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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.
76
In question numbered 78 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap.
  • A. beings
  • B. people
  • C. creatures
  • D. activists
  • E. performers
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77
In question numbered 79 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap.
  • A. private
  • B. particular
  • C. special
  • D. seperate
  • E. peculiar
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78
In question numbered 80 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap.
  • A. officers
  • B. workers
  • C. technicians
  • D. professionals
  • E. artisans
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79
In question numbered 81 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap.
  • A. prosperous
  • B. successful
  • C. fortunate
  • D. victorious
  • E. lucky
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80
In question numbered 82 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap.
  • A. without
  • B. untill
  • C. unless
  • D. except
  • E. through
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