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• Question 91:

  This question is from the novel The Last Days at Forcados High school.

  What was the name of Jimi’s elder brother who stays abroad?

  Options:
  A) Wole
  B) Femi
  C) Ansa
  D) Jolly
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 92: Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).He is a stringer for a newspaper? Options:
  A) a financier of
  B) an editor of
  C) a freelancer for
  D) a reporter for
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 93: The number of workers have increased steadily each year means _____. Options:
  A) have increased steadily
  B) steadily have increased
  C) have been increasing steadily
  D) has increased steadily
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 94:

  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 _____

  Options:
  A) have/this form
  B) are having/thses forms
  C) have/these forms
  D) has/this form
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 95:

  Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

  My mother had _______ the fire wood before it began to rain.

  Options:
  A) split
  B) splited
  C) splitted
  D) splitting
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 96: Fill the each gap with the most appropriate option from the list option from the list provided.They had to _____ the generator when the electricity failed? Options:
  A) light up
  B) fall back on
  C) switch on
  D) resort to
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 97:

  Choose the option that has the same stress pattern as the given word.

  Student

  Options:
  A) Refuse(N)
  B) Propose
  C) Rebel(V)
  D) Superb
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 98:

  In this question, choose the option nearest in meaning to the bold and underlined word(s) or phrase.

  The roof of my bedroom fell in and knocked me out.

  Options:
  A) Made me unconscious
  B) Removed me
  C) Flattered me
  D) Killed me
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 99: Choose the option that best complete the gap. You may have the pencil, but you can't have the ballpoint ________. Options:
  A) As well.
  B) Either.
  C) Futhermore.
  D) Also.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 100: Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.Watching carefully, i could see the fish _____ along the bottom? Options:
  A) dotting
  B) crawling
  C) diving
  D) darting
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  The correct answer is D .