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Question 1
waec 1990

In question number 100 above, choose the best option from letters A-E that best completes the gap.

Read the passage below

For the working woman, after the task of looking after the home and -76- up the children is not easy. Although the house may have every modern -77-, there is still much -78- to keep her -79- cooking, cleaning,mending, washing and ironing. If she is lucky to have a -80- help, her task is made somehow easier.

The working woman spends much of her income on beauty care. Share buys a lot of -81- and visits -82- regularly. Most women are so occupied with the daily -83- that they need these things to -84- themselves up.

Thus the responsibilities of a -85- are quite demanding and she could be so busy as to have little time for -86- engagements.


For fixed fees, insurance companies will help a firm insure against -87- and provide some -88- Most firms will seek -89- against fire, fraud and other -90- happenings for which they pay annual -91- to the insurance companies. The payments will vary according to the -92- to be -93- some of these happenings may be -94- sustained during work or -95- business debts. A -96- number is given to the insured for proper -97- if you have just bought a new car, it is advisable to undertake a -98- policy than a -99-, for more risks are covered in the former than in the -100-.

Alater
Bprevious
Cfirst
Dother
Elatter
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Question 2
waec 1990

In question number 99 above, choose the best option from letters A-E that best complete the gap.

Read the passage below

For the working woman, after the task of looking after the home and -76- up the children is not easy. Although the house may have every modern -77-, there is still much -78- to keep her -79- cooking, cleaning,mending, washing and ironing. If she is lucky to have a -80- help, her task is made somehow easier.

The working woman spends much of her income on beauty care. Share buys a lot of -81- and visits -82- regularly. Most women are so occupied with the daily -83- that they need these things to -84- themselves up.

Thus the responsibilities of a -85- are quite demanding and she could be so busy as to have little time for -86- engagements.


For fixed fees, insurance companies will help a firm insure against -87- and provide some -88- Most firms will seek -89- against fire, fraud and other -90- happenings for which they pay annual -91- to the insurance companies. The payments will vary according to the -92- to be -93- some of these happenings may be -94- sustained during work or -95- business debts. A -96- number is given to the insured for proper -97- if you have just bought a new car, it is advisable to undertake a -98- policy than a -99-, for more risks are covered in the former than in the -100-.

Asecond hand
Bwinning party
Cthird party
Dsubsidiary
Esecond party
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Question 3
waec 1990

In question number 98 above, choose the best option from letters A-E that best completes the gap.

Read the passage below

For the working woman, after the task of looking after the home and -76- up the children is not easy. Although the house may have every modern -77-, there is still much -78- to keep her -79- cooking, cleaning,mending, washing and ironing. If she is lucky to have a -80- help, her task is made somehow easier.

The working woman spends much of her income on beauty care. Share buys a lot of -81- and visits -82- regularly. Most women are so occupied with the daily -83- that they need these things to -84- themselves up.

Thus the responsibilities of a -85- are quite demanding and she could be so busy as to have little time for -86- engagements.


For fixed fees, insurance companies will help a firm insure against -87- and provide some -88- Most firms will seek -89- against fire, fraud and other -90- happenings for which they pay annual -91- to the insurance companies. The payments will vary according to the -92- to be -93- some of these happenings may be -94- sustained during work or -95- business debts. A -96- number is given to the insured for proper -97- if you have just bought a new car, it is advisable to undertake a -98- policy than a -99-, for more risks are covered in the former than in the -100-.

Acomprehensive
Bconditional
Ctotal
Dcompact
Ecorrect
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Question 4
waec 1990

In question number 97 above, choose the best option from letters A-E that best completes the gap.

Read the passage below

For the working woman, after the task of looking after the home and -76- up the children is not easy. Although the house may have every modern -77-, there is still much -78- to keep her -79- cooking, cleaning,mending, washing and ironing. If she is lucky to have a -80- help, her task is made somehow easier.

