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In the question below, choose the expression or words which best completes each sentence:
North Africa is …. than Northern Europe.

  • A. hotter
  • B. more hot
  • C. more hotter
  • D. the hottest
  • E. hot
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65

In the question below, choose the expression or words which best completes each sentence:
I’ve lived …. this street …. ten years.

  • A. at, since
  • B. for, during
  • C. on, for
  • D. on ,from
  • E. in, for
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66

In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
We shall offer a good job to a … to register guests in the Central Hotel

  • A. waiter
  • B. watchman
  • C. cashier
  • D. receptionist
  • E. cleaner
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67

In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
Do you mind …. another minute or two?

  • A. to wait
  • B. wait
  • C. waiting
  • D. having awaited
  • E. being awaited
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68

In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
Candidates who are not accustomed to …. fast will find it difficult to finish this paper

  • A. write
  • B. have written
  • C. be writing
  • D. writing
  • E. having written
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69

In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
The dead body of the armed robber has … in the street for three days

  • A. laid
  • B. lain
  • C. layed
  • D. lied
  • E. lay
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70

In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
I have applied for …. on the campus and almost certain i shall get it

  • A. acommodation
  • B. accommondation
  • C. accomodation
  • D. acomoddation
  • E. accommodation
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71

In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
I do not want the light in my room …. when asleep

  • A. turned off
  • B. turn off
  • C. to run out
  • D. turned out
  • E. turned in
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72

In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
The lazy candidate suggested that it ….

  • A. is time we do away with JAMB
  • B. was time we do away with JAMB
  • C. is time we did away with JAMB
  • D. was time we did away with JAMB
  • E. is time we are done away with JAMB
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73

In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
The very moment she …. her folly, she will come back to apologize

  • A. realized
  • B. is realizing
  • C. will realize
  • D. has realized
  • E. realizes
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74

In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
The car owner does not think about the …. of his vehicle and the other payments involved in owning it

  • A. transportation
  • B. depreciation
  • C. calculation
  • D. appreciation
  • E. association
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75

In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
This conference is designed to enable delegates …. their personal interest with specialist in various fields

  • A. to discuss about
  • B. discussing
  • C. to discuss
  • D. for discussing
  • E. by discussing
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76

In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
The problems of Nigeria’s worsening economy seem to have …. an immediate solution

  • A. defined
  • B. defied
  • C. rejected
  • D. rewarded
  • E. retained
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77

In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
One of the men …. round the lawn three times every evening

  • A. use to run
  • B. are use to run
  • C. is used to running
  • D. are used to run
  • E. are used to running
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78

In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
The situation has deteriorated sharply and relations between the two countries may soon be ….

  • A. removed
  • B. broken
  • C. withdrawn
  • D. eliminated
  • E. deferred
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79

In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
We hold that the nation, both in its public and private sectors …. the best consultancy service and advice in all its endeavours

  • A. deserve
  • B. deserving
  • C. deserves
  • D. are deserving
  • E. richly deserve
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80

In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
The commission was set up to enquire …. the general conditions of child abuse in such institution

  • A. at
  • B. from
  • C. after
  • D. before
  • E. into
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81

In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
The head of Department is away to Murtala Mohammed Airport and has asked Dr. Haruna to stand …. for him

  • A. out
  • B. in
  • C. on
  • D. across
  • E. about
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82

In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
I could not believe that our team …. the match after being in the lead for most of the match

  • A. to lose
  • B. lost
  • C. will be losing
  • D. losing
  • E. loosen
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83

In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
On his way back the boy ran into a long procession of men, women and children in ….

  • A. white beautiiful exceedingly flowing gowns
  • B. exceedingly flowing white beautiful gowns
  • C. exceedingly beautiful white flowing gowns
  • D. white flowing exceedingly beautiful gowns
  • E. flowing exceedingly white beautiful gowns
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84

In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
The School Board has placed an order for ….

  • A. all the furnitures and equipments required in the new schools
  • B. all the furniture and equipment required in the new schools
  • C. all of the furniture and equipments required in the new school
  • D. many of the furnitures and equipment required in the new school
  • E. many of the furnitures and equipments required in the new schools
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