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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
The Principal is really a kind person............heart
Ain
Bat
Cby
Doff
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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.
These days........wealth appears to be easy
Aacquiring
Bto be acquiring
Chaving acquired
Dto have acquired
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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.
The clown made everybody in the market.............
Ato belaughing
Bto laugh
Claugh
Dlaughed
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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.
.................here, the case would have been settled long ago.
Ahad my mother been
Bwhere my mother to be
Cif my mother were to be
Dmy mother having been
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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.
I wish Hassana...........at the birthday party yesterday
Awould have been
Bis
Chave been
Dwere
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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.
I can't see him anywhere so he......................
Acan have gone
Bshall have gone
Cmust have gone
Dwould have gone
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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.
The seeds..........in the nursery before they were transplanted last week.
Agerminate
Bhad germinated
Chave germinated
Dwould germinate
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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.
By this time next year, I .........here for ten years
Awill have been working
Bhave worked
Chad been working
Dwould have worked
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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.
Please go on I ........ you.
Aam hearing
Bhear
Ccan hear
Dwas hearing
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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.
It is you and John who.........wanted
Ais
Bare
Cwas
Dwill
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Question 1491
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
He............not retort when I am speaking.
Adare
Bdares
Cdared
Dwill dare
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Question 1492
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
She.......to his overtures after much delay
Agave out
Bgave up
Cgave away
Dgave in
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Question 1493
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
The intervention forces have successfully...........the rebels' supplies
Acut in
Bcut off
Ccut up
Dcut away
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Question 1494
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
The two men......each other
Afell out for
Bfell out with
Cfell out from
Dfell out on
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Question 1495
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
No matter how much a bully tries to intimidate you just....him
Astand up before
Bstand up against
Cstand up to
Dstand up for
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Question 1496
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
with the recent police action we expect the high incidence of crime to ..........
Adie down
Bdie away
Cdie off
Ddie up
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Question 1497
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.The next nation league match will......sometime next month
Acome in
Bcome along
Ccome about
Dcome off
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Question 1498
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
I think she.........her mother
Atakes from
Btakes after
Ctake to
Dtake for
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Question 1499
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After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
we shall understand him better by and by. This means that we shall knows him better
Amuch later
Bbefore long
Cby getting closer to him
Dwithout his realizing it
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Question 1500
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After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
I am not going to say yes or no until you come out into the open. This means that I will give the answer until