The working woman spends much of her income on beauty care. Share buys a lot of -81- and visits -82- regularly. Most women are so occupied with the daily -83- that they need these things to -84- themselves up.

Thus the responsibilities of a -85- are quite demanding and she could be so busy as to have little time for -86- engagements.


For fixed fees, insurance companies will help a firm insure against -87- and provide some -88- Most firms will seek -89- against fire, fraud and other -90- happenings for which they pay annual -91- to the insurance companies. The payments will vary according to the -92- to be -93- some of these happenings may be -94- sustained during work or -95- business debts. A -96- number is given to the insured for proper -97- if you have just bought a new car, it is advisable to undertake a -98- policy than a -99-, for more risks are covered in the former than in the -100-.

Arecognition
Bentry
Cidentification
Daccounting
Eauditing
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Question 5
waec 1990

In question number 96 Above, choose the best option from letters A-E that best completes the gap.

Read the passage below

For the working woman, after the task of looking after the home and -76- up the children is not easy. Although the house may have every modern -77-, there is still much -78- to keep her -79- cooking, cleaning,mending, washing and ironing. If she is lucky to have a -80- help, her task is made somehow easier.

The working woman spends much of her income on beauty care. Share buys a lot of -81- and visits -82- regularly. Most women are so occupied with the daily -83- that they need these things to -84- themselves up.

Thus the responsibilities of a -85- are quite demanding and she could be so busy as to have little time for -86- engagements.


For fixed fees, insurance companies will help a firm insure against -87- and provide some -88- Most firms will seek -89- against fire, fraud and other -90- happenings for which they pay annual -91- to the insurance companies. The payments will vary according to the -92- to be -93- some of these happenings may be -94- sustained during work or -95- business debts. A -96- number is given to the insured for proper -97- if you have just bought a new car, it is advisable to undertake a -98- policy than a -99-, for more risks are covered in the former than in the -100-.

Apolicy
Bsignificant
Cparticular
Dtypical
Econtract
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Question 6
waec 1990

In question number 95 above, choose the best option from letters A-E that best completes the gap.

Read the passage below

For the working woman, after the task of looking after the home and -76- up the children is not easy. Although the house may have every modern -77-, there is still much -78- to keep her -79- cooking, cleaning,mending, washing and ironing. If she is lucky to have a -80- help, her task is made somehow easier.

The working woman spends much of her income on beauty care. Share buys a lot of -81- and visits -82- regularly. Most women are so occupied with the daily -83- that they need these things to -84- themselves up.

Thus the responsibilities of a -85- are quite demanding and she could be so busy as to have little time for -86- engagements.


For fixed fees, insurance companies will help a firm insure against -87- and provide some -88- Most firms will seek -89- against fire, fraud and other -90- happenings for which they pay annual -91- to the insurance companies. The payments will vary according to the -92- to be -93- some of these happenings may be -94- sustained during work or -95- business debts. A -96- number is given to the insured for proper -97- if you have just bought a new car, it is advisable to undertake a -98- policy than a -99-, for more risks are covered in the former than in the -100-.

Aoverdrawn
Bunsecured
Cillegal
Doverdue
Ecareless
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Question 7
waec 1990

In question number 94 above, choose the best option from letters A-E that best completes the gap.

Read the passage below

For the working woman, after the task of looking after the home and -76- up the children is not easy. Although the house may have every modern -77-, there is still much -78- to keep her -79- cooking, cleaning,mending, washing and ironing. If she is lucky to have a -80- help, her task is made somehow easier.

The working woman spends much of her income on beauty care. Share buys a lot of -81- and visits -82- regularly. Most women are so occupied with the daily -83- that they need these things to -84- themselves up.

Thus the responsibilities of a -85- are quite demanding and she could be so busy as to have little time for -86- engagements.


