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Question 1621
waec 1996
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
The government has been urged to provide more facilities for training..........
Aphysically disableds and mentally retardeds
Bthe physically disableds and mentally retardeds
Cthe physically disabled and mentally retarded
Dphysically disabled and mentally retarded
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Question 1622
waec 1996

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
What.......these last three years?

Aare you doing with yourself
Bhave you been doing with yourself
Cyou have been doing with yourself
Dhad you being doing with yourself
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Question 1623
waec 1996

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
The principal, with all the teachers and students.......

Ahas arrived
Bhave arrived
Cwere arriving
Dwere to arrive
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Question 1624
waec 1996
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
How I wish she ............the note in time.
Ahas seen
Bsees
Chad seen
Dsee
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Question 1625
waec 1996
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
..........so dejected, he decided to stay at home,
Abeen
Bhaving being
Cbeing
Dhaving been
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Question 1626
waec 1996
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
The beleaguered soldiers skilfully.......themselves out of trouble.
Adispatched
Bcatapulted
Cmanoeuvred
Dproceeded
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Question 1627
waec 1996
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
..........round the house I observed that there were more broken louvres than had been reported
Amoved
Bin moving
Cto move
Dmoving
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Question 1628
waec 1996
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
Many people are now used to .....without lunch
Ahave gone
Bbe going
Cgoing
Dto
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Question 1629
waec 1996
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
Mary.....passed the examination without the extra lessons she had
Amight not
Bcouldn't have
Cwould not
Dwill not have
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Question 1630
waec 1996
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
My father said he once saw a snake...............a chicken.
Ahaving swallowing
Bswallowed
Cbeing swallowed
Dswallowing
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Question 1631
waec 1996
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
He was accompanied..........his friend to the party
Awith
Bby
Cover
Daround
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Question 1632
waec 1996
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
He got into trouble in an attempt to conceal the truth............me
Ato
Bagainst
Cfor
Dfrom
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Question 1633
waec 1996
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
Jide was absent from the meeting yesterday
Adidn't he?
Bisn't it?
Cwasn't it?
Dwasn't he?
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Question 1634
waec 1996
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
Ibrahim is gradually.......his problems
Apulling over
Bpulling off
Cpulling through
Dpulling out
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Question 1635
waec 1996
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
The newly married couple are not...........with each other
Agetting by
Bgetting along
Cgetting through
Dgetting fine
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Question 1636
waec 1996
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
His account of the incident isn't true, he just.......
Amade it up
Bmade it out
Cmade it on
Dmade it off
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Question 1637
waec 1996

From the words or group of words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the one that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as it is used in the sentence.
A reasonable man will never refuse to review his action if it becomes necessary

Are-examine
Binspect
Creverse
Drecapitulate
Evisualize
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Question 1638
waec 1996
From the words or group of words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the one that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as it is used in the sentence.
A journalist would do well not to express prejudicial view
Aunbiased
Bcoloured
Cbiased
Dhostile
Espiteful
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Question 1639
waec 1996
From the words or group of words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the one that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as it is used in the sentence.
The robber's two jail terms are to run concurrently
Aconsecutively
Bconspicuously
Cconsistently
Dalternatively
Esimultaneously
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Question 1640
waec 1996
From the words or group of words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the one that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as it is used in the sentence.
The politician has an inordinate ambition to rule the country
Aincredible
Bunwarranted
Cerratic
Dobtuse
Eexcessive
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