WAEC - English Language (2000)

  • 1
    "Hello Musa" is a ........... opening for a friendly letter, but it is inappropriate for a formal letter
    Trả lời
    (D)
    suitable
  • 2
    We blamed Obi for breaking the door, but when Ade confessed that he did it, Obi was...........
    Trả lời
    (B)
    exonerated
  • 3
    Parking on this street is ........on weekdays, but permitted at weekends.
    Trả lời
    (D)
    prohibited
  • 4
    The children expected to be praised for putting out the fire, but they were..........for taking such a risk.
    Trả lời
    (A)
    rebuked
  • 5
    They had to ........ the old buildings to construct the five-star hotel.
    Trả lời
    (C)
    demolish
  • 6
    If we can commence the meeting on time, we should be able to ............ by 4.00 p.m.
    Trả lời
    (D)
    adjourn
  • 7
    A child got stuck trying to squeeze through an iron fence, but some adults managed to ......... him.
    Trả lời
    (D)
    extricate
  • 8
    They ended the discussion on amicable terms though they were........to each other at the beginning.
    Trả lời
    (B)
    hostile
  • 9
    The class prefect's ............of the quarrel is different from yours.
    Trả lời
    (B)
    account
  • 10
    I refused to ...........my statement because it was true.
    Trả lời
    (A)
    retract
  • 11
    But for the timely.........of the police, there would have been a riot.
    Trả lời
    (C)
    intervention
  • 12
    The boys were about to trade blows, but I managed to hold one of them back while my friend..............the other
    Trả lời
    (A)
    restrained
  • 13
    We are waiting to hear the weather.......for tomorrow. 
    Trả lời
    (D)
    forecast
  • 14
    I will tell you the secret if you promise not to .......it.
    Trả lời
    (A)
    divulge
  • 15
    The hilltop was a hundred meters above sea level and from that......the whole town could be seen beautifully laid out.
    Trả lời
    (B)
    altitude
  • 16
    Until now, Etim has always started the fights, but this time Adamu is clearly the ..........
    Trả lời
    (C)
    aggressor
  • 17
    If found guilty, a person may appeal to a higher court in the hope that it will......the verdict.
    Trả lời
    (D)
    reverse
  • 18
    The visit of the patron of the club ...... the morale of the players.
    Trả lời
    (D)
    boosted
  • 19
    Although Aliyu was acquitted by the court for want of evidence, the police still kept a tab on him. This means that they
    Trả lời
    (A)
    kept him under close observation
  • 20
    When it came to the question of an increase in allowances, the striking workers spoke with one voice. This means that the workers
    Trả lời
    (D)
    were unanimous in their position
  • 21
    The restaurant owner offered Olu a drink on the house. This means that
    Trả lời
    (C)
    the drink was free of charge
  • 22
    When the Choir Master introduced Jane as a brilliant singer, everyone knew that he was speaking with his tongue in his cheek. This means that he
    Trả lời
    (B)
    did not intend to be taken seriously
  • 23
    When the accountant made those remarks he knew that he was putting his job on the line. This means that the accountant was
    Trả lời
    (A)
    risking losing his job
  • 24
    The newly acquired air-bus plane is a white elephant. This means that the plane is
    Trả lời
    (A)
    very costly but worthless
  • 25
    Despite the measures taken by the government, the economy of the country is still in the doldrums. This means that
    Trả lời
    (D)
    the economy is not making any progress
  • 26
    The new teacher urged the lazy students to turn over a new leaf. This means that the teacher urged the students to
    Trả lời
    (A)
    improve their behaviour
  • 27
    Amina always flies off at a tangent when a serious matter is discussed. This means that Amina
    Trả lời
    (B)
    keeps digressing
  • 28
    You should take what he tells you with a pinch of salt. This means that you should
    Trả lời
    (C)
    doubt what he says
  • 29
    The bride was praised by her mother-in-law for her impeccable behaviour.
    Trả lời
    (D)
    faultless
  • 30
    Ogene was not the least cowed by the bully's threats.
    Trả lời
    (A)
    intimidated
  • 31
    The dissidents held several clandestine meetings before the attack.
    Trả lời
    (A)
    secret
  • 32
    The Principal warned the final-year students about the consequences of procrastination.
    Trả lời
    (B)
    delay
  • 33
    The incessant chatter of the pupils irritated the teacher.
    Trả lời
    (C)
    unceasing
  • 34
    With his cogent argument in favour of the proposal, he was able to check further opposition.
    Trả lời
    (C)
    convincing
  • 35
    The professor's explanation of that point was quite lucid.
    Trả lời
    (C)
    clear
  • 36
    The foreman believed that with the augmented workforce, the construction job would take one more month to complete.
    Trả lời
    (B)
    enlarged
  • 37
    The children were warned not to be unduly inquisitive​​​​​​.
    Trả lời
    (D)
    curious
  • 38
    The accused vehemently denied the charges against him.
    Trả lời
    (D)
    strongly
  • 39
    The man advised his children not to give.....to the temptations of the city.
    Trả lời
    (C)
    in
  • 40
    Ebiere turned........... all the advances made by the men.
    Trả lời
    (D)
    down
  • 41
    Ada is .....to do that kind of thing.
