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From the words lettered A to D,choose the word that has a similar sound with the underlined sound in the given word.
Dog

  • A. don
  • B. dawn
  • C. dam
  • D. done
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From the words lettered A to D,choose the word that has a similar sound with the underlined sound in the given word.
Gnash

  • A. glutton
  • B. jury
  • C. nap
  • D. glory
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has a similar sound to the underlined sound in the given word.
Gear

  • A. jeer
  • B. give
  • C. gentle
  • D. judge
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25

From the words lettered A to D,choose the word that has a similar sound with the underlined sound in the given word.
Child

  • A. chilly
  • B. children
  • C. cheek
  • D. buy
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From the words lettered A to D,choose the word that has a similar sound with the underlined sound in the given word.
Those

  • A. do
  • B. this
  • C. think
  • D. dough
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27

From the words lettered A to D,choose the word that has a similar sound with the underlined sound in the given word.
Work

  • A. girl
  • B. wear
  • C. wealk
  • D. dough
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28

From the words lettered A to D,choose the word that has a similar sound with the underlined sound in the given word.
Mate

  • A. at
  • B. art
  • C. eight
  • D. hat
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29

From the words lettered A to D,choose the word that has a similar sound with the underlined sound in the given word.
Charisma

  • A. chores
  • B. caricature
  • C. machine
  • D. cinema
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30

From the words lettered A to D,choose the word that has a similar sound with the underlined sound in the given word.
Splash

  • A. measure
  • B. buzz
  • C. boss
  • D. bash
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In the following passage the numbered gaps indicate missing words:Against each number in the list below each passage five choices are offered in the columns lettered A to E. For each question, choose the most suitable word to fill the numbered gap in the passage.
Not all insects are -66- and amongst those which are, the honey bees. Besides the honey they -67- they perform an even move important service by -68- flowers. The -69- method of obtaining honey in African countries is to allow wild bees to enter a -70- and then later to smoke out the bees with -71-. The food value of honey is -72- high; it is derived from -73-, which is merely a sugary solution in water. In honey most of this sugar has been changed into another -74- which, when eaten, is very easily -75- into the blood -76-. An -77- is the name of the place where the beehieves are kept. Bees require water, and this should be provided if not -78- available. A honey -79- is the place where the honey is stored and it is very important that the bees are not destroyed when the honey is -80-.

In question numbered 73 above, choose the best option from letters A – E that best completes the gap.

  • A. adrenalin
  • B. sugar
  • C. gluose
  • D. nectar
  • E. glycerine
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In the following passage the numbered gaps indicate missing words:Against each number in the list below each passage five choices are offered in the columns lettered A to E. For each question, choose the most suitable word to fill the numbered gap in the passage.
Not all insects are -66- and amongst those which are, the honey bees. Besides the honey they -67- they perform an even move important service by -68- flowers. The -69- method of obtaining honey in African countries is to allow wild bees to enter a -70- and then later to smoke out the bees with -71-. The food value of honey is -72- high; it is derived from -73-, which is merely a sugary solution in water. In honey most of this sugar has been changed into another -74- which, when eaten, is very easily -75- into the blood -76-. An -77- is the name of the place where the beehieves are kept. Bees require water, and this should be provided if not -78- available. A honey -79- is the place where the honey is stored and it is very important that the bees are not destroyed when the honey is -80-.

In question numbered 72 above, choose the best option from letters A – E that best completes the gap.

  • A. exceptionally
  • B. simultaneously
  • C. alternately
  • D. constructively
  • E. imaginatively
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In the following passage the numbered gaps indicate missing words:Against each number in the list below each passage five choices are offered in the columns lettered A to E. For each question, choose the most suitable word to fill the numbered gap in the passage.
Not all insects are -66- and amongst those which are, the honey bees. Besides the honey they -67- they perform an even move important service by -68- flowers. The -69- method of obtaining honey in African countries is to allow wild bees to enter a -70- and then later to smoke out the bees with -71-. The food value of honey is -72- high; it is derived from -73-, which is merely a sugary solution in water. In honey most of this sugar has been changed into another -74- which, when eaten, is very easily -75- into the blood -76-. An -77- is the name of the place where the beehieves are kept. Bees require water, and this should be provided if not -78- available. A honey -79- is the place where the honey is stored and it is very important that the bees are not destroyed when the honey is -80-.

In question numbered 71 above, choose the best option from letters A – E that best completes the gap.

  • A. rays
  • B. heat
  • C. torch
  • D. fire
  • E. light
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In the following passage the numbered gaps indicate missing words:Against each number in the list below each passage five choices are offered in the columns lettered A to E. For each question, choose the most suitable word to fill the numbered gap in the passage.
Not all insects are -66- and amongst those which are, the honey bees. Besides the honey they -67- they perform an even move important service by -68- flowers. The -69- method of obtaining honey in African countries is to allow wild bees to enter a -70- and then later to smoke out the bees with -71-. The food value of honey is -72- high; it is derived from -73-, which is merely a sugary solution in water. In honey most of this sugar has been changed into another -74- which, when eaten, is very easily -75- into the blood -76-. An -77- is the name of the place where the beehieves are kept. Bees require water, and this should be provided if not -78- available. A honey -79- is the place where the honey is stored and it is very important that the bees are not destroyed when the honey is -80-.