For fixed fees, insurance companies will help a firm insure against -87- and provide some -88- Most firms will seek -89- against fire, fraud and other -90- happenings for which they pay annual -91- to the insurance companies. The payments will vary according to the -92- to be -93- some of these happenings may be -94- sustained during work or -95- business debts. A -96- number is given to the insured for proper -97- if you have just bought a new car, it is advisable to undertake a -98- policy than a -99-, for more risks are covered in the former than in the -100-.

Adamage
Bloss
Charm
Dinjury
Egrievance
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Question 8
waec 1990

In question number 93 above, choose the best option from letters A-E that best completes the gap.

Read the passage below

For the working woman, after the task of looking after the home and -76- up the children is not easy. Although the house may have every modern -77-, there is still much -78- to keep her -79- cooking, cleaning,mending, washing and ironing. If she is lucky to have a -80- help, her task is made somehow easier.

The working woman spends much of her income on beauty care. Share buys a lot of -81- and visits -82- regularly. Most women are so occupied with the daily -83- that they need these things to -84- themselves up.

Thus the responsibilities of a -85- are quite demanding and she could be so busy as to have little time for -86- engagements.


For fixed fees, insurance companies will help a firm insure against -87- and provide some -88- Most firms will seek -89- against fire, fraud and other -90- happenings for which they pay annual -91- to the insurance companies. The payments will vary according to the -92- to be -93- some of these happenings may be -94- sustained during work or -95- business debts. A -96- number is given to the insured for proper -97- if you have just bought a new car, it is advisable to undertake a -98- policy than a -99-, for more risks are covered in the former than in the -100-.

Aagreed
Bentered
Cincluded
Dundertaken
Ecovered
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Question 9
waec 1990

In question number 92 above, choose the best option from letters A-E that best completes the gap.

Read the passage below

For the working woman, after the task of looking after the home and -76- up the children is not easy. Although the house may have every modern -77-, there is still much -78- to keep her -79- cooking, cleaning,mending, washing and ironing. If she is lucky to have a -80- help, her task is made somehow easier.

The working woman spends much of her income on beauty care. Share buys a lot of -81- and visits -82- regularly. Most women are so occupied with the daily -83- that they need these things to -84- themselves up.

Thus the responsibilities of a -85- are quite demanding and she could be so busy as to have little time for -86- engagements.


For fixed fees, insurance companies will help a firm insure against -87- and provide some -88- Most firms will seek -89- against fire, fraud and other -90- happenings for which they pay annual -91- to the insurance companies. The payments will vary according to the -92- to be -93- some of these happenings may be -94- sustained during work or -95- business debts. A -96- number is given to the insured for proper -97- if you have just bought a new car, it is advisable to undertake a -98- policy than a -99-, for more risks are covered in the former than in the -100-.

Adangers
Bclaims
Csubjects
Drisks
Eltems
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Question 10
waec 1990

In question number 91 above, choose the best option from letters A-E that best completes the gap.

Read the passage below

For the working woman, after the task of looking after the home and -76- up the children is not easy. Although the house may have every modern -77-, there is still much -78- to keep her -79- cooking, cleaning,mending, washing and ironing. If she is lucky to have a -80- help, her task is made somehow easier.

The working woman spends much of her income on beauty care. Share buys a lot of -81- and visits -82- regularly. Most women are so occupied with the daily -83- that they need these things to -84- themselves up.

Thus the responsibilities of a -85- are quite demanding and she could be so busy as to have little time for -86- engagements.


For fixed fees, insurance companies will help a firm insure against -87- and provide some -88- Most firms will seek -89- against fire, fraud and other -90- happenings for which they pay annual -91- to the insurance companies. The payments will vary according to the -92- to be -93- some of these happenings may be -94- sustained during work or -95- business debts. A -96- number is given to the insured for proper -97- if you have just bought a new car, it is advisable to undertake a -98- policy than a -99-, for more risks are covered in the former than in the -100-.

