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Instruction: In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, five choices are offered in columns labelled A to E. For each question choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passage.
''Now speaking seriously, ladies and -71-'' continued the speaker, ''it has -72- a tradition for us to welcome new -73- into the administrative -74- of our civil service. This is because of the role which -75- plays in society. It is not only in the civil service that administrators are -76-. Administrative works is going on constantly in the business -77- in the army, the church and in every organization, where human -78- decide to organize themselves for a -79- purpose. Even among doctors, engineers and other -80- much administration is going on, and infact you cannot be a -81- doctor lawyer, engineer or teacher -82- being a good administrator. And now to my young -83- who have newly joined ranks of administrators in our service. I say the sky is the -84- for those who are -85-.
When he had finished sweeping the sitting -86-, she took up the slightly moist -87- and used it to wipe off the -88- from the surfaces of the table, chairs, stools and window -89-. After that she adjusted the -90- on the windows and doors and -91- the few books and other items on the table and stools. She then moved to the -92- where the dishes from the previous evenings -93- remained piled up, unwashed. She turned on the -94- and started washing it took her thirty minutes to turn the dirty plates and -95- into gleaming pieces. She lit the -96-, filled up the -97- from the running tap and put it on the fire. That was for tea. She took a tuber of -98- peeled it clean, and cut it into neat -99-. Then, she commenced the process for making omelette. She cracked open four -100- on to a plate and mixed them thoroughly.
71
In question numbered 73 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap.
  • A. directors
  • B. applicants
  • C. entrants
  • D. workmen
  • E. operators
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72
In question numbered 74 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap.
  • A. cadre
  • B. post
  • C. group
  • D. force
  • E. department
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73
In question numbered 75 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap.
  • A. direction
  • B. technology
  • C. government
  • D. governance
  • E. administration
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74
In question numbered 76 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap.
  • A. wanted
  • B. necessary
  • C. needed
  • D. demand
  • E. requested
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75
In question numbered 77 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap.
  • A. category
  • B. environment
  • C. society
  • D. community
  • E. world
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