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Question 21
waec 2012

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 cook had ..........oil and so could not prepare the soup

Alittle
Bsmall
Csome
Dmuch
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Question 22
waec 2012

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 cook had..........oil and so could not prepare the soup

Alittle
Bsmall
Csome
Dmuch
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Question 23
waec 2012

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:

Sally assisted me in buying my......yesterday

Avery first party dress
Bfirst very party dress
Cparty very first dress
Dparty dress first very
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Question 24
waec 2012

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 will help me lift this box..........?

Awon't you
Bwould you
Ccan you
Dcould you
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Question 25
waec 2012

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:

Femi, Tom is Aka's son.........?

Ais he
Bisn't it
Cisn't he
Dhe is
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Question 26
waec 2012

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 asked Penda to stand...........for me since I could not attend the meeting

Aon
Baside
Cin
Dby
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Question 27
waec 2012

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:

John said he had never .........insulted in his life

Aso been
Bbeen so
Cbeing so
Dso being
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Question 28
waec 2012

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:

This is not your book, it is .............

AAndrew
BAndrews
CAndrew's
DAndrews'
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Question 29
waec 2012

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:

Those boys will have to blame..........for not listening to advice

Aeach other
Bourselves
Cthe other
Dthemselves
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Question 30
waec 2012

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:

Luckily, Frank arrived just..........time to catch the plane

Aby
Bwithin
Cto
Din
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Question 31
waec 2012

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:

In Matamina no one is ..........the law

Aover
Bwithin
Cabove
Doutside
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Question 32
waec 2012

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:

This is Kunle's handwriting; there.....be no argument about it

Acould
Bcouldnt
Ccan
Dcan't
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Question 33
waec 2012

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 teacher had hardly turned his back...........the class became noisy

Athan
Bwhen
Cthen
Dhence
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Question 34
waec 2012

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:
He was charged...........stealing from the company's safe

Aabout
Bin
Cof
Dwith
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Question 35
waec 2012

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:
Margaret forgot to buy.................

Aa trousers
Bone trousers
Ca pair of trousers
Dplenty trousers
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Question 36
waec 2012

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 are not bound to believe all .............He said

Awhat
Bwhich
Cthese
Dthat
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Question 37
waec 2012

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:

Harry hates.............in suspense

Abeen kept
Bkeeping
Cbeing kept
Dhave been kept
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Question 38
waec 2012

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 the police had not intervened quickly, the suspected thief..........by the mob.

Awould have been killed
Bwould be killed
Cwill have been killed
Dwill be killed
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Question 39
waec 2012

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:

Kojo succeeded in passing his examination.................the odds he faced

Aregardless
Bdespite
Cmoreover
Dhowever
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Question 40
waec 2012

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:

My father's seventieth birthday...........a celebration.

Ais called for
Bwill be called for
Ccalls for
Dcall for
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