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Question 1421

waec 2000

He dabbles..........politics from time to time

Instructions for this question

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

Ain

Bwith

Cthrough

Dinto

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Question 1422

waec 2000

We received........that the workers would soon go on strike.

Instructions for this question

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

Aan information

Binformations

Cthose information

Dinformation

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Question 1423

waec 2000

The two girls have not been speaking.............since their quarrel.

Instructions for this question

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

Aone to the other

Bto themselves

Cto each another

Dto each other

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Question 1424

waec 2000

The little boy could not move the heavy stone........he tried.

Instructions for this question

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

Aas much as

Bhow much

Cno matter that

Dhowever hard

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Question 1425

waec 2000

A student at the back of the class complained that he.......the teacher.

Instructions for this question

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

Awas not hearing

Bcould not hear

Cdoes not hear

Dis not hearing

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Question 1426

waec 2000

One of the robbers who snatched the car........been arrested by the police.

Instructions for this question

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

Ahave

Bwas

Cis

Dhas

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Question 1427

waec 2000

At the end of the year, Grandmother ..........with us for seven years.

Instructions for this question

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

Ais living

Bhas lived

Cwill have lived

Dhas been living

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Question 1428

waec 2000

Hardly had the journey started..........the car engine developed a fault.

Instructions for this question

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

Athat

Bwhen

Cthan

Dsoon

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Question 1429

waec 2000

Neither Obi nor Jumoke .......... present at the meeting.

Instructions for this question

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

Awas

Bwere

Chave been

Dare

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Question 1430

waec 2000

With his reading glasses on, he could see the words...............

Instructions for this question

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

Amuch more clearly

Bclearly much more

Cmuch clearly more

Dmuch more clearer

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Question 1431

waec 2000

The day that Musa's uncle died was the.....day of his life.

Instructions for this question

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

Amore sadder

Bsodder

Csaddest

Dmost saddest

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Question 1432

waec 2000

He never seemed to get it right..........

Instructions for this question

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

Ahowever he tried

Bhe tried hard however

Che however tried hard

Dhowever hard he tried

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Question 1433

waec 2000

Luck..........the robbers on that fateful day.

Instructions for this question

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

Acame down on

Bran out on

Cended up with

Dmade away with

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Question 1434

waec 2000

.......home, his dead uncle's burial had already taken place.

Instructions for this question

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

AGetting

BAs he gets

COn getting

DWhen he got

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Question 1435

waec 2000

Those who owe the company were urged to .......their debts.

Instructions for this question

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

Amake good

Brun in

Cpay out

Dpay for

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Question 1436

waec 2000

He would rather resign ... part in such a dishonest deal.

Instructions for this question

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

Ainstead of taking

Bthan taking

Cthan takes

Dthan take

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Question 1437

waec 2000

''It is high time you....crying,'' the woman told her daughter gently.

Instructions for this question

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

Astop

Bshould stop

Cstopped

Dmust stop

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Question 1438

waec 2000

The man asked me ......

Instructions for this question

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

Awho am I?

Bthat who are you?

Cwho I am

Dwho I was

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Question 1439

waec 2000

Unfortunately, his plans to go abroad fell.........

Instructions for this question

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

Aoff

Bdown

Cunder

Dthrough

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Question 1440

waec 2000

Because it had been raining heavily all morning...........people turned out to welcome the August visitor.

Instructions for this question

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

Afew

Bquite a few

Conly fewer

Da few

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