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The medical definition of miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before twenty-four weeks. Miscarriage is very common, occurring in ten to twenty per cent, of confirmed pregnancies. Most of those feature ….16… twelve weeks of pregnancy. The most common ….17… is vaginal bleeding, which can range from light spotting to heavier than a period. You may see blood clots, brown discharge or other tissues that are not….18…. identifiable. Sometimes a sac-like structure is seen. Often, there is cramping with pelvic or back pain. You may find that the usual symptoms of pregnancy, such as breast tenderness, feeling sick and having to pass urine more….19… than usual stop unexpectedly. Sometimes there are no signs or symptoms of miscarriage and pregnancy symptoms continue, and the miscarriage only ……20….. in a routine scan . About half all early miscarriages happen because of a problem in the way the genetic material from the egg and sperm have combined during……21…. it can be difficult to find out why this has ….22…., but it is more likely to be due to random chance than to any underlying problem with either parent. Imbalances in pregnancy hormones, problems in the immune…23….,and some serious infections are also thought to make miscarriages more likely. The risk of miscarriage……24….. with age because the quality of eggs deteriorates . If a woman drinks too much alcohol or smokes heavily, the risk of miscarriage is higher. It is also increased with ….25… pregnancies such as twins.
Adapted from Saturday punch, 13 October 2007
Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 25
- A. complicated
- B. advance
- C. multiple
- D. confirmed
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The medical definition of miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before twenty-four weeks. Miscarriage is very common, occurring in ten to twenty per cent, of confirmed pregnancies. Most of those feature ….16… twelve weeks of pregnancy. The most common ….17… is vaginal bleeding, which can range from light spotting to heavier than a period. You may see blood clots, brown discharge or other tissues that are not….18…. identifiable. Sometimes a sac-like structure is seen. Often, there is cramping with pelvic or back pain. You may find that the usual symptoms of pregnancy, such as breast tenderness, feeling sick and having to pass urine more….19… than usual stop unexpectedly. Sometimes there are no signs or symptoms of miscarriage and pregnancy symptoms continue, and the miscarriage only ……20….. in a routine scan . About half all early miscarriages happen because of a problem in the way the genetic material from the egg and sperm have combined during……21…. it can be difficult to find out why this has ….22…., but it is more likely to be due to random chance than to any underlying problem with either parent. Imbalances in pregnancy hormones, problems in the immune…23….,and some serious infections are also thought to make miscarriages more likely. The risk of miscarriage……24….. with age because the quality of eggs deteriorates . If a woman drinks too much alcohol or smokes heavily, the risk of miscarriage is higher. It is also increased with ….25… pregnancies such as twins.
Adapted from Saturday punch, 13 October 2007
Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 24
- A. increase
- B. starts
- C. reduces
- D. appears
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The medical definition of miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before twenty-four weeks. Miscarriage is very common, occurring in ten to twenty per cent, of confirmed pregnancies. Most of those feature ….16… twelve weeks of pregnancy. The most common ….17… is vaginal bleeding, which can range from light spotting to heavier than a period. You may see blood clots, brown discharge or other tissues that are not….18…. identifiable. Sometimes a sac-like structure is seen. Often, there is cramping with pelvic or back pain. You may find that the usual symptoms of pregnancy, such as breast tenderness, feeling sick and having to pass urine more….19… than usual stop unexpectedly. Sometimes there are no signs or symptoms of miscarriage and pregnancy symptoms continue, and the miscarriage only ……20….. in a routine scan . About half all early miscarriages happen because of a problem in the way the genetic material from the egg and sperm have combined during……21…. it can be difficult to find out why this has ….22…., but it is more likely to be due to random chance than to any underlying problem with either parent. Imbalances in pregnancy hormones, problems in the immune…23….,and some serious infections are also thought to make miscarriages more likely. The risk of miscarriage……24….. with age because the quality of eggs deteriorates . If a woman drinks too much alcohol or smokes heavily, the risk of miscarriage is higher. It is also increased with ….25… pregnancies such as twins.
Adapted from Saturday punch, 13 October 2007
Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 23
- A. syndrome
- B. process
- C. response
- D. system
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The medical definition of miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before twenty-four weeks. Miscarriage is very common, occurring in ten to twenty per cent, of confirmed pregnancies. Most of those feature ….16… twelve weeks of pregnancy. The most common ….17… is vaginal bleeding, which can range from light spotting to heavier than a period. You may see blood clots, brown discharge or other tissues that are not….18…. identifiable. Sometimes a sac-like structure is seen. Often, there is cramping with pelvic or back pain. You may find that the usual symptoms of pregnancy, such as breast tenderness, feeling sick and having to pass urine more….19… than usual stop unexpectedly. Sometimes there are no signs or symptoms of miscarriage and pregnancy symptoms continue, and the miscarriage only ……20….. in a routine scan . About half all early miscarriages happen because of a problem in the way the genetic material from the egg and sperm have combined during……21…. it can be difficult to find out why this has ….22…., but it is more likely to be due to random chance than to any underlying problem with either parent. Imbalances in pregnancy hormones, problems in the immune…23….,and some serious infections are also thought to make miscarriages more likely. The risk of miscarriage……24….. with age because the quality of eggs deteriorates . If a woman drinks too much alcohol or smokes heavily, the risk of miscarriage is higher. It is also increased with ….25… pregnancies such as twins.