Afees
Bsums
Caccounts
Dcharges
Epremiums
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Question 11
waec 1990

In question number 90 above, choose the best option from letters A-E that best completes the gap.

Read the passage below

For the working woman, after the task of looking after the home and -76- up the children is not easy. Although the house may have every modern -77-, there is still much -78- to keep her -79- cooking, cleaning,mending, washing and ironing. If she is lucky to have a -80- help, her task is made somehow easier.

The working woman spends much of her income on beauty care. Share buys a lot of -81- and visits -82- regularly. Most women are so occupied with the daily -83- that they need these things to -84- themselves up.

Thus the responsibilities of a -85- are quite demanding and she could be so busy as to have little time for -86- engagements.


For fixed fees, insurance companies will help a firm insure against -87- and provide some -88- Most firms will seek -89- against fire, fraud and other -90- happenings for which they pay annual -91- to the insurance companies. The payments will vary according to the -92- to be -93- some of these happenings may be -94- sustained during work or -95- business debts. A -96- number is given to the insured for proper -97- if you have just bought a new car, it is advisable to undertake a -98- policy than a -99-, for more risks are covered in the former than in the -100-.

Acostly
Bunpleasant
Cunforeseeable
Dunknown
Esudden
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Question 12
waec 1990

In question number 89 above, choose the best option from letters A-E that best completes the gap.

Read the passage below

For the working woman, after the task of looking after the home and -76- up the children is not easy. Although the house may have every modern -77-, there is still much -78- to keep her -79- cooking, cleaning,mending, washing and ironing. If she is lucky to have a -80- help, her task is made somehow easier.

The working woman spends much of her income on beauty care. Share buys a lot of -81- and visits -82- regularly. Most women are so occupied with the daily -83- that they need these things to -84- themselves up.

Thus the responsibilities of a -85- are quite demanding and she could be so busy as to have little time for -86- engagements.


For fixed fees, insurance companies will help a firm insure against -87- and provide some -88- Most firms will seek -89- against fire, fraud and other -90- happenings for which they pay annual -91- to the insurance companies. The payments will vary according to the -92- to be -93- some of these happenings may be -94- sustained during work or -95- business debts. A -96- number is given to the insured for proper -97- if you have just bought a new car, it is advisable to undertake a -98- policy than a -99-, for more risks are covered in the former than in the -100-.

Aprotection
Bprovision
Cprevention
Dadvice
Eaid
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Question 13
waec 1990

In question number 88 above, choose the best option from letters A-E that best completes the gap.

Read the passage below

For the working woman, after the task of looking after the home and -76- up the children is not easy. Although the house may have every modern -77-, there is still much -78- to keep her -79- cooking, cleaning,mending, washing and ironing. If she is lucky to have a -80- help, her task is made somehow easier.

The working woman spends much of her income on beauty care. Share buys a lot of -81- and visits -82- regularly. Most women are so occupied with the daily -83- that they need these things to -84- themselves up.

Thus the responsibilities of a -85- are quite demanding and she could be so busy as to have little time for -86- engagements.


For fixed fees, insurance companies will help a firm insure against -87- and provide some -88- Most firms will seek -89- against fire, fraud and other -90- happenings for which they pay annual -91- to the insurance companies. The payments will vary according to the -92- to be -93- some of these happenings may be -94- sustained during work or -95- business debts. A -96- number is given to the insured for proper -97- if you have just bought a new car, it is advisable to undertake a -98- policy than a -99-, for more risks are covered in the former than in the -100-.

Amoney
Bbonus
Cgifts
Ddiscounts
Ecompensation
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Question 14
waec 1990

In question number 87 above, choose the best option from letters A-E that best completes the gap.

Read the passage below

For the working woman, after the task of looking after the home and -76- up the children is not easy. Although the house may have every modern -77-, there is still much -78- to keep her -79- cooking, cleaning,mending, washing and ironing. If she is lucky to have a -80- help, her task is made somehow easier.

