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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
The pepper has been................by my sister
Aground
Bgrind
Cgrounded
Dgrinding
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Question 42
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
Neither those girls nor that boy.............to blame for the error
Aare
Bwere
Cis
Dhave
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Question 43
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
We should have a special programme for.................in this country
Athe disableds
Bdisabled
Cthe disables
Dthe disabled
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Question 44
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
We knew you were not averse to............new friends
Ameeting
Bmeet
Chaving met
Dhave met
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Question 45
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
It seems that the children are not paying attention,.............?
Aare they
Bdoesn't it
Cisn't it
Ddon't they
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Question 46
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
I enjoy..............my grandson to school everday.
Ato driving
Bto drive
Cdriving
Ddrive
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Question 47
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
The hardened criminal was convicted ..............the charges
Aof
Bon
Cfor
Dover
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Question 48
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
The students refused to appear before the............panel set up to investigate the cause of the riot
Aten-men
Bten-man
Cten-man's
Dten-men's
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Question 49
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
Mr. Bello, with his wife and children,.............to the United States.
Aare travelling
Bhave travelled
Cis travelling
Dhad travel
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Question 50
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
That house across the road is................., isn't it?
Atheir
Btheirs
Ctheir's
Dthiers
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Question 51
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
Mary has two dresses; one is dirty,..........., is wet
Aeither
Banother
Ceach
Dthe other
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Question 52
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
By the time I left the police station, the suspect.............
Awas been questioned
Bwas been question
Cwas being questioned
Dwas being question
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Question 53
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
You..............to know that you cannot succeed without hard work.
Aare supposed
Bsupposed
Csuppose
Dare suppose
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Question 54
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
Many a player.............to score a goal so as to be highly honoured.
Ais wanting
Bwants
Cwant
Dhave wanted
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Question 55
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
.............he comes, tell him I have left
Ashould
BShould in case
CIn case
DWhether
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Question 56
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
Chukwuma explained that he...............home early yesterday to be able to catch the early bus
Ahas to have
Bhas left
Chad to leave
Dwas leaving
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Question 57
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
The bridge was blown............by enemy soldiers.
Aout
Boff
Cthrough
Dup
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Question 58
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
The boy's father made him............the medicine against his will
Aswallow
Bto swallow
Cswallowed
Dto have swallowed
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Question 59
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
The men were reported ............the money fraudulently.
Ato take
Bto have taken
Cto having taken
Dto be taking
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Question 60
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
l'll look out.............you at the stadium.
