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From the words lettered A to D choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
If the two boys ... been bit by the snake, they should be taken to the hospital.
Ahas
Bhave
Chad
Dis
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Question 12
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From the words lettered A to D choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
Mrs. Nwokolo had ... her breakfast before her friend came in
Ahas
Bhave
Chad
Dbeen had
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Question 13
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From the words lettered A to D choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
The National Essay Competition came ... on the 23rd of July 1986.
Aout
Bin
Cby
Dup
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Question 14
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From the words lettered A to D choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
He acts as if he ... a general manager.
Ais been
Bwere
Chas been
Dis being
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Question 15
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From the words lettered A to D choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
The woman ....daughter he married, is his mother-in-law
Awhose
Bwhich
Cher
Dwhom
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Question 16
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From the words lettered A to D choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
Stella wanted to show ... with her necklace.
Aoff
Bon
Cover
Dback
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Question 17
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From the words lettered A to D choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
Any parent would be pleased ... such impressive performance
Aat
Bfrom
Cwith
Dfor
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Question 18
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From the words lettered A to D choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
Neither John nor Mary felt happy ... the incident
Afor
Bin
Cabout
Dby
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Question 19
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From the words lettered A to D choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
Salary cuts could be the ... of the worker's protest.
Acourse
Bcurse
Ccause
Dcoarse
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Question 20
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From the words lettered A to D choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
If she had known, she wouldn't have come ....
Awould she?
Bdid he?
Ccan he?
Dwasn't it?
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Question 21
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From the words lettered A to D choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
Wale couldn't have said a thing like that ...
Acould he?
Bwasn't it?
Cwouldn't it?
Dcouldn't she?
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Question 22
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From the words lettered A to D choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
I don't know what to do with these children. They are always fighting ..
Athemselves
Bmyself
Cone another
Deach of them
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Question 23
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From the words lettered A to D choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
Tutu liked to read detective novels to take his mind ... his worries
Aoff
Baway
Cout of
Dfrom
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Question 24
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From the words lettered A to D choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
The police vehicles raced .. full speed with their sirens blaring.
Aon
Bwith
Cat
Din
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Question 25
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From the words lettered A to D choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
There were no meat in the market .. Shade bought some fish
Aso
Bunless
Csince
Dwhereas
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Question 26
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From the words lettered A to D choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
Ranti: This is not my key, Ayo: Then... is it?
Aof which
Bwhose
Cwho's
Dwhom
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Question 27
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From the words lettered A to D choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
I know of a cow ... has only three legs
Awhom
Bwhich
Cwho
Dof which
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Question 28
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From the words lettered A to D choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
Toyin's fever was so acute that she ... an injection
Ahad to have
Bhad to had
Cmust have
Dought to have
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Question 29
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From the words lettered A to D choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
I ought ... the letter by now.
Ato be sent
Bto have being sent
Cto have sent
Dto have to send
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Question 30
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From the words lettered A to D choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
Adamu is a very good friend on .... I can rely
