A hotel is supposed to be a home away from home, but one we - 17 - was hell away from home. Initially, we were deceived by the beautiful surroundings and by...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - English Language - 1988 (Objective) Subject: English Language

Question 1 Report

A hotel is supposed to be a home away from home, but one we - 17 - was hell away from home. Initially, we were deceived by the beautiful surroundings and by the manager's - 18 - which was warm and inviting. After the usual - 19 - and signing of forms, we were checked in We later discovered, to our utter dismay, the the hotel - 20 - many facilities and that the few available - 21 - were either faulty or - 22 -. The rooms were somehow tolerable, but there was something we could not manage - food. We complained. Infact, we ate just to - 23 - alive since whatever was on the - 24 - have no - 25 -. The services there were definitely - 26 -. By the time we were due to - 27 - the following day, everybody heaved a sigh of - 28 -. Maybe I heard the manager say: Did you - 29 - a nice stay? And thinking he heard somebody say yes, he quickly added: Please - 30 - again.


In question numbered 27 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap.
Answer Details
Option B, "check out," best completes the sentence. "Check out" is a phrasal verb that means to leave a hotel or other place of lodging after settling one's account. In this context, the narrator and their companions were due to leave the hotel the following day, so "check out" is the appropriate term to use.

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