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* FIND THE MISTAKES (100 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 ill say 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 g c a l m ly is the secret of pa ssi n g your 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 g t h e grapes

A. was

B. on

C. reaching

D. the

8. It is believed f o r that 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 g your 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 g through 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 r people’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 g so 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 g me

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 g with p l ea s u r e the 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 d of the news of his mother’s dea t h

A. crazy

B. although

C. informed

D. death

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 r the 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 g is 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 g that 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 g to Bristol next week bu t we a r e p r o m isi n g to 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 g when she st a r t e d to 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 g with 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 ill be 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 r the 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

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 d because her t y p i n g was 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 n margarine 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 g her extraordinary m u s i c a l gift

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 r know 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 til he 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 r to 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

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 g is bad f o r your 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 r your 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 l and 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 3rd

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 tice the 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 musical

B. 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 m are on ly j u st be g i nn i n g

A. problem

B. only

C. just

D. beginning

90.R e c en t research s ho w s that we use f o r the 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