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Question 831
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:

Anyone who wants to succeed in any endeavour should.........his lazy habits

Ashake off
Bshake down
Cshake out
Dshake in
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Question 832
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:

While he was in prison he had.........time to read a lot of books.

Aample
Breal
Cfew
Dmost
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Question 833
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 your argument is not strong enough, you...........your claim to your father's property

Ahad forfeited
Bwould forfeit
Cwill forfeit
Dhave forfeited
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Question 834
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:

Some people find it difficult not to give........to temptation

Aaway
Bover
Cin
Doff
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Question 835
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:

Our teacher is............to make such a mistake

Atoo much intelligent
Bintelligent too much
Cmuch too intelligent
Dtoo intelligent much
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Question 836
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 boys.........football when the teacher entered the class

Aare discussing
Bwere discussing
Cwill be discussing
Dwill discuss
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Question 837
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 friendly match will kick...........at 4,00 p.m. today as scheduled

Aup
Bon
Cof
Doff
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Question 838
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 workers could not move the heavy stone..............they tried

Ahow much
Bas much
Cno matter that
Dhowever hard
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Question 839
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 will have to set up a............panel to investigate this matter

Aseven men
Bseven-men
Cseven man
Dseven-man
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Question 840
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 841
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 842
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 843
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 844
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 845
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 846
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 847
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 848
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 849
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 850
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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