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Question 21

waec 2000

Hardly had the journey started..........the car engine developed a fault.

Instructions for this question

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.

Athat

Bwhen

Cthan

Dsoon

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Question 22

waec 2000

Neither Obi nor Jumoke .......... present at the meeting.

Instructions for this question

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.

Awas

Bwere

Chave been

Dare

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Question 23

waec 2000

With his reading glasses on, he could see the words...............

Instructions for this question

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.

Amuch more clearly

Bclearly much more

Cmuch clearly more

Dmuch more clearer

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Question 24

waec 2000

The day that Musa's uncle died was the.....day of his life.

Instructions for this question

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.

Amore sadder

Bsodder

Csaddest

Dmost saddest

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Question 25

waec 2000

He never seemed to get it right..........

Instructions for this question

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.

Ahowever he tried

Bhe tried hard however

Che however tried hard

Dhowever hard he tried

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Question 26

waec 2000

Luck..........the robbers on that fateful day.

Instructions for this question

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.

Acame down on

Bran out on

Cended up with

Dmade away with

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Question 27

waec 2000

.......home, his dead uncle's burial had already taken place.

Instructions for this question

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.

AGetting

BAs he gets

COn getting

DWhen he got

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Question 28

waec 2000

Those who owe the company were urged to .......their debts.

Instructions for this question

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.

Amake good

Brun in

Cpay out

Dpay for

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Question 29

waec 2000

He would rather resign ... part in such a dishonest deal.

Instructions for this question

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.

Ainstead of taking

Bthan taking

Cthan takes

Dthan take

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Question 30

waec 2000

''It is high time you....crying,'' the woman told her daughter gently.

Instructions for this question

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.

Astop

Bshould stop

Cstopped

Dmust stop

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Question 31

waec 2000

The man asked me ......

Instructions for this question

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.

Awho am I?

Bthat who are you?

Cwho I am

Dwho I was

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Question 32

waec 2000

Unfortunately, his plans to go abroad fell.........

Instructions for this question

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.

Aoff

Bdown

Cunder

Dthrough

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Question 33

waec 2000

Because it had been raining heavily all morning...........people turned out to welcome the August visitor.

Instructions for this question

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.

Afew

Bquite a few

Conly fewer

Da few

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Question 34

waec 2000

Mother could not prepare the dish because there was....oil available.

Instructions for this question

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.

Asmall

Blittle

Ca little

Dsome

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Question 35

waec 2000

The hunter, with his dogs,......... going into the forest.

Instructions for this question

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.

Awas seen

Bare being seen

Chave been seen

Dwere seen

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Question 36

waec 2000

You're not too tired to continue, .........?

Instructions for this question

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.

Aare you

Bisn't it

Ccan't you

Dis it

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Question 37

waec 2000

The quarrel between the two men soon resulted .... a fight.

Instructions for this question

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.

Ato

Bin

Ctowards

Dinto

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Question 38

waec 2000

The teachers ............ politics when I entered the staff room.

Instructions for this question

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.

Aare discussing

Bwere discussing about

Care discussing on

Dwere discussing

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Question 39

waec 2000

......... were sent to the library by the English teacher.

Instructions for this question

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.

AI and Udoh

BUdoh and me

CUdoh and I

Dmyself and Udoh

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Question 40

waec 2000

Ada is .....to do that kind of thing.

Instructions for this question

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.

Atoo intelligent much

Btoo much intelligent

Cmuch too intelligent

Dintelligent to much

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