The working woman spends much of her income on beauty care. Share buys a lot of -81- and visits -82- regularly. Most women are so occupied with the daily -83- that they need these things to -84- themselves up.

Thus the responsibilities of a -85- are quite demanding and she could be so busy as to have little time for -86- engagements.


For fixed fees, insurance companies will help a firm insure against -87- and provide some -88- Most firms will seek -89- against fire, fraud and other -90- happenings for which they pay annual -91- to the insurance companies. The payments will vary according to the -92- to be -93- some of these happenings may be -94- sustained during work or -95- business debts. A -96- number is given to the insured for proper -97- if you have just bought a new car, it is advisable to undertake a -98- policy than a -99-, for more risks are covered in the former than in the -100-.

Aevents
Baccidents
Cfluctuations
Doccurrences
Eemergencies
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Question 15
waec 1990

In question number 86 above, choose the best option from letters A-E that best complete the gap.

Read the passage below

For the working woman, after the task of looking after the home and -76- up the children is not easy. Although the house may have every modern -77-, there is still much -78- to keep her -79- cooking, cleaning,mending, washing and ironing. If she is lucky to have a -80- help, her task is made somehow easier.

The working woman spends much of her income on beauty care. Share buys a lot of -81- and visits -82- regularly. Most women are so occupied with the daily -83- that they need these things to -84- themselves up.

Thus the responsibilities of a -85- are quite demanding and she could be so busy as to have little time for -86- engagements.


For fixed fees, insurance companies will help a firm insure against -87- and provide some -88- Most firms will seek -89- against fire, fraud and other -90- happenings for which they pay annual -91- to the insurance companies. The payments will vary according to the -92- to be -93- some of these happenings may be -94- sustained during work or -95- business debts. A -96- number is given to the insured for proper -97- if you have just bought a new car, it is advisable to undertake a -98- policy than a -99-, for more risks are covered in the former than in the -100-.

Asocial
Bofficial
Cpersonal
Dcivilized
Eentertaining
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Question 16
waec 1990

In question number 85 above, choose the best option from letters A-E that best completes the gap.

Read the passage below

For the working woman, after the task of looking after the home and -76- up the children is not easy. Although the house may have every modern -77-, there is still much -78- to keep her -79- cooking, cleaning,mending, washing and ironing. If she is lucky to have a -80- help, her task is made somehow easier.

The working woman spends much of her income on beauty care. Share buys a lot of -81- and visits -82- regularly. Most women are so occupied with the daily -83- that they need these things to -84- themselves up.

Thus the responsibilities of a -85- are quite demanding and she could be so busy as to have little time for -86- engagements.


For fixed fees, insurance companies will help a firm insure against -87- and provide some -88- Most firms will seek -89- against fire, fraud and other -90- happenings for which they pay annual -91- to the insurance companies. The payments will vary according to the -92- to be -93- some of these happenings may be -94- sustained during work or -95- business debts. A -96- number is given to the insured for proper -97- if you have just bought a new car, it is advisable to undertake a -98- policy than a -99-, for more risks are covered in the former than in the -100-.

Ahousemaid
Bhousemistress
Chouseholder
Dhousekeeper
Ehousewife
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Question 17
waec 1990

In question number 84 above, choose the best option from letters A-E that best completes the gap.

Read the passage below

For the working woman, after the task of looking after the home and -76- up the children is not easy. Although the house may have every modern -77-, there is still much -78- to keep her -79- cooking, cleaning,mending, washing and ironing. If she is lucky to have a -80- help, her task is made somehow easier.

The working woman spends much of her income on beauty care. Share buys a lot of -81- and visits -82- regularly. Most women are so occupied with the daily -83- that they need these things to -84- themselves up.

Thus the responsibilities of a -85- are quite demanding and she could be so busy as to have little time for -86- engagements.


