From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.
38. The secretary needs to run............ two hundred copies of the previous minutes for the next meeting.
A. off
B. on
C. out
D. over
Answer: A
39. Let us keep............ the plans made earlier.
A. away
B. to
C. off
D. on
B
40. To be alive after such serious accident............ a celebration.
A. is called for
B. calls for
C. has been called
D. call for
B
41. She does not remember ever............ a tiger.
A. to see
B. to have seen
C. seeing
D. having to see
C
42. The commissioner for Education, together with his secretary, ............ expected yesterday.
A. are
B. was
C. were
D. is
C
43. After rigorous interrogation, the thief had no alternative............ to confess the truth.
A. except
B. unless
C. but
D. rather
C
44. The director is open............ criticism.
A. for
B. to
C. on
D. about
B
45. Tunji divided the money between David and............
A. he
B. him
C. himself
D. themselves
C
46. The jury gave............ verdict.
A. it's
B. its
C. his
D. her
B
47. No............ person will do that
A. matured
B. maturing
C. mature
D. matures
C
48. She stabbed her friend............ the back.
A. on
B. at
C. upon
D. in
D
49. I am not accustomed............ on an empty stomach
A. to sleep
B. to have slept
C. for sleeping
D. to sleeping
D
50. Take your share and give them............
A. their
B. there
C. there's
D. theirs
D
51. My uncle was not sure............ the strange guests were.
A. which
B. who
C. whom
D. what
B
52. The principal has already summoned all the............ on the matter.
A. heads of departments
B. head of department
C. heads of department
D. head of departments
C
53. But for the timely intervention of the police, the kidnapper............ by the angry mob
A. will be lynched
B. would have been lynched
C. would be lynched
D. will have been lynched
B
54. ........... she was tired when we arrived, Mummy prepared a delicious dinner for us
A. Despite
B. If
C. Since
D. Although
D
55. ............ science and technology many African countries have not made significant progress since their independence.
A. With regards to
B. In respect to
C. As far as
D. With regard to
D
56. If I............ your father, I would call the police.
A. have been
B. am
C. will be
D. were
D
57. I hate............ waiting.
A. to be keeping
B. having been kept
C. being kept
D. to have been kept
C
58. You had better............ the examination.
A. written
B. write
C. wrote
D. be writing
B
59. The policeman tried to cash in............ the driver's ignorance.
A. under
B. against
C. on
D. with
C
60. Yesterday, I............ on the beach for half an hour.
A. lain
B. lay
C. lie
D. lied
B
61. We were told to mind our business during the examination and not............
A. somebody's else
B. somebody else's
C. somebody's else's
D. somebody else
B
62. Whenever you travel buy me............ please.
A. a trouser
B. one trouser
C. a pair of trousers
D. trouser
C
63. The Housemaster asked Ekene whether he had ever............ the marathon.
A. run
B. ran
C. running
D. runs
B
64. The maid denied............ her mistress' money.
A. to stealing
B. stolen
C. to have stolen
D. stealing
D
65. One of the victims............ rushed to the nearest hospital.
A. was
B. have been
C. were
D. were being
A
66. Bachelors find it convenient to buy............ pepper.
A. grind
B. grinding
C. ground
D. grounded
C
67. I heard the news............ the radio
A. from
B. by
C. on
D. through
C
68. The invigilator had hardly turned her back............ the candidate was caught cheating.
A. than
B. when
C. hence
D. that
B
69. Of the three girls, Yetunde is the............
A. tallest
B. taller
C. most tall
D. tall
A
70. It was Peter that I saw, ............?
A. wasn't it
B. didn't I
C. isn't it
D. wasn't he
A
71. They finally broke............ after years of being together.
A. up
B. away
C. out
D. in
A
72. When I was in school, boarders............ very early every morning.
A. are rising
B. have risen
C. had to rise
D. have to rise
C
73. ............ of the two girls sang sweetly.
A. Every one
B. Each
C. Some
D. All
B
The gaps in the following passage indicate missing words. Four options are offered, lettered A to D. Choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the gap in the passage.
74. Last month our school marked her diamond jubilee with a double celebration: an inter house sports competition in the morning and a football match later in the afternoon. The former was very exciting as many............ were broken and several new ones were set.
A. records
B. trophies
C. titles
D. events
A
75. The most exciting were the............ events,
A. path
B. track
C. road
D. race
B
76. especially the 100 meters............ ,
A. run
B. lap
C. dash
D. finish
C
77. the 200 meters hurdles and the............ races.
A. fast
B. single
C. group
D. relay
D
78. The............ did not seem particularly interested in the
A. audience
B. congregation
C. spectators
D. mob
C
79. ............events.
A. athletic
B. field
C. sport
D. house
B
80. Expectedly, the football match drew a very large crowd because of the reputation of the contesting teams. The............
A. kick-off
B. shot
C. kick-out
D. pass
A
81. was taken by the State Administrator who was the special............
A. chief of ceremonies
B. guest of honour
C. master of ceremonies
D. guard of honour
B
82. Our team played excellent soccer: ............ were accurate
A. shooting
B. moves
C. passes
D. dribbling
C
83. and our players displayed such............
A. combination
B. understanding
C. co-operation
D. team work
D
84. that the spectators were not surprised when by the end of the............ they had scored three goals to nil.
A. break
B. half-way
C. interval
D. first-half
D
85. In the second half, one of our players was shown a............
A. blue card
B. white card
C. red card
D. green card
C
86. for a rough............
A. dribbling
B. passing
C. rushing
D. tackle
D
87. Although our opponents were awarded a............
A. penalty-kick
B. throw-in
C. back-pass
D. corner-kick
A
88. our............ was so smart that he did not concede a goal.
A. mid-fielder
B. goal-keeper
C. defender
D. striker
B
89. The airport had a big tarmac and a wide............
A. air-strip
B. runway
C. stretch
D. expressway
B
90. Departure time for our flight was announced and all the passengers............
A. stretched out
B. fell out
C. queued up
D. moved up
C
91. to............ the plane.
A. ascend
B. climb
C. board
D. embark
C
92. Soon the aircraft began to............
A. race
B. speed
C. fly
D. taxi
D
93. for............ and in a few moments,
A. take-off
B. take-up
C. departure
D. light
A
94. we were............
A. floating
B. coasting
C. air-borne
D. air-lifted
C
95. In no time, we were lost in the............
A. atmosphere
B. clouds
C. skies
D. heavens
B
96. A beautiful young............ was meanwhile
A. lady
B. waitress
C. maid
D. air-hostess
D
97. standing in the............, close to the cockpit,
A. aisle
B. corridor
C. strait
D. passage
A
98. demonstrating security............ in the event of an emergency.
A. methods
B. programmes
C. measures
D. plans
C
99. All along the engines of the plane............
A. burred
B. clattered
C. creaked
D. hummed
D
100. and provided a background of sinister............
A. sound
B. droning
C. cacophony
D. disturbance
C
