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From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, chose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
There were five boys.....
Awhich two were beaten
BWhom two were beaten
Ctwo of whom were beaten
Dof whom two of them were beaten
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Question 22
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From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, chose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
It is pretty difficult to choose...those three boys
Abetween
Bover
Cagainst
Damong
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Question 23
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From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, chose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
Nana Sawara is a queen and demands to be treated.....
Alike that
Blike so
Cas such
Dthat much
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Question 24
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From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, chose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
That is not your book, it is
AJohn's
BJohns' own
Cfor John's
DJohn
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Question 25
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From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, chose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.
......of what he said made no sense
AMuch
BMajority
CPlenty
DMany
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Question 26
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From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, chose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
......of what he said made no sense.
AMuch
BMajority
CPlenty
DMany
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Question 27
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From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, chose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
It's certain we shall travel by train ...?
Ashan't we
Bshall we
Cdon't we
Disn't it
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Question 28
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From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, chose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
She doesn't know you like your food hot...?
Adoes she
Bshouldn't she
Cdidn't she
Dwasn't it
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Question 29
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From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, chose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
We arrived when the hall ...arranged so we stood outside.
Ahas been
Bis being
Cwas being
Dhad been
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Question 30
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From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, chose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
You are not sure where you placed the book....?
Aisn't it
Bweren't you
Care you
Ddidn't you
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Question 31
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From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, chose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
They embraced passionately as if they ..seen each other for years.
Ahad
Bhad not
Chave
Dhave not
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Question 32
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From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, chose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
As at yesterday, only nomination papers in respect of three candidates.....
Ahave been filed
Bare being filed
Chad been filed
Dhas been filed
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Question 33
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From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, chose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
The minister's daughter boasted she would have her way, and she really.....
Ahad
Bhas
Chave
Ddid
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Question 34
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From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, chose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
Lekan has been trying hard to live...to his parents expectations.
Aover
Bon
Cthrough
Dup
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Question 35
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From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, chose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
......normal circumstances, it is rare to get all registered voters to vote.
Aon
Bby
Cin
Dunder
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Question 36
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From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, chose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
Mary said she was acting ... the instructions of the principal.
Aby
Bon
Cfor
Dthrough
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Question 37
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From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, chose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
He was convicted....stealing some bags of cocoa.
Awith
Bin
Cof
Dfor
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Question 38
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From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, chose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
He was charged with complicity ...the abortive coup
Ain
Bfor
Cabout
Don
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Question 39
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After the sentence, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for the sentence.
The teacher said that all but one of the sixty candidates scored below a credit grade. This means that
Aall the candidates scored below a credit grade
Bonly one of the candidates scored a credit grade
Conly one of the candidates scored below a credit grade
Dall the candidates scored a credit grade
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Question 40
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After the sentence, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for the sentence.
Okon is too quiet for my liking. This means that Okon
