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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
The students refused to appear before the............panel set up to investigate the cause of the riot
Aten-men
Bten-man
Cten-man's
Dten-men's
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Question 1892
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
Mr. Bello, with his wife and children,.............to the United States.
Aare travelling
Bhave travelled
Cis travelling
Dhad travel
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Question 1893
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
That house across the road is................., isn't it?
Atheir
Btheirs
Ctheir's
Dthiers
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Question 1894
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
Mary has two dresses; one is dirty,..........., is wet
Aeither
Banother
Ceach
Dthe other
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Question 1895
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
By the time I left the police station, the suspect.............
Awas been questioned
Bwas been question
Cwas being questioned
Dwas being question
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Question 1896
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
You..............to know that you cannot succeed without hard work.
Aare supposed
Bsupposed
Csuppose
Dare suppose
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Question 1897
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
Many a player.............to score a goal so as to be highly honoured.
Ais wanting
Bwants
Cwant
Dhave wanted
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Question 1898
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
.............he comes, tell him I have left
Ashould
BShould in case
CIn case
DWhether
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Question 1899
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
Chukwuma explained that he...............home early yesterday to be able to catch the early bus
Ahas to have
Bhas left
Chad to leave
Dwas leaving
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Question 1900
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
The bridge was blown............by enemy soldiers.
Aout
Boff
Cthrough
Dup
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Question 1901
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
The boy's father made him............the medicine against his will
Aswallow
Bto swallow
Cswallowed
Dto have swallowed
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Question 1902
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
The men were reported ............the money fraudulently.
Ato take
Bto have taken
Cto having taken
Dto be taking
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Question 1903
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
l'll look out.............you at the stadium.
Afor
Bat
Cto
Don
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Question 1904
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
The new economic policy took.........last year.
Aout
Boff
Cof
Dup
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Question 1905
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From the words or group of words lettered A to D 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 report given by the boy is substantially correct and we have to decide what to do about it.
Acompletely
Blargely
Cprobably
Dunderstandably
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Question 1906
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From the words or group of words lettered A to D 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.
That class is unusually disorderly today.
Aunruly
Blawless
Caggressive
Dunrestrined
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Question 1907
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From the words or group of words lettered A to D 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.
I am delighted to speak before this august assembly.
Amonthly
Bpopular
Ccrowed
Dhonourable
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Question 1908
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From the words or group of words lettered A to D 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 chairman ended the meeting of the Cooperative society with a fitting speech.
Aa short
Ban improved
Can appropriate
Da brief
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Question 1909
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From the words or group of words lettered A to D 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 decision I have taken is irrevocable
Ainapplicable
Bunacceptable
Cirreversible
Dirregular
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Question 1910
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From the words or group of words lettered A to D 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 box contains the most valuable of all his possession.
