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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
The chemistry teacher seized the girl’s comic …. during the laboratory work

  • A. which she had been reading
  • B. which she has been reading
  • C. which she had read
  • D. which she is reading
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
I could have agreed with your action if i …. not …. you promised to increase the worker’s salaries

  • A. have/heard
  • B. had/heard
  • C. were/hearing
  • D. was/hearing
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
If you want a successful marriage , you …. pray for it

  • A. have better
  • B. better
  • C. had better
  • D. would better
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
The lecturer said that we …. be able to finish the next chapter this evening

  • A. must
  • B. can
  • C. shall
  • D. should
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68

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
I would have been off to see Biola at Festac Town by the time you … tomorrow

  • A. returned
  • B. return
  • C. are returning
  • D. would return
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69

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
The buildings damaged by the rainstorm …..schools, hospitals and private houses

  • A. included
  • B. include
  • C. were included
  • D. was including
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Knowledge of figures of speech as well as idioms and lexical items …. in this section

  • A. is tested
  • B. have been tested
  • C. are tested
  • D. were tested
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71

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
After Jerry had made the bed, he …. on it

  • A. layed
  • B. laid
  • C. lied
  • D. lay
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72

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
After months of tedious climbing, the team reached the …. of the mountain

  • A. end
  • B. summit
  • C. height
  • D. terminal
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73

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Animals in …. behave differently from animals living in the natural habitat

  • A. prison
  • B. bondage
  • C. captivity
  • D. slavery
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
This section of the test will …. questions on set passages

  • A. consist
  • B. comprise of
  • C. contain
  • D. carry
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
It was difficult to …. a man walking on the moon two centuries

  • A. contrive
  • B. percieve
  • C. concieve
  • D. imagine
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76

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Why do you worry about such …. matters?

  • A. insignificant
  • B. significant
  • C. non-significant
  • D. unsignificant
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:The professor’s thesis was the precursor of nuclear studies

  • A. preliminary
  • B. climax
  • C. developer
  • D. forerunner
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:The lawyer told the court some unsavoury details about the case

  • A. unworthy
  • B. unitelligible
  • C. unpleeasant
  • D. uninteresting
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined: The cereal is fortified with multivitamins

  • A. enriched
  • B. prepared
  • C. endowed
  • D. mixed
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined: The secretary was advised to put on a cheerful disposition whenever the manager arrives

  • A. a good dress
  • B. a smiling face
  • C. a happy look
  • D. good make-up
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
Ngozi spoke to her father quite candidly about her proposed marriage

  • A. rudely
  • B. faithfully
  • C. frankly
  • D. respectfully
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:A number or people impersonating tax-official were arraigned before the Chief Magistrate this morning

  • A. arranged
  • B. paraded
  • C. moved
  • D. brought
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:Tom’s aberrant behaviour attracted attention.

  • A. rascally
  • B. selfish
  • C. heady
  • D. abnormal
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined: The potential resources of the university should be fully exploited

  • A. important
  • B. latent
  • C. effective
  • D. abundant
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