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Question 2651
waec 2002
In question numbered 75 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
Read the passage below In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
Last month our school marked her diamond jubilee with a double celebration: an inter house sports competition in the morning and football match later in the afternoon. The former was exciting as many -74- were broken and several new ones were set. The most exciting were the -75- events, especially the 100 metres -76-, the 200 metres hurdles and the -77- races. The -78- did not seem particularly interested in the -79-events.
Expectedly, the football match drew a very large crowd because of the reputation of the two contesting teams. The -80- was taken by the State Administrator who was the special -81-. Our team played excellent soccer; the -82- were accurate and our players displayed such -83- that the spectators were not surprised when, by the end of the -84- they had scored three goals to nil. In the second half, one of our players was shown a -85- for a rough -86-. Although our opponents were awarded a -87-, our -88- was so smart that he did not concede a goal.
The airport had a big tarmac and a wide -89- Departure time of our flight was announced and all the passengers -90- to -91- the plane. Soon the aircraft began to -92- for -93- and in a few moments, we were -94- in no time,we were lost in the -95-. A beautiful young -96- was meanwhile standing in the -97-, close to the cockpit demonstrating security -98- in the event of an emergency. All along, the engines of the plane -99- and provided a background of sinister -100-.
Apath
Btrack
Croad
Drace
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Question 2652
waec 2002
In question numbered 74 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
Read the passage below In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
Last month our school marked her diamond jubilee with a double celebration: an inter house sports competition in the morning and football match later in the afternoon. The former was exciting as many -74- were broken and several new ones were set. The most exciting were the -75- events, especially the 100 metres -76-, the 200 metres hurdles and the -77- races. The -78- did not seem particularly interested in the -79-events.
Expectedly, the football match drew a very large crowd because of the reputation of the two contesting teams. The -80- was taken by the State Administrator who was the special -81-. Our team played excellent soccer; the -82- were accurate and our players displayed such -83- that the spectators were not surprised when, by the end of the -84- they had scored three goals to nil. In the second half, one of our players was shown a -85- for a rough -86-. Although our opponents were awarded a -87-, our -88- was so smart that he did not concede a goal.
The airport had a big tarmac and a wide -89- Departure time of our flight was announced and all the passengers -90- to -91- the plane. Soon the aircraft began to -92- for -93- and in a few moments, we were -94- in no time,we were lost in the -95-. A beautiful young -96- was meanwhile standing in the -97-, close to the cockpit demonstrating security -98- in the event of an emergency. All along, the engines of the plane -99- and provided a background of sinister -100-.
Arecords
Btrophics
Ctitles
Devents
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Question 2653
waec 2002
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
...............of the two girls sang sweetly
Aevery one
Beach
Csome
Dall
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Question 2654
waec 2002
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
When I was in school, boarders..........very early every morning
Aare rising
Bhave risen
Chad to rise
Dhave to rise
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Question 2655
waec 2002
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
They finally broke.............after years of being together
Aup
Baway
Cout
Din
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Question 2656
waec 2002

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
It was Peter that I saw,...........?

Awasn't it
Bdidn't I
Cisn't it
Dwasn't he
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Question 2657
waec 2002
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
Of the three girls. Yetunde is the...........
Atallest
Btaller
Cmost tall
Dtall
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Question 2658
waec 2002
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
The invigilator had hardly turned her back......the candidate was caught cheating
Athan
Bwhen
Chence
Dthat
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Question 2659
waec 2002
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
I heard the news....the radio
Afrom
Bby
Con
Dthrough
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Question 2660
waec 2002

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
Bachelors find it convenient to buy.........pepper

Agrind
Bgrinding
Cground
Dgrounded
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Question 2661
waec 2002
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
One of the victims.....rushed to the nearest hospital
Awas
Bhave been
Cwere
Dwere being
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Question 2662
waec 2002
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
The maid denied..........her mistress' money
Ato stealing
Bstolen
Cto have stolen
Dstealing
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Question 2663
waec 2002

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:

The housemaster asked Ekene whether he had ever.......the marathon

Arun
Bran
Crunning
Druns
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Question 2664
waec 2002
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
Whenever you travel buy me..........please
Aa trouser
Bone trouser
Ca pair of trousers
Dtrouser
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Question 2665
waec 2002
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
We were told to mind our business during the examination and not..........
Asomebody's else
Bsomebody else's
Csomebody's else's
Dsomebody else
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Question 2666
waec 2002

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
Yesterday, I..........on the beach for half an hour.

Alain
Blay
Clie
Dlied
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Question 2667
waec 2002
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
The policeman tried to cash in.......... the drivers ignorance.
Aunder
Bagainst
Con
Dwith
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Question 2668
waec 2002

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
You had better.......the examination

Awritten
Bwrite
Cwrote
Dbe writing
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Question 2669
waec 2002
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
I hate.........waiting,
Ato be keeping
Bhave been kept
Cbeing kept
Dto have been kept
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Question 2670
waec 2002
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
If I ........your father, I would call the police
Ahave been
Bam
Cwill be
Dwere
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