Adapted from Saturday punch, 13 October 2007
Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 22
- A. occurred
- B. enlarged
- C. continued
- D. emerged
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The medical definition of miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before twenty-four weeks. Miscarriage is very common, occurring in ten to twenty per cent, of confirmed pregnancies. Most of those feature ….16… twelve weeks of pregnancy. The most common ….17… is vaginal bleeding, which can range from light spotting to heavier than a period. You may see blood clots, brown discharge or other tissues that are not….18…. identifiable. Sometimes a sac-like structure is seen. Often, there is cramping with pelvic or back pain. You may find that the usual symptoms of pregnancy, such as breast tenderness, feeling sick and having to pass urine more….19… than usual stop unexpectedly. Sometimes there are no signs or symptoms of miscarriage and pregnancy symptoms continue, and the miscarriage only ……20….. in a routine scan . About half all early miscarriages happen because of a problem in the way the genetic material from the egg and sperm have combined during……21…. it can be difficult to find out why this has ….22…., but it is more likely to be due to random chance than to any underlying problem with either parent. Imbalances in pregnancy hormones, problems in the immune…23….,and some serious infections are also thought to make miscarriages more likely. The risk of miscarriage……24….. with age because the quality of eggs deteriorates . If a woman drinks too much alcohol or smokes heavily, the risk of miscarriage is higher. It is also increased with ….25… pregnancies such as twins.
Adapted from Saturday punch, 13 October 2007
Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 21
- A. pregnancy
- B. incubation
- C. mating
- D. fertilization
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The medical definition of miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before twenty-four weeks. Miscarriage is very common, occurring in ten to twenty per cent, of confirmed pregnancies. Most of those feature ….16… twelve weeks of pregnancy. The most common ….17… is vaginal bleeding, which can range from light spotting to heavier than a period. You may see blood clots, brown discharge or other tissues that are not….18…. identifiable. Sometimes a sac-like structure is seen. Often, there is cramping with pelvic or back pain. You may find that the usual symptoms of pregnancy, such as breast tenderness, feeling sick and having to pass urine more….19… than usual stop unexpectedly. Sometimes there are no signs or symptoms of miscarriage and pregnancy symptoms continue, and the miscarriage only ……20….. in a routine scan . About half all early miscarriages happen because of a problem in the way the genetic material from the egg and sperm have combined during……21…. it can be difficult to find out why this has ….22…., but it is more likely to be due to random chance than to any underlying problem with either parent. Imbalances in pregnancy hormones, problems in the immune…23….,and some serious infections are also thought to make miscarriages more likely. The risk of miscarriage……24….. with age because the quality of eggs deteriorates . If a woman drinks too much alcohol or smokes heavily, the risk of miscarriage is higher. It is also increased with ….25… pregnancies such as twins.
Adapted from Saturday punch, 13 October 2007
Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 20
- A. prevented
- B. managed
- C. discovered
- D. stopped
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The medical definition of miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before twenty-four weeks. Miscarriage is very common, occurring in ten to twenty per cent, of confirmed pregnancies. Most of those feature ….16… twelve weeks of pregnancy. The most common ….17… is vaginal bleeding, which can range from light spotting to heavier than a period. You may see blood clots, brown discharge or other tissues that are not….18…. identifiable. Sometimes a sac-like structure is seen. Often, there is cramping with pelvic or back pain. You may find that the usual symptoms of pregnancy, such as breast tenderness, feeling sick and having to pass urine more….19… than usual stop unexpectedly. Sometimes there are no signs or symptoms of miscarriage and pregnancy symptoms continue, and the miscarriage only ……20….. in a routine scan . About half all early miscarriages happen because of a problem in the way the genetic material from the egg and sperm have combined during……21…. it can be difficult to find out why this has ….22…., but it is more likely to be due to random chance than to any underlying problem with either parent. Imbalances in pregnancy hormones, problems in the immune…23….,and some serious infections are also thought to make miscarriages more likely. The risk of miscarriage……24….. with age because the quality of eggs deteriorates . If a woman drinks too much alcohol or smokes heavily, the risk of miscarriage is higher. It is also increased with ….25… pregnancies such as twins.
