In the mid-l 960's

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In the mid-l 960's

by ektamatta » Fri May 30, 2008 9:23 am
In the mid-l 960's a newly installed radar warning system mistook the rising of the moon as a massive missile attack by the Soviets.
(A) rising of the moon as a massive missile attack by the Soviets
(B) rising of the moon for a massive Soviet missile attack
(C) moon rising to a massive missile attack by the Soviets
(D) moon as it was rising for a massive Soviet missile attack
(E) rise of the moon as a massive Soviet missile attack

OA is B
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by chidcguy » Fri May 30, 2008 11:11 am
Correct idiom mistook X for Y

Answer B

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by chocoswiss » Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:01 am
sorry, why is E incorrect

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by pesfunk » Tue Nov 09, 2010 8:50 am
I believe that it should always be of the form:

mistook X for Y.
chocoswiss wrote:sorry, why is E incorrect

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