In question numbered 70 above, choose the best option from letters A – E that best completes the gap.

  • A. shell
  • B. cell
  • C. hive
  • D. hut
  • E. tree
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In the following passage the numbered gaps indicate missing words:Against each number in the list below each passage five choices are offered in the columns lettered A to E. For each question, choose the most suitable word to fill the numbered gap in the passage.
Not all insects are -66- and amongst those which are, the honey bees. Besides the honey they -67- they perform an even move important service by -68- flowers. The -69- method of obtaining honey in African countries is to allow wild bees to enter a -70- and then later to smoke out the bees with -71-. The food value of honey is -72- high; it is derived from -73-, which is merely a sugary solution in water. In honey most of this sugar has been changed into another -74- which, when eaten, is very easily -75- into the blood -76-. An -77- is the name of the place where the beehieves are kept. Bees require water, and this should be provided if not -78- available. A honey -79- is the place where the honey is stored and it is very important that the bees are not destroyed when the honey is -80-.

In question numbered 69 above, choose the best option from letters A – E that best completes the gap.

  • A. scientific
  • B. mechanical
  • C. traditional
  • D. modern
  • E. technical
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In the following passage the numbered gaps indicate missing words:Against each number in the list below each passage five choices are offered in the columns lettered A to E. For each question, choose the most suitable word to fill the numbered gap in the passage.
Not all insects are -66- and amongst those which are, the honey bees. Besides the honey they -67- they perform an even move important service by -68- flowers. The -69- method of obtaining honey in African countries is to allow wild bees to enter a -70- and then later to smoke out the bees with -71-. The food value of honey is -72- high; it is derived from -73-, which is merely a sugary solution in water. In honey most of this sugar has been changed into another -74- which, when eaten, is very easily -75- into the blood -76-. An -77- is the name of the place where the beehieves are kept. Bees require water, and this should be provided if not -78- available. A honey -79- is the place where the honey is stored and it is very important that the bees are not destroyed when the honey is -80-.

In question numbered 68 above, choose the best option from letters A – E that best completes the gap.

  • A. dispersing
  • B. beautifying
  • C. flavouring
  • D. colouring
  • E. pollinating
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In the following passage the numbered gaps indicate missing words:Against each number in the list below each passage five choices are offered in the columns lettered A to E. For each question, choose the most suitable word to fill the numbered gap in the passage.
Not all insects are -66- and amongst those which are, the honey bees. Besides the honey they -67- they perform an even move important service by -68- flowers. The -69- method of obtaining honey in African countries is to allow wild bees to enter a -70- and then later to smoke out the bees with -71-. The food value of honey is -72- high; it is derived from -73-, which is merely a sugary solution in water. In honey most of this sugar has been changed into another -74- which, when eaten, is very easily -75- into the blood -76-. An -77- is the name of the place where the beehieves are kept. Bees require water, and this should be provided if not -78- available. A honey -79- is the place where the honey is stored and it is very important that the bees are not destroyed when the honey is -80-.

In question numbered 67 above, choose the best option from letters A – E that best completes the gap.

  • A. produce
  • B. invent
  • C. deliver
  • D. forge
  • E. create
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In the following passage the numbered gaps indicate missing words:Against each number in the list below each passage five choices are offered in the columns lettered A to E. For each question, choose the most suitable word to fill the numbered gap in the passage.
Not all insects are -66- and amongst those which are, the honey bees. Besides the honey they -67- they perform an even move important service by -68- flowers. The -69- method of obtaining honey in African countries is to allow wild bees to enter a -70- and then later to smoke out the bees with -71-. The food value of honey is -72- high; it is derived from -73-, which is merely a sugary solution in water. In honey most of this sugar has been changed into another -74- which, when eaten, is very easily -75- into the blood -76-. An -77- is the name of the place where the beehieves are kept. Bees require water, and this should be provided if not -78- available. A honey -79- is the place where the honey is stored and it is very important that the bees are not destroyed when the honey is -80-.

In question numbered 66 above, choose the best option from letters A – E that best completes the gap.

  • A. necessary
  • B. useful
  • C. important
  • D. harmless
  • E. harmful
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From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
Please let me have………salt in my soup.

  • A. a little
  • B. few
  • C. small
  • D. a few
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40

From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
He succeeded ….the odds he faced.

  • A. after
  • B. despite
  • C. even
  • D. in addition to
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From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.

Don’t believe all………….he had told you.

  • A. what
  • B. which
  • C. that
  • D. there
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From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.
For our Sunday lunch. Mother always cooked a …….

  • A. large pot of thick,spicy groundnut soup
  • B. large, thick,spicy pot of groundnut soup
  • C. large, spicy, thick groundnut pot of soup
  • D. large,spicy groundnut soup
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