In the following passage the numbered gaps indicate missing words:Against each number in the list below each passage five choices are offered in the columns...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - English Language - 1991 (Objective) Subject: English Language

Question 1 Report

In the following passage the numbered gaps indicate missing words:Against each number in the list below each passage five choices are offered in the columns lettered A to E. For each question, choose the most suitable word to fill the numbered gap in the passage.
Not all insects are -66- and amongst those which are, the honey bees. Besides the honey they -67- they perform an even move important service by -68- flowers. The -69- method of obtaining honey in African countries is to allow wild bees to enter a -70- and then later to smoke out the bees with -71-. The food value of honey is -72- high; it is derived from -73-, which is merely a sugary solution in water. In honey most of this sugar has been changed into another -74- which, when eaten, is very easily -75- into the blood -76-. An -77- is the name of the place where the beehieves are kept. Bees require water, and this should be provided if not -78- available. A honey -79- is the place where the honey is stored and it is very important that the bees are not destroyed when the honey is -80-.


In question numbered 72 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap.
Answer Details
The best option to fill the gap in question 72 is "exceptionally". This is because the sentence is describing the food value of honey, and it states that it is "exceptionally high", meaning that it is much higher than what would be expected or normal. This fits with what is commonly known about honey and its nutritional properties, as it is a natural sweetener that is rich in antioxidants and other beneficial compounds. The other options are not as suitable. "Simultaneously" means happening at the same time, which does not fit with the context of the sentence. "Alternately" means happening one after the other, which also does not fit. "Constructively" means doing something in a helpful or positive way, but it does not make sense in this sentence. "Imaginatively" means doing something in a creative or imaginative way, which is not related to the content of the sentence.

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