Adapted from Saturday punch, 13 October 2007
Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 19
- A. painfully
- B. frequently
- C. gradually
- D. commonly
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The medical definition of miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before twenty-four weeks. Miscarriage is very common, occurring in ten to twenty per cent, of confirmed pregnancies. Most of those feature ….16… twelve weeks of pregnancy. The most common ….17… is vaginal bleeding, which can range from light spotting to heavier than a period. You may see blood clots, brown discharge or other tissues that are not….18…. identifiable. Sometimes a sac-like structure is seen. Often, there is cramping with pelvic or back pain. You may find that the usual symptoms of pregnancy, such as breast tenderness, feeling sick and having to pass urine more….19… than usual stop unexpectedly. Sometimes there are no signs or symptoms of miscarriage and pregnancy symptoms continue, and the miscarriage only ……20….. in a routine scan . About half all early miscarriages happen because of a problem in the way the genetic material from the egg and sperm have combined during……21…. it can be difficult to find out why this has ….22…., but it is more likely to be due to random chance than to any underlying problem with either parent. Imbalances in pregnancy hormones, problems in the immune…23….,and some serious infections are also thought to make miscarriages more likely. The risk of miscarriage……24….. with age because the quality of eggs deteriorates . If a woman drinks too much alcohol or smokes heavily, the risk of miscarriage is higher. It is also increased with ….25… pregnancies such as twins.
Adapted from Saturday punch, 13 October 2007
Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 18
- A. clearly
- B. naturally
- C. directly
- D. medically
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The medical definition of miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before twenty-four weeks. Miscarriage is very common, occurring in ten to twenty per cent, of confirmed pregnancies. Most of those feature ….16… twelve weeks of pregnancy. The most common ….17… is vaginal bleeding, which can range from light spotting to heavier than a period. You may see blood clots, brown discharge or other tissues that are not….18…. identifiable. Sometimes a sac-like structure is seen. Often, there is cramping with pelvic or back pain. You may find that the usual symptoms of pregnancy, such as breast tenderness, feeling sick and having to pass urine more….19… than usual stop unexpectedly. Sometimes there are no signs or symptoms of miscarriage and pregnancy symptoms continue, and the miscarriage only ……20….. in a routine scan . About half all early miscarriages happen because of a problem in the way the genetic material from the egg and sperm have combined during……21…. it can be difficult to find out why this has ….22…., but it is more likely to be due to random chance than to any underlying problem with either parent. Imbalances in pregnancy hormones, problems in the immune…23….,and some serious infections are also thought to make miscarriages more likely. The risk of miscarriage……24….. with age because the quality of eggs deteriorates . If a woman drinks too much alcohol or smokes heavily, the risk of miscarriage is higher. It is also increased with ….25… pregnancies such as twins.
Adapted from Saturday punch, 13 October 2007
Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 17
- A. type
- B. cause
- C. period
- D. symptom
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The medical definition of miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before twenty-four weeks. Miscarriage is very common, occurring in ten to twenty per cent, of confirmed pregnancies. Most of those feature ….16… twelve weeks of pregnancy. The most common ….17… is vaginal bleeding, which can range from light spotting to heavier than a period. You may see blood clots, brown discharge or other tissues that are not….18…. identifiable. Sometimes a sac-like structure is seen. Often, there is cramping with pelvic or back pain. You may find that the usual symptoms of pregnancy, such as breast tenderness, feeling sick and having to pass urine more….19… than usual stop unexpectedly. Sometimes there are no signs or symptoms of miscarriage and pregnancy symptoms continue, and the miscarriage only ……20….. in a routine scan . About half all early miscarriages happen because of a problem in the way the genetic material from the egg and sperm have combined during……21…. it can be difficult to find out why this has ….22…., but it is more likely to be due to random chance than to any underlying problem with either parent. Imbalances in pregnancy hormones, problems in the immune…23….,and some serious infections are also thought to make miscarriages more likely. The risk of miscarriage……24….. with age because the quality of eggs deteriorates . If a woman drinks too much alcohol or smokes heavily, the risk of miscarriage is higher. It is also increased with ….25… pregnancies such as twins.
Adapted from Saturday punch, 13 October 2007
Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 16
- A. in the penultimate
- B. in the first
- C. around
- D. for
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Answer the following question below , the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.
The cat DEVOURED the rat
- A. did the rat devour the cat?
- B. what devoured the rat?
- C. did the cat eat the rat?
- D. Is this the rat that the cat devoured?
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Answer the following question below , the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.
The ACCOUNTANT paid the workers’ July salary in September.
- A. when were the workers paid?
- B. did the cashier pay the workers' salary in September?
- C. workers received their july salary in September
- D. the September salary was paid in July?
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Answer the following question below , the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.
The traditional chief NARRATED the story to the children
- A. the children heard the story from the traditional chief
- B. who narrated the story to the children?
- C. the children could not listen to the story by the traditional chief
- D. did the chief hide the story from the children?
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Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable
- A. commute
- B. import (verb)
- C. intend
- D. export (noun)
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Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable
- A. nineteen
- B. mother
- C. estate
- D. announce
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Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable
- A. madam
- B. eighteen
- C. invent
- D. command
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Answer the following question below and choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are underlined in capital letters.
impossible
- A. imPOSsible
- B. IMpossible
- C. imposSIBLE
- D. impossiBLE
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Answer the following question below and choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are underlined in capital letters.
demarcation
- A. demarCAtion
- B. DEmarcation
- C. deMARcation
- D. demarcaTION
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Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.
edition
- A. bash
- B. catch
- C. bastion
- D. rating
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Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.
hair
- A. heir
- B. hour
- C. honest
- D. house
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Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.
tangerine
- A. gear
- B. danger
- C. girl
- D. ignore