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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Before the bill could be settled, Chuwang …. all the money

  • A. has spent
  • B. will have spent
  • C. had spent
  • D. will have spent
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65

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
I have only three tubers of yam …. in the store, i cannot afford to give you any more

  • A. still
  • B. outstanding
  • C. left
  • D. remainder
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66

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
…. his uncle helped him or not, he would still not be able to do it

  • A. although
  • B. if
  • C. whether
  • D. since
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67

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Inyang has always been shy to speak ….

  • A. in public
  • B. publicly
  • C. in the public
  • D. with the public
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68

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
…. him in the crowd, i would have told you at once

  • A. if i will see
  • B. if i saw
  • C. had i seen
  • D. should i see
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69

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
….. i know, nobody has seen any loepards in this area

  • A. so far as
  • B. in as much as
  • C. provided
  • D. even as
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70

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The Board has been having …. series of meeting lately

  • A. some
  • B. a
  • C. a lot of
  • D. many
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71

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Little did Tunde realize that his frequent unwarranted reports about me were working …. my advantages

  • A. in
  • B. to
  • C. for
  • D. against
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72

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
On getting to the seashore, …..

  • A. it was empty
  • B. nobody was there
  • C. people had deserted the place
  • D. he found nobody there
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73

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
I would have been surprised if you …. the orange

  • A. plucked
  • B. have plucked
  • C. had plucked
  • D. did pluck
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74

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
I wanted to avail myself …. the opportunity of listening to the lecture, but the lecturer failed to turn up

  • A. with
  • B. for
  • C. of
  • D. at
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75

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Each of the candidates that came late ….. to complete ….

  • A. have/this form
  • B. are having/thses forms
  • C. have/these forms
  • D. has/this form
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76

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
If had been told of the matter earlier, i …. there so late

  • A. would not go
  • B. should not go
  • C. will not have gone
  • D. would not have gone
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77

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The council chairman ….. the tension between the villagers and the tax collectors

  • A. dispersed
  • B. defused
  • C. difused
  • D. disputed
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78

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Insects can become ….. to insecticides

  • A. immunized
  • B. resistant
  • C. reticent
  • D. immobilized
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79

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
I know i …. read more, but i am tired

  • A. may
  • B. ought to
  • C. would
  • D. could
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80

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The African extended family system gives security to ….. members

  • A. his
  • B. her
  • C. its
  • D. their
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81

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The police report was …. to that of the eye witness

  • A. contrary
  • B. inconsistent
  • C. different
  • D. congruent
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82

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The girl that my brother introduced to us last week is pretty …. ill-mannered

  • A. and
  • B. but also
  • C. as well as
  • D. respectable
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83

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Jimoh is noted for his …. attitude to his seniors at school

  • A. receptive
  • B. respectful
  • C. respective
  • D. respectable
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84

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The chief priest will …. the men into the cult today

  • A. indoctrinate
  • B. usher
  • C. convert
  • D. initiate
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