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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 2012
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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 2013
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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 2014
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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 2015
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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 2016
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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 2017
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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 2018
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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 2019
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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 2020
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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 2021
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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 2022
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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 2023
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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
Awho
Bwhose
Cwhich
Dwhom
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Question 2024
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From the words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined expression as it is used in the sentence.
What you cannot avoid you try to endure
Acast off
Bdispense with
Cpractice
Dtolerate
Eput off
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Question 2025
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From the words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined expression as it is used in the sentence.
In accordance with the practice of his religion, Raman's body was interred the day he died
Asanctified
Bpreserved
Ccremated
Dburied
Eentered
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Question 2026
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From the words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined expression as it is used in the sentence.
There are some drugs that could exacerbate a particular illness
Aheal
Bameliorate
Clengthen
Dworsen
Edetect
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Question 2027
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From the words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined expression as it is used in the sentence.
Ade is very winsome yet his neighbour finds it difficult to put up with him.
Alive with
Btolerate
Cdepend on
Drely on
Estay with
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Question 2028
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From the words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined expression as it is used in the sentence.
The girl has just come out of the fattening room and her waist is adorned with beads.
Asurrounded
Bdecorated
Cbesieged
Ddefaced
Ebedraggled
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Question 2029
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From the words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined expression as it is used in the sentence.
My choice of a partner would be based on character, not looks
Avisibility
Bfeasibility
Cappearance
Dstares
Eposture
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Question 2030
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After the following sentence, a list of possible interpretations of all or part of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider appropriate for each sentence.
Mary's classmates agreed to send her to Coventry. This means that Mary's classmates agreed to
