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From the words or group of 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 word or group of words.
Climbing great heights terrifies me
Athreatens
Bannoys
Cshooks
Dstartles
Efrightens
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Question 22
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From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
The government has a special programme for........
Athe poor
Bthe poors
Cpoor
Dpoors
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Question 23
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From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
He said he didn't fear death..........?
Adid he
Bwasn't it
Cdoesn't he
Dwas it
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Question 24
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From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
It was he who said he didn't fear death...........?
Adidn't he
Bwasn't he
Cisn't he
Dwasn't it
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Question 25
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From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
He is always asking for more......?
Aisn't he
Bdoesn't he
Cwas he
Ddoes he
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Question 26
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From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
He comes here...........often.
Amuch
Bever
Cquite
Drarely
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Question 27
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From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
........of what he said is incorrect
Amany
Bmuch
Cfew
Dplenty
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Question 28
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From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
That uncle of............ought to see you through this.
Ayour
Byour's
Cyours
Dyours'
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Question 29
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From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
I'm sure this bucket is .........
Aher's
Bhers
Chers'
Dher
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Question 30
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From the words or group of words labeled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
All your_____ like you very much
Abrother-in-law
Bbrother's -in-laws
Cbrothers -in-laws
Dbrothers-in-law
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Question 31
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From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
..........had he entered when it started to rain
AHardly
BNearly
CAlmost
DFairly
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Question 32
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From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
It is high time you......visiting that friend of yours
Ashould stop
Bstopped
Cstop
Dmust
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Question 33
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From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
I'd give up smoking, if I .............you,
Aam
Bwere
Cwas
Dare
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Question 34
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From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
........university is..........institution of higher learning
AAn............an
BAn .............a
CA.....................a
DA.................an
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Question 35
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From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
........of the two pencils is yours?
Awhere
Bwho
Cwhich
Dwhose
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Question 36
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From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
I'd like to know.........he 'll wriggle out of this case
Ahow
Bwhenever
Cwhere
Dwhat
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Question 37
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From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
I honestly don't understand....you hate that man
Awhen
Bwhere
Cwhy
Dhow
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Question 38
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From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
The pencil...you gave me yesterday is lost
Athat
Bwhose
Cwhom
Dwho
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Question 39
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From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
The lady......you were talking about yesterday is here now
Awhich
Bwhom
Cwho's
Dwhose
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Question 40
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From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
The author.........book you are reading now, won the Nobel Prize for Literature last year
