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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
By the time the plane reaches Harare, it …. in te air for twelve hours

  • A. has been
  • B. would be
  • C. would have been
  • D. should be
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44

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
He …. by now, i can hear all the people shouting

  • A. would have arrived
  • B. must have arrived
  • C. has arrived
  • D. should have arrived
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45

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Provided you …. to the market very soon, we shall be able to eat enough

  • A. shall go
  • B. would go
  • C. went
  • D. go
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46

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Atuk, without giving any hint as to what he intended to do, went and … himself

  • A. hung
  • B. hang
  • C. hanged
  • D. hunged
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47

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
When we got to the president’s house, we were told that he …. two days earlier

  • A. may have left
  • B. left
  • C. had left
  • D. has left
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48

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The attitude of my students to …. baffles me

  • A. pronunciation
  • B. pronounciation
  • C. pronouceation
  • D. pronounceation
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49

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The patient is suffering from …..

  • A. reumatism
  • B. rheumantism
  • C. rhuematism
  • D. rheumatism
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50

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The story on the lost jewel was quite …..

  • A. unbelievable
  • B. unbelieveable
  • C. unbeliveable
  • D. unbelivable
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51

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Ebun Ojo …. international fame as an actress

  • A. aquired
  • B. acquired
  • C. acquared
  • D. aqcuried
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52

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The man rose to an important position as a result of ________ hard work

  • A. sheer
  • B. cheer
  • C. share
  • D. shear
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53

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
I do not intend to stay long at the function. i only want to ….

  • A. put in an appearance
  • B. put up an appearance
  • C. show up appearance
  • D. keep up appearance
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54

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
When you’ve finished using the telephone, please hang ….

  • A. down
  • B. up
  • C. off
  • D. on
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55

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
His power supply was …. from the mains because he did not pay his electricity bill

  • A. blown out
  • B. cut off
  • C. put off
  • D. put out
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56

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The school will …. for Easter in another six weeks

  • A. break off
  • B. break away
  • C. break out
  • D. break up
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57

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
A panel set up to probe the organization’s activities …. yet to sit

  • A. are
  • B. is
  • C. will
  • D. would
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58

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Only observers from the Ministry of Works …. allowed into the conference room

  • A. is
  • B. are
  • C. have
  • D. has been
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59

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
How i wish i …. my mother’s advice

  • A. had heeded
  • B. have heeded
  • C. heed
  • D. will heed
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60

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The effort made by the principal to get the students to be serious in their studies …..

  • A. are appreciated
  • B. will appreciate
  • C. is to appreciate
  • D. is appreciated
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61

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
She asked me whether i …. the letter for her

  • A. minded to post
  • B. mind to post
  • C. minded posting
  • D. minded to posting
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62

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
We must observe that most of the support by other states …. only marginal returns

  • A. have yielded
  • B. yield
  • C. has yielded
  • D. have yield
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Either the chief of the village or the leader of the farmers …. to be held responsible for the revolt.

  • A. were
  • B. are
  • C. is
  • D. have
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