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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
The lady enjoyed the dance………..the fact that she had a fever

  • A. knowing
  • B. in spite
  • C. even
  • D. despite
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From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
Emmanuel is a man ……………great courage

  • A. about
  • B. of
  • C. by
  • D. for
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45

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
It is too abstract………………concept for them to understand.

  • A. of a
  • B. as
  • C. for a
  • D. a
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46

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
I got into the room and discovered that there wasn’t………….there.

  • A. no one
  • B. someone
  • C. anyone
  • D. none
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47

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
Mr. Jato is a regular visitor of…………….

  • A. our own
  • B. our's
  • C. ours
  • D. ours'
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48

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
The pepper has been…………….by my sister

  • A. ground
  • B. grind
  • C. grounded
  • D. grinding
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49

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
Neither those girls nor that boy………….to blame for the error

  • A. are
  • B. were
  • C. is
  • D. have
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50

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
We should have a special programme for……………..in this country

  • A. the disableds
  • B. disabled
  • C. the disables
  • D. the disabled
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51

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
We knew you were not averse to…………new friends

  • A. meeting
  • B. meet
  • C. having met
  • D. have met
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52

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

It seems that the children are not paying attention,………….?

  • A. are they
  • B. doesn't it
  • C. isn't it
  • D. don't they
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53

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
I enjoy…………..my grandson to school everday.

  • A. to driving
  • B. to drive
  • C. driving
  • D. drive
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54

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
The hardened criminal was convicted …………..the charges

  • A. of
  • B. on
  • C. for
  • D. over
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55

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
The students refused to appear before the…………panel set up to investigate the cause of the riot

  • A. ten-men
  • B. ten-man
  • C. ten-man's
  • D. ten-men's
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56

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
Mr. Bello, with his wife and children,………….to the United States.

  • A. are travelling
  • B. have travelled
  • C. is travelling
  • D. had travel
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57

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
That house across the road is…………….., isn’t it?

  • A. their
  • B. theirs
  • C. their's
  • D. thiers
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58

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
Mary has two dresses; one is dirty,……….., is wet

  • A. either
  • B. another
  • C. each
  • D. the other
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59

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
By the time I left the police station, the suspect………….

  • A. was been questioned
  • B. was been question
  • C. was being questioned
  • D. was being question
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60

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
You…………..to know that you cannot succeed without hard work.

  • A. are supposed
  • B. supposed
  • C. suppose
  • D. are suppose
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61

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
Many a player………….to score a goal so as to be highly honoured.

  • A. is wanting
  • B. wants
  • C. want
  • D. have wanted
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62

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
………….he comes, tell him I have left

  • A. should
  • B. Should in case
  • C. In case
  • D. Whether
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63

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
Chukwuma explained that he……………home early yesterday to be able to catch the early bus

  • A. has to have
  • B. has left
  • C. had to leave
  • D. was leaving
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