For fixed fees, insurance companies will help a firm insure against -87- and provide some -88- Most firms will seek -89- against fire, fraud and other -90- happenings for which they pay annual -91- to the insurance companies. The payments will vary according to the -92- to be -93- some of these happenings may be -94- sustained during work or -95- business debts. A -96- number is given to the insured for proper -97- if you have just bought a new car, it is advisable to undertake a -98- policy than a -99-, for more risks are covered in the former than in the -100-.

Asmile
Bencourage
Ccheer
Dlaugh
Erelax
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Question 18
waec 1990

In question number 83 above, choose the best option from letters A-E that best completes the gap.

Read the passage below

For the working woman, after the task of looking after the home and -76- up the children is not easy. Although the house may have every modern -77-, there is still much -78- to keep her -79- cooking, cleaning,mending, washing and ironing. If she is lucky to have a -80- help, her task is made somehow easier.

The working woman spends much of her income on beauty care. Share buys a lot of -81- and visits -82- regularly. Most women are so occupied with the daily -83- that they need these things to -84- themselves up.

Thus the responsibilities of a -85- are quite demanding and she could be so busy as to have little time for -86- engagements.


For fixed fees, insurance companies will help a firm insure against -87- and provide some -88- Most firms will seek -89- against fire, fraud and other -90- happenings for which they pay annual -91- to the insurance companies. The payments will vary according to the -92- to be -93- some of these happenings may be -94- sustained during work or -95- business debts. A -96- number is given to the insured for proper -97- if you have just bought a new car, it is advisable to undertake a -98- policy than a -99-, for more risks are covered in the former than in the -100-.

Aevents
Bchores
Cneeds
Drequirements
Edemands
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Question 19
waec 1990

In question number 82 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap.

Read the passage below

For the working woman, after the task of looking after the home and -76- up the children is not easy. Although the house may have every modern -77-, there is still much -78- to keep her -79- cooking, cleaning,mending, washing and ironing. If she is lucky to have a -80- help, her task is made somehow easier.

The working woman spends much of her income on beauty care. Share buys a lot of -81- and visits -82- regularly. Most women are so occupied with the daily -83- that they need these things to -84- themselves up.

Thus the responsibilities of a -85- are quite demanding and she could be so busy as to have little time for -86- engagements.


For fixed fees, insurance companies will help a firm insure against -87- and provide some -88- Most firms will seek -89- against fire, fraud and other -90- happenings for which they pay annual -91- to the insurance companies. The payments will vary according to the -92- to be -93- some of these happenings may be -94- sustained during work or -95- business debts. A -96- number is given to the insured for proper -97- if you have just bought a new car, it is advisable to undertake a -98- policy than a -99-, for more risks are covered in the former than in the -100-.

Asaloon
Bshop
Cstore
Dsalon
Estudio
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Question 20
waec 1990

In question number 81 above, choose the best option from letters A-E that best completes the gap.

Read the passage below

For the working woman, after the task of looking after the home and -76- up the children is not easy. Although the house may have every modern -77-, there is still much -78- to keep her -79- cooking, cleaning,mending, washing and ironing. If she is lucky to have a -80- help, her task is made somehow easier.

The working woman spends much of her income on beauty care. Share buys a lot of -81- and visits -82- regularly. Most women are so occupied with the daily -83- that they need these things to -84- themselves up.

Thus the responsibilities of a -85- are quite demanding and she could be so busy as to have little time for -86- engagements.


For fixed fees, insurance companies will help a firm insure against -87- and provide some -88- Most firms will seek -89- against fire, fraud and other -90- happenings for which they pay annual -91- to the insurance companies. The payments will vary according to the -92- to be -93- some of these happenings may be -94- sustained during work or -95- business debts. A -96- number is given to the insured for proper -97- if you have just bought a new car, it is advisable to undertake a -98- policy than a -99-, for more risks are covered in the former than in the -100-.

Adecorations
Bcondiments
Cornaments
Dcosmetics
Etrinkets
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