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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
As I hurried to dress up for school, one of my buttons came..................
Aoff
Bout
Cup
Dapart
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Question 22
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
The money given to.........players is inadequate
Awe
Bthey
Cthat
Dus
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Question 23
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
He has not gotten......the shock of his wife's death.
Athrough
Bover
Coff
Dafter
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Question 24
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
He has promised to pay me............later
Asometimes
Bsome times
Csome time
Dany times
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Question 25
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
My own house is just a ............ from here
Astone thrown
Bstonethow
Cstone's throw
Dstone-throw
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Question 26
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
If I were you I ...... to the police
Awould report
Bam reporing
Chave reported
Dshall report
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Question 27
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
His visit has become an ..........affair
Aeveryday's
Bevery day
Cevery day's
Deveryday
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Question 28
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
...........of the players is to receive a gift of N 1m
Aeach
Ball
Cevery
Dsome
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Question 29
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
........travelled together for holidays
Athemselves and their friends
Bthey and their friends
Ctheir friends and them
Dtheir friends and themselves
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Question 30
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
Meet Ibrahim a special friend of .........
Ame
BI
Cmy
Dmine
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Question 31
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
He breathed a sign of relief when the examination came to.............
Aend
Bthe end
Can end
Dended
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Question 32
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
As things are now, I have to look for..............tyre
Aa cheap, second-hand, rubber
Ba cheap, rubber, second-hand
Ca rubber, cheap, second -hand
Da second-hand, rubber, cheap
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Question 33
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
Hi, lady don't you ever get tired of dancing? ..............
AI don't ever
BYes, I don't
CNo, I do
DNo I dont
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Question 34
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
The Principal is really a kind person............heart
Ain
Bat
Cby
Doff
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Question 35
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
These days........wealth appears to be easy
Aacquiring
Bto be acquiring
Chaving acquired
Dto have acquired
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Question 36
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
The clown made everybody in the market.............
Ato belaughing
Bto laugh
Claugh
Dlaughed
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Question 37
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
.................here, the case would have been settled long ago.
Ahad my mother been
Bwhere my mother to be
Cif my mother were to be
Dmy mother having been
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Question 38
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
I wish Hassana...........at the birthday party yesterday
Awould have been
Bis
Chave been
Dwere
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Question 39
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
I can't see him anywhere so he......................
Acan have gone
Bshall have gone
Cmust have gone
Dwould have gone
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Question 40
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From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
The seeds..........in the nursery before they were transplanted last week.
