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From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase as it is used in the sentence.
Her parents have endorsed her marriage to the widower
Aexamined
Bcriticised
Capproved
Drefused
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Question 1472
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
I didn't know his illness was...........serious
Athat much
Bmuch that
Cso that
Dthat so
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Question 1473
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
I prefer drinking..........
Athan eating
Bfrom eating
Cto eat
Dto eating
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Question 1474
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
The..........of the NATO countries have been alerted about the possibility of an attack
Acommanders in -chiefs
Bcommander-in-chiefs
Ccommanders-in-chief
Dcommander -in-cheif
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Question 1475
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
Please put .........the fire before sleep
Aback
Bout
Cup
Daway
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Question 1476
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
Some people find it difficult to hold .........a job for a long while
Aoff
Bdown
Cout
Dup
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Question 1477
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
The workers.........payment of their leave allowance
Ademanded for
Bdemanded over
Cdemanded
Ddemanding
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Question 1478
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
As I hurried to dress up for school, one of my buttons came..................
Aoff
Bout
Cup
Dapart
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Question 1479
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
The money given to.........players is inadequate
Awe
Bthey
Cthat
Dus
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Question 1480
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
He has not gotten......the shock of his wife's death.
Athrough
Bover
Coff
Dafter
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Question 1481
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
He has promised to pay me............later
Asometimes
Bsome times
Csome time
Dany times
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Question 1482
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
My own house is just a ............ from here
Astone thrown
Bstonethow
Cstone's throw
Dstone-throw
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Question 1483
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
If I were you I ...... to the police
Awould report
Bam reporing
Chave reported
Dshall report
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Question 1484
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
His visit has become an ..........affair
Aeveryday's
Bevery day
Cevery day's
Deveryday
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Question 1485
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
...........of the players is to receive a gift of N 1m
Aeach
Ball
Cevery
Dsome
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Question 1486
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
........travelled together for holidays
Athemselves and their friends
Bthey and their friends
Ctheir friends and them
Dtheir friends and themselves
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Question 1487
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
Meet Ibrahim a special friend of .........
Ame
BI
Cmy
Dmine
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Question 1488
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
He breathed a sign of relief when the examination came to.............
Aend
Bthe end
Can end
Dended
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Question 1489
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
As things are now, I have to look for..............tyre
Aa cheap, second-hand, rubber
Ba cheap, rubber, second-hand
Ca rubber, cheap, second -hand
Da second-hand, rubber, cheap
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Question 1490
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
Hi, lady don't you ever get tired of dancing? ..............
