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In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The trader complained that he .... robbed
Ahad been
Bhas been
Cwas being
Dis being
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Question 12
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In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The president refused to shake .... with the visiting Prime Minister
Ahand
Bhands
Ca hand
Dhis hand
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Question 13
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In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The carpenter asked for ten packets of .... nails
Afifteen-centimetre
Bfifteen centimetres'
Cfifteen- centimetres
Dfifteen-centimetres'
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Question 14
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In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The thief we caught yesterday was .... as an official of the company
Adisguised
Bconcealed
Cmasked
Dveiled
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Question 15
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In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
My brother got married to a woman with .... manners
Agorgeous
Bexquisite
Cdecent
Dattractive
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Question 16
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In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The helpless .... our sympathy
Arequire
Brequires
Cdoes require
Ddo requires
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Question 17
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In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The army ran short of ....
Aarm and ammunitions
Barms and ammunitions
Carms and ammunition
Darm and ammunition
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Question 18
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In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The company was charged with a .... of contract
Anegligence
Bviolation
Cdisregard
Dbreach
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Question 19
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In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
No sooner .... to fall
Adid we set out when the rain had started
Bhad we set out than the rain started
Cwere we setting out than the rain started
Dwe had set out when the rain started
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Question 20
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In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
Do you prefer ..... my rickety car?
Agoing on foot to taking
Bto go on foot to taking
Cgoing on foot than taking
Dto go on foot than to take
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Question 21
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In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
Do you think all .... not enough to help the investigator?
Athese information is
Bthis information are
Cthis information is
Dthese information are
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Question 22
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In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The vermin on his body .... hideous
Amakes the lunatic look
Bmake the lunatic look
Cmakes the lunatic to look
Dmake the lunatic to look
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Question 23
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In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
He moved out of the house because the landlord and his wife were always fighting ....
Athem selves
Btheirselves
Ceach other
Done another
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Question 24
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In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
You think she hasn't got any friends? Of course she's got ....
Amany more
Bquite much
Cquite a few
Dfew
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Question 25
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In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
After a long talk with the police, Baba confessed his guilt and so the other boys with whom he was accused were ....
Avindicated
Bconsoled
Cconvinced
Dexonerated
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Question 26
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In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The secretary was blamed .... the untidy state of the office
Afor
Babout
Cover
Don
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Question 27
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In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
When he joined the staff of the school, he had various duties .... to him
Adetailed
Bassigned
Cprescribed
Denlisted
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Question 28
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In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
When the teacher asked him to join the queue outside, he considered it .... to his dignity
Aan attack
Ban insolence
Can affront
Da disrespect
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Question 29
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In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The .... discouraged me from reading it
Astory's lengths
Blength of the story
Cstory length
Dstories length
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Question 30
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In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
You should not need .... twice
