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- Read the passage below and fill in each blank with an appropriate word.(Solved)
Read the passage below and fill in each blank with an appropriate word.
Illegal are not the only ones abused in our country today.Prescription as well as over the counter drugs are also 1.............. misused.Caution should therefore, be taken not to 2........... or treat oneself with drugs before one visits a doctor.Doing this could lead to resistance which could mean that one would require heavier doses than normal to treat a condition.
Taking of drugs to 3............... non- medical need is known as drug abuse.Drugs can be misused or abused if one takes an overdose 4.................. to serious poisoning or death; prolonged use of a drug leading to body tolerance taking a drug when not required such that one becomes dependent on it or 5.................. and using or selling illegal or prohibited drugs.
Some people 6.........drugs to experiment and know the effects of taking certain drugs, drugs, friends and peers may influence one another while others try to imitate elders, leaders or successful business people thinking prestigious.One may take drugs so as to 7..................... with one's social group when one is faced with too much work and is unable to cope with the demand.
There are people who take drugs because they 8......... a strong self - image or self confidence, so they want to elevate their feelings of self - importance.Lack of leisure 9........ may lead to drug taking especially alcohol and bang.Commercial advertisement basically intended to promote sales of certain drugs depict good life of the users.In order to forget 10............ some people may turn to drugs.
Date posted: March 4, 2020. Answers (1)
- Fill in each blank spaces in the passage.(Solved)
Fill in each blank spaces in the passage.
A letter of 1.......... or adjustment should be written when you 2......... the wrong merchandise,when it is damaged 3............. when for some other reason you are dissatisfied with a product or service.4............., a letter of complaint is not a "gripe" letter.Avoid an angry,sarcastic, or vulgar 5............ Instead, simply give the reasons why you are 6............ and state how you would like the company to 7.......... your complaint.Most companies are interested 8......... hearing from you.If you are not happy with 9....... purchase, you probably will not buy that brand again.This is of great 10............... to the seller.
Date posted: March 4, 2020. Answers (1)
- Fill in each of the blank spaces in the passage below with the MOST appropriate word.(Solved)
Fill in each of the blank spaces in the passage below with the MOST appropriate word.
After we had been marching for two weeks , getting soaked by daily rains and living entirely on 1........... we carried with us, we found foot prints. Two people were 2.................. of us and travelling fast.We followed them.Each morning, when we 3........... off again after a nights' 4............... rest/ sleep, we found their tracks in the forest nearby and realized they had been watching us the 5............ evening.One night we 6.................. gifts in the forest but they were not touched.We called out greetings in the language of the river people but we did not know whether this unknown tribe were able to understand it.In any case 7.......... was no reply.We continued day by day until eventually we lost all sign of their movements.After three weeks we had almost given up hope 8............... making contact.Then early one morning we woke up to find seven men standing within a few yards in our tent.They were very small and wore nothing 9........... a wide belt of green leaves tied around their waist.Two of the men had their earrings and necklaces made of bones and one carried a woven 10........... full of roots and fruit.
Date posted: March 4, 2020. Answers (1)
- Read the passage below and fill in each blank with an appropriate word.(Solved)
Read the passage below and fill in each blank with an appropriate word.
Today we are living in a revolutionary world and within seconds, several bombardments of new inventions are happening around the globe, media technology being one of them.Media technology has 1............. our lives giving us the freedom to perform activities from 2.................. of our homes.For example, it has made communication easier and quicker, a document now takes a few seconds to reach anywhere in the world compared to regular mail 3...................... takes several days with involvement of several individuals to reach its destination.If we look at our daily life, we can see a reflection of technology 4............. in our lives, such as TV,telephones, computers, cell phones,PDA,text messages, email,internet, online banking, booking a vacation,GPS,online gaming and much more.
By the end of the 20th century we can observe 5............... media technology and its effects are as powerful as it were never before.The invention of the cell phone, appearance of computers, laptops, and internet communication has become a vital link in communicating with others.It has become 7............ part of our life.Teenagers all over the world the world 8........ growing up in a world, where the internet, cell phone,text messaging and other technology dominates the communication and it is an integral part of everyday life.
Technology has changed 9...............rapidly; it is hard to predict what will happen in the next six months.If we ask a question 10 ................ media technology is good or bad, I believe there is no answer to this question.Technology is a double sword; it can be used for good purposes or for bad purposes.
Date posted: March 4, 2020. Answers (1)
- Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with an appropriate word.
(Solved)
Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with an appropriate word.
People must be 1.............. the kind of personal information they post on sites.It is difficult to imagine life in what seems like a century ago without the 2......................... and the cell phone,Just how did we manage our lives before the age of instant communication at a fraction of the cost of landline? As a little child in 1960's, I could not 3............. what my teenage sons do with technology today.
Could I have even dreamt of a cell phone, a device that could have taken to school with me and been 4.......... to chat with my friends whenever I wanted?You know the answer.However, today's heaven of instant 5.............. can easily turn into the hell of deadly sin.I mean quite literally.Instant communication devises and portable entertainment products 6 .............. of course be addictive to 7..........., but such addiction can be particularly destructive to young people in school.They can 8.............. students from homework and house chores.They can also 9............ ear drums.Think of the ubiquitous iPod which the youth equate to oxygen 10....... which life is unsuitable!
Date posted: March 4, 2020. Answers (1)
- Fill in each of the blank spaces in the passage below with the most appropriate words.
(Solved)
Fill in each of the blank spaces in the passage below with the most appropriate words.
While many cases of hypertension 1....... no known cause, adopting the lifestyle modification described usually 2............. in improved blood pressure and 3.......... some cases, normalization of 4........... pressure.
