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Question 3061
waec 1998
In question numbered 71 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap.
Read the passage below In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, five choices are offered in columns lettered A to E. For each question choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passage.
Words in English Language, and any other language for that matter, have one -71- A word -72- has more than one meaning -73- on its usage in the -74- Also, a particular thing or situation may be -75- using many -76- words of groups of words. Yet two words -77- ever have exactly the same meaning. Thus, although a word may have many -78- these do no mean exactly the same thing -79-, it is important that the writer should be very -80- in his -81- of words. Students should be advised not to put -82- the first words that come to their minds. Any writer needs time to -83- the context and -84- suitable words from the very many -85- options that can be used to described any situation.
When Mrs Dada took her sick baby to the hospital, the doctor told her that the baby didn't have much -86- to the parasites which the laboratory -87- the identified in the blood -88-. He told her to give the baby the prescribed drugs and keep out the mosquitoes that -89- the disease. The disease was in its early -90- but the most evident symptom was the -91- of the eye membranes. This was caused by the trachoma virus, which could not be seen under a -92- because it is even smaller than bacterial -93-. Trachoma could cause blindness, so Mrs Dada had to protect her family from this -94- disease. She should keep up a high standard of -95- by -96- her personal towels and face cloths. The doctor also wrote out a -97- of antibiotic drugs and vitamin A tablets which should be got from a -98-. She was assured that this treatment would -99- the baby and restore him to good -100- in two or three days.
Asemblance
Blikeness
Csimilarity
Dthing
Epeculiarity
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Question 3062
waec 1998
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
The woman walked...fast that the little girl couldn't catch up with her.
Atoo
Bvery
Cso
Dquite
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Question 3063
waec 1998
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
The sole occupant of the car was injured in the.......accident
Afatal
Bghastly
Cincredible
Dtrival
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Question 3064
waec 1998
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
The teacher's .....of the word is faulty.
Apronouncement
Bpromulgation
Cprolongation
Dpronunciation
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Question 3065
waec 1998

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.

Your contribution is not........for you to share in the profit.

Asuficient enough
Binsufficient
Cenough sufficient
Denough
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Question 3066
waec 1998
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
Those old tables and chairs are very valuable.......
Aitems of furnitures
Bfurniture
Citem of furnitures
Ditem of furniture
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Question 3067
waec 1998
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
He wasn't unanimously elected president......?
Awas he
Bdidn't he
Cdid he
Ddoes the
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Question 3068
waec 1998
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
The vehicle wasn't serviceable..........?
Ait was
Bdidn't it
Cis it
Dwas it
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Question 3069
waec 1998
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
Aliyu can change his mind.........?
Acan't he
Bdoes he
Cwill be
Ddoesn't he
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Question 3070
waec 1998

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
She hurt herself.........?

Adoes she
Bisn't it
Cdidn't she
Ddoesn't he
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Question 3071
waec 1998
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
Nda won't like it........?
Ahas he
Bwould he
Cwouldn't he
Dwill he
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Question 3072
waec 1998
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
There will be no trouble...you do the assignment.
Ain case
Bbecause
Cas long as
Das soon as
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Question 3073
waec 1998
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
Idi is neither too tall.......short.
Aand too
Bnor too
Cor too
Dor very
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Question 3074
waec 1998
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
I was not only tired.......sick.
Abut also
Band also
Care also
Dnevertheless
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Question 3075
waec 1998
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
I am sorry to bother you.......I have something important to tell you
Abecause
Bbut
Cwhen
Dand
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Question 3076
waec 1998

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
No sooner had Uche arrived at the meeting.......the proceedings began

Athan
Bwhen
Cas
Dwhile
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Question 3077
waec 1998
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
Four men, one of....wore a sunshade, entered the room
Awhich
Bwhose
Cwhom
Dthem
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Question 3078
waec 1998

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
Hardly had he completed narrating the story......the poor woman collapsed.

Athen
Bas
Cwhen
Dnevertheless
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Question 3079
waec 1998
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
.........committed the offence will be dealt with.
Awhichever
Bwhomever
Cwhatever
Dwhoever
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Question 3080
waec 1998
From the words or group of words lettered A to S, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
It is useless.........with a fool
Aargue
Bto arguing
Cto argued
Darguing
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