D. forward
91. T h e news of the president’s treaty negotiations with the foreign government w e r e r e c e i v e d w ith
m ix e d e m o ti on s by the citizens o f b o th g o v e r n me n ts .
A. The B. were
C. received with mixed emotions D. of both governments
92. Angie’s bilingual ability and previous experience w e r e the qualities t h a t w h ich he l p e d h e r get
the job over all t h e o t he r candidates.
A. were B. that which C. helped her D. the other
93. J oe l giving up s m o ki n g ha s c au s e d h im to g a in weight and b e c o m e i rr it ab le with his
acquaintances.
A. Joel B. smoking has C. caused him to gain D. become irritable
94. They asked me w ha t d id h a pp e n l a st n i gh t , but I was u n ab le to t e ll t h e m .
A. what did happen B. last night C. unable to D. tell them
95. The t e st administrator ordered w e no t to o pe n our books until he t o ld u s to d o s o .
A. test B. we C. not to open D. told us to do so
96. O u r ne w neighbors ha d b e e n li v i n g in Arizona s i n ce ten years be f o r e m o v i n g to their present
house.
A. Our new B. had been living C. since D. before moving to
97. I w ou ld o f attended the meeting o f t h e p l a nn i n g committee last week, but I
ha d to de li v e r a speech a t a c o n v en ti on .
A. would of B. of the planning C. had to deliver D. at a convention
98. We are s u p p o se to read a ll o f c ha p t e r seven and an s w e r the questions f o r t o m o rr o w ’s cl a ss .
A. suppose B. all of chapter C. answer D. for tomorrow’s class
99. The explanation that o u r instructor g a v e u s was different t h a n the one y ou r s g a v e y ou .

A. our B. gave us C. than D. yours gave you
100. In t h e si x t een th century, Spain b e c a m e i n v o l v e d in f o r e i g n wars with s e v e r a l o t he r European
countries and could not find the means o f f i n an ce the battles that ensued.
A. In the sixteenth B. became involved in foreign
C. several other D. of finance
51B 61B 71D 81D 91B
52A 62D 72D 82B 92B
53C 63C 73A 83D 93A
54A 64B 74A 84D 94A
55A 65B 75B 85B 95B
56A 66A 76C 86A 96C
57C 67D 77A 87A 97A
58C 68B 78D 88B 98A
59D 69C 79C 89D 99C
60C 70B 80C 90B 100D