5.......... prevent complications, it is important that 6.............. hypertension is detected 7............. hence the need for 8 ................... monitoring, and that 9..................... adheres to treatment, including attending clinics to 10 .............. adequate control.
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- Fill in each of the blank spaces in the passage below with most appropriate word.(Solved)
Fill in each of the blank spaces in the passage below with most appropriate word.
Just a few years ago, Kenya was reporting impressive advances in the fight against HIV/AIDS with spectacular in new infections and proper 1................ of existing cases.However,the latest global figures 2............. grim reading, with the revelation that Kenya has the fourth highest number of new infections, meaning a reversal of the gains realized in the past.The earlier success story resulted from the 3......... campaigns mounted including public education and resource mobilization to cushion those living with the 4................. But the fire seems to have gone out.
At this point in time, the assumption is that the public is 5.................. of the causes of HIV AIDS, and , therefore,ways and means of preventing it.Moreover,anti- retrovirus are available to sustain those 6............... so are the structures to provide care at home and at work place.However, entrenched 7 ................... do not seem to have changed, making many 8.............. to infections.The new figures are a wake - up call that the 9............ is far from over.This is the time to go back to the basics and mount aggressive campaigns and 10............ resources to fight the scourge.
Date posted: March 4, 2020. Answers (1)
- Change the following sentences to passive voice.(Solved)
Change the following sentences to passive voice.
i)Nobody cleared the bush.
ii) Mwikali collects the rubbish every Thursday.
Date posted: March 3, 2020. Answers (1)
- Complete the following sentences with the appropriate prepositions.(Solved)
Complete the following sentences with the appropriate prepositions.
i) I am unable to distinguish a tortoise .................. a turtle.
ii)Janet attended the meeting ................. the company of her lawyer.
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- Replace the underlined words with the most appropriate phrasal verbs formed from the words in brackets.(Solved)
Replace the underlined words with the most appropriate phrasal verbs formed from the words in brackets.
i) My two uncles do not see eye to eye.(get)
ii) Awiti vented her frustrations on Mark.(take)
iii) Wandia was clearly notable in the anatomy class.(stand)
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- Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following sentences.(Solved)
Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following sentences.
i)Failure to provide a proper diet leads to ................... (nourish) in children.
ii)Bruce Odhiambo is one man whose( pronounce) is superb.
iii)I ............. (be) going to Mombasa tonight.
iv) Mwamburi is a very ..............(discipline) student, no wonder he is frequently punished.
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- Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions after each.(Solved)
Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions after each.
i) The weary looking house help lamented that she did so much house work that by the time she went to bed she was exhausted.
(Change the sentence into direct speech)
ii)The governor cannot take credit for this bridge and neither can the MCA.
(Rewrite beginning : Neither......)
iii) Opiyo is the ............. of the twins.
(use the correct form of clever)
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- Complete the sentences below using phrasal verbs formed from the verb given in brackets.(Solved)
Complete the sentences below using phrasal verbs formed from the verb given in brackets.
i)There was a .......... and a lot of items were stolen( break)
ii)The rustlers ...................... over a hundred head of cattle.(make)
iii)We are not expecting more money so we'll have to ............... what we have.(make)
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- Fill in the following sentences with appropriate linking words.(Solved)
Fill in the following sentences with appropriate linking words.
i) Little children are prone to eat dirty things; ............, they should be under strict watch at all times.
ii) Katana is rude to his coach; ................., he is a loving and gentle husband back home.
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- Fill in the blank spaces in the sentences below using the correct form of the word in brackets.(Solved)
Fill in the blank spaces in the sentences below using the correct form of the word in brackets.
i)The end of racial ................... (segregate) in South Africa ushered new opportunities for Africans.
ii)Tom Mboya has been ................(immortal) by the erection of his statue on Tom Mboya street in Nairobi.
iii)There is now an organisation fighting for ..............(reduce) of violence against men.
iv)The old man was ..............(clue) that the two men were conmen so he lost all his money.
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- Rewrite the following sentences as instructed.Do not change the meaning more than required.
(Solved)
Rewrite the following sentences as instructed.Do not change the meaning more than required.
i)The two coalitions condemn violence.(Begin: Neither...................)
ii)Students went away as the university was closed indefinitely.(Begin: Following................)
iii)This sentence is capable of being understood in two ways.(replace the underlined phrase with one word)
iv)You can now buy pens, pencils, geometry sets, rulers and writing pads in a supermarket.(replace the underlined phrase with one word)
Date posted: March 3, 2020. Answers (1)
- Punctuate the following sentences appropriately.(Solved)
Punctuate the following sentences appropriately.
i)well adhiambo said what do you have to say for your self.
ii)you my friend are in a lot of trouble said mr kilunda
iii)one man shouted at the politician you won't get my vote you are dishonest
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- Fill in the blanks with the correct word form the brackets.
(Solved)
Fill in the blanks with the correct word form the brackets.
i)For the duration of the festival, we were ..............((dining/ dinning) with our teachers.
ii)some charlants purport to ............. (prophesy/ prophecy) for people - at a fee of course.
iii) Repetition is often for ..............( emphasy/ emphasis)
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- Fill in the blanks spaces in the following sentences with the appropriate prepositions.
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Fill in the blanks spaces in the following sentences with the appropriate prepositions.
i)Members of the coalition have agreed............. a common stand on the electoral body.
ii)Rundisha's preference to the eighty hundred meter - race over the two hundred metre race is common knowledge.
iii)Please pay ............... cheque for security reasons.
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- Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verb in brackets.
(Solved)
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verb in brackets.
i)The court awarded the ..... ...... an increase in their pension.
(retire)
ii)Every counselor must maintain a client's .............. at all times.(confidence)
iii)Simatwo pursued his chosen career .............. (aggressively)
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