50 mistakes Certificate C – Part B 51. The officials object to them wearing long dresses for the inaugural dance at the country club. A. to B. them C. wearing D. at the country club 52. Janet is finally used to cook on an electric stove after having a gas one for so long. A. cook B. after having C. one D. for so long 53. He knows to repair the carburetor without talking the whole car apart. A. knows B. the C. talking D. apart 54. Stuart stopped to write his letter because he had to leave for the hospital. A. to write B. because C. leave D. for the hospital 55. She must retyping the report before she hands it in to the director of financing. A. retyping B. before C. hands it in D. to the 56. How much times did Rich and Jennifer have to do the experiment before they obtained the results they had been expecting. A. much B. did Rich and Jennifer have to C. obtained the results D. been expecting 57. Each of the students in the accounting class has to type their own research paper this semester. A. students B. in the C. their D. own 58. Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the festivities. A. with B. her cousins from C. are D. to attend 59. They are going to have to leave soon, and so do we. A. are B. to have to C. leave soon D. so do 60. All the students are looking forward spending their free time relaxing in the sun this summer. A. students B. are C. forward spending D. their 61. Dresses, skirts, shoes, and the children’s clothing is advertised at reduced prices this weekend. A. children’s clothing B. is advertised C. at D. prices 62. Mary and her sister just bought two new winters coats at the clearance sale. A. her sister B. just bought C. two new D. winters 63. A lunch of soup and sandwiches do not appeal to all of the students. A. A B. of C. do D. appeal to all of 64. Some of us have to study their lessons more carefully if we expect to pass this examination. A. have to B. their C. more carefully if D. to pass 65. Mr. Peters used to think of hisself as the only president of the company. A. think B. hisself C. as the only D. of the company 66. This instructor advised the students for the procedures to follow in writing the term paper. A. for B. procedures C. follow D. in writing 67. Although both of them are trying to get the scholarship, she has the highest grades. A. of them B. are trying C. to get D. highest 68. The new technique calls for heat the mixture before applying it to the wood. A. calls B. heat C. applying D. it to the wood 69. The pilot and the crew distributed the life preservers between the twenty frantic passengers. A. and the crew B. distributed C. between D. frantic passengers 70. A five-thousand-dollars reward was offered for the capture of the escaped criminals. A. A B. dollars C. was offered D. for the capture of 71. The equipment in the office was badly in need of to be repaired. A. equipment B. in the office C. was badly D. to be repaired 72. A liter is one of the metric measurements, aren’t they? A. A B. one of the C. measurements D. aren’t they 73. We thought he is planning to go on vacation after the first of the month. A. is B. to go on vacation C. after D. the first of 74. There are a large amount of furniture in the storeroom to the left of the library entrance. A. are B. of furniture C. in the storeroom D. to the left of 75. The president refuses to accept either of the four new proposals made by the contractors. A. to accept B. either C. new proposals D. made by 76. While searching for the wreckage of a unidentified aircraft, the Coast Guard encountered severe squalls at sea. A. While searching B. the C. a D. severe squalls at sea 77. Although a number of police officers was guarding the priceless treasures in the museum, the director worried that someone would try to steal them. A. was guarding B. treasures in C. would try to D. steal 78. Since it was so difficult for American Indians to negotiate a peace treaty or declare war in their native language, they used a universal 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 enabling people to convey and preserve their thoughts to incorporate a series of dots which were read by the finger tips. A. enabling B. to convey C. to incorporate D. were read 80. While verbalization is the most common form of language in existence, humans make use of many others systems and techniques to express their thoughts and feelings. A. the most common form B. existence C. others systems D. to express 81. The need for a well-rounded education was an idea espoused by the Greeks in time of Socrates. A. for B. well-rounded education C. espoused D. in time of 82. Writers and media personnel sell theirselves best by the impression given in their verbal expression. A. personnel B. theirselves C. by the D. expression 83. In the spirit of the naturalist writers, that author’s work portrays man’s struggle for surviving. A. In the spirit B. naturalist C. author’s D. surviving -> d 84. Stephen Crane’s story is a clinical portrayal of man as an animal trapped by the fear and hunger. A. Stephen Crane’s story B. a C. of man as an animal D. the fear -> d 85. Engineers succeeded on putting more and more components on each silicon chip. A. succeeded B. on C. more and more D. on 86. For a long time, this officials have been known throughout the country as political bosses and law enforcers. A. this B. have been known C. as D. law enforcers 87. Nora hardly never misses an opportunity to play in the tennis tournaments. A. never B. an C. to play D. in 88. Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in our large, industrial cities today. A. with B. are C. many D. in our large 89. Because of the severe snow storm and the road blocks, the air force dropped food and medical supplies close the city. A. Because of B. the C. dropped food D. close the city -> d 90. Hummingbirds are the only birds capable to fly backward as well as forward, up, and down. A. the only birds B. to fly C. as well as D. forward 91. The news of the president’s treaty negotiations with the foreign government were received with mixed emotions by the citizens of both governments. A. The B. were C. received with mixed emotions D. of both governments 92. Angie’s bilingual ability and previous experience were the qualities that which helped her get the job over all the other candidates. A. were B. that which C. helped her D. the other 93. Joel giving up smoking has caused him to gain weight and become irritable with his acquaintances. A. Joel B. smoking has C. caused him to gain D. become irritable 94. They asked me what did happen last night, but I was unable to tell them. A. what did happen B. last night C. unable to D. tell them 95. The test administrator ordered we not to open our books until he told us to do so. A. test B. we C. not to open D. told us to do so 96. Our new neighbors had been living in Arizona since ten years before moving to their present house. A. Our new B. had been living C. since D. before moving to 97. I would of attended the meeting of the planning committee last week, but I had to deliver a speech at a convention. A. would of B. of the planning C. had to deliver D. at a convention 98. We are suppose to read all of chapter seven and answer the questions for tomorrow’s class. A. suppose B. all of chapter C. answer D. for tomorrow’s class 99. The explanation that our instructor gave us was different than the one yours gave you. A. our B. gave us C. than D. yours gave you 100. In the sixteenth century, Spain became involved in foreign wars with several other European countries and could not find the means of finance 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 . 50 mistakes Certificate C – Part B 51. The officials object to them wearing long dresses for the inaugural dance at the country club. A. to B. them C. wearing D. at the country club. accept either of the four new proposals made by the contractors. A. to accept B. either C. new proposals D. made by 76. While searching for the wreckage of a unidentified aircraft, the Coast. more components on each silicon chip. A. succeeded B. on C. more and more D. on 86. 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