    Trả lời
    (C)
    much too intelligent
  • 42
    ......... were sent to the library by the English teacher.
    Trả lời
    (C)
    Udoh and I
  • 43
    The teachers ............ politics when I entered the staff room.
    Trả lời
    (D)
    were discussing
  • 44
    The quarrel between the two men soon resulted .... a fight.
    Trả lời
    (B)
    in
  • 45
    You're not too tired to continue, .........?
    Trả lời
    (A)
    are you
  • 46
    The hunter, with his dogs,......... going into the forest.
    Trả lời
    (A)
    was seen
  • 47
    Mother could not prepare the dish because there was....oil available.
    Trả lời
    (B)
    little
  • 48
    Because it had been raining heavily all morning...........people turned out to welcome the August visitor.
    Trả lời
    (A)
    few
  • 49
    Unfortunately, his plans to go abroad fell.........
    Trả lời
    (D)
    through
  • 50
    The man asked me ......
    Trả lời
    (D)
    who I was
  • 51
    ''It is high time you....crying,'' the woman told her daughter gently.
    Trả lời
    (C)
    stopped
  • 52
    He would rather resign ... part in such a dishonest deal.
    Trả lời
    (D)
    than take
  • 53
    Those who owe the company were urged to .......their debts.
    Trả lời
    (C)
    pay out
  • 54
    .......home, his dead uncle's burial had already taken place.
    Trả lời
    (D)
    When he got
  • 55
    Luck..........the robbers on that fateful day.
    Trả lời
    (B)
    ran out on
  • 56
    He never seemed to get it right..........
    Trả lời
    (D)
    however hard he tried
  • 57
    The day that Musa's uncle died was the.....day of his life.
    Trả lời
    (C)
    saddest
  • 58
    With his reading glasses on, he could see the words...............
    Trả lời
    (A)
    much more clearly
  • 59
    Neither Obi nor Jumoke .......... present at the meeting.
    Trả lời
    (A)
    was
  • 60
    Hardly had the journey started..........the car engine developed a fault.
    Trả lời
    (B)
    when
  • 61
    At the end of the year, Grandmother ..........with us for seven years.
    Trả lời
    (C)
    will have lived
  • 62
    One of the robbers who snatched the car........been arrested by the police.
    Trả lời
    (D)
    has
  • 63
    A student at the back of the class complained that he.......the teacher.
    Trả lời
    (B)
    could not hear
  • 64
    The little boy could not move the heavy stone........he tried.
    Trả lời
    (D)
    however hard
  • 65
    The two girls have not been speaking.............since their quarrel.
    Trả lời
    (D)
    to each other
  • 66
    We received........that the workers would soon go on strike.
    Trả lời
    (D)
    information
  • 67
    He dabbles..........politics from time to time
    Trả lời
    (A)
    in
  • 68
    The government has set up a ....panel to investigate that fire incident
    Trả lời
    (C)
    five-man
  • 69
    The Students Week was rounded...with a dance
    Trả lời
    (B)
    up
  • 70
    After a while, we noticed that the unconscious accident victim was coming.........
    Trả lời
    (A)
    around
  • 71
    The factory workers refused to take the matter of their sacked colleagues lying............
    Trả lời
    (C)
    down
  • 72
    Seun accepted the conditions we gave him........for my liking.
    Trả lời
    (C)
    much too quickly
  • 73
    The careless manager has caused his bank to .....millions of naira.
    Trả lời
    (C)
    lose
  • 74
    Both questions are alternatives; you answer......one.......the other.
    Trả lời
    (D)
    either, or
  • 75
    The sick man.........in bed for three months.
    Trả lời
    (A)
    lay
  • 76
    Ogugua has always.........me as a good-mannered child.
    Trả lời
    (B)
    struck
  • 77
    In question numbered 77 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
    Trả lời
    (A)
    development
  • 78
    In question numbered 78 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
    Trả lời
    (C)
    make
  • 79
    In question numbered 79 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
    Trả lời
    (B)
    soil
  • 80
    In question numbered 80 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
    Trả lời
    (A)
    methods
  • 81
    In question numbered 81 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
    Trả lời
    (D)
    failure
  • 82
    In question numbered 82 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
    Trả lời
    (C)
    mild
  • 83
    In question numbered 83 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
    Trả lời
    (A)
    common
  • 84
    In question numbered 84 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
    Trả lời
    (B)
    fatal
  • 85
    In question numbered 85 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
    Trả lời
    (A)
    medication
  • 86
    In question numbered 86 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
    Trả lời
    (C)
    reproduce
  • 87
    In question numbered 87 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
    Trả lời
    (C)
    pace
  • 88
    In question numbered 88 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
    Trả lời
    (D)
    mortality
  • 89
    In question numbered 89 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
    Trả lời
    (A)
    birth-rate
  • 90
    In question numbered 90 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
    Trả lời
    (C)
    check
  • 91
    In question numbered 91 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
    Trả lời
    (B)
    explosion
  • 92
    In question numbered 92 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
    Trả lời
    (B)
    open
  • 93
    In question numbered 93 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
    Trả lời
    (A)
    branches
  • 94
    In question numbered 94 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
    Trả lời
    (D)
    forms
  • 95
    In question numbered 95 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
    Trả lời
    (C)
    manager