In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below each passage, four options are given in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passage.

For thousands of years, man lived in a very primitive way. Before the recent -77- in agriculture, medicine and industry, life was difficult. It was hard to -78- a living from -79- without modern farming -80-, and a single year of crop -81- could mean famine and therefore death illnesses as -82- and as -83- as influenza could kill a Stone Age man weakened by hunger appendicitis was always -84- before the days of modern -85- Even childbirth was a hazardous process. Under these conditions, the human race needed to -86- at a high -87- just to keep in existence.
However, with a sharp fall in the -88- rate relative to the -89- the world's population is now increasing very rapidly. This increase needs to be put in -90-to avoid the looming consequence of population -91-.
When my elder brother decided to -92- a current account with United Bank for Africa, he walked into one of its -93- and obtained the necessary -94- which he completed and returned to the -95-. He was then given paying in -96-. Soon, he started issuing -97- to people with whom he transacted business. Whenever his signature was irregular, his cheque was not -98- Once. he wanted to obtain a -99- and the bank insisted on -100-

In question numbered 79 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. ground

B. soil

C. world

D. earth

In question numbered 80 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. methods

B. procedures

C. steps

D. ways

In question numbered 81 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. collapse

B. withdrawal

C. desease

D. failure

In question numbered 82 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. meek

B. weak

C. mild

D. benign

In question numbered 83 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. common

B. ubiquitous

C. omnipresent

D. numerous

In question numbered 84 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. vanquished

B. fatal

C. killing

D. deathly

In question numbered 85 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. medication

B. counselling

C. therapy

D. surgery

In question numbered 86 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. recreate

B. replenish

C. reproduce

D. recycle

In question numbered 87 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. speed

B. rate

C. pace

D. frequency

In question numbered 88 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. maternity

B. morality

C. paternity

D. frequency