In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
Had he come that day, the problem would still not have been solved
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(D)
He did not come that day, but his presence would not have solved the problem
2
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
He is now the megaphone of the people's oppressors
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(A)
He now speaks on behalf of the oppressors
3
In the question below, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence:
Here is Mr Pam the tailor
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(D)
He is one of many tailors, and he is Mr Pam
4
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
One of the guarantors shall sign here
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(C)
It is obligatory that one of the guarantors signs here
5
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The paper carries many humorous cartoon on Saturdays
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(D)
grave
6
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
All through his years in public office, he found his father's advice invaluable
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(C)
worthless
7
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The lecture was merely obfuscating the issue with his endless examples
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(B)
clarifying
8
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
Such measures end up exacerbating the pain.
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(D)
alleviating
9
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined: Ina sentence, there must always be a concord between a subject and its verb
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(C)
disagreement
10
Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
As soon as the headmaster appeared, the chanting resumed.
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(C)
soon after
11
Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
In the course of the debate, the speakers were advised to summarize their points?
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(B)
develop
12
Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
The elderly often fulminate against the apparent indolence of the young generation?
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(D)
commend warmely
13
Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
We should discourage further investments in existing factories.
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(C)
prospective
14
Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
Nigeria is gradually experiencing economic recession?
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(C)
recovery
15
Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.
We could not put up with his terrible disposition?
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(B)
tolerate
16
Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.
She was taken aback by his altitude?
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(C)
surprised
17
Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.
Many would argue that the achievement is commensurate with the effort.
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(C)
proportional to
18
Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.
They show no fitness in dealing with strangers?
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(C)
tact
19
Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.
As a matter of fact, we have been trying to step up production?
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(D)
increase
20
Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.
Ojo used to play tennis everyday?
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(C)
was in the habbit of playing
21
Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.
In his own story, he confirmed that they had been on his tail for quite sometime?
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(A)
closely following and watching him
22
Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.
I am surprised to learn that Badmus is an agnostic
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(D)
someone who does not believe in the existence of God
23
Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.
Although the manager is busy right now, he will be with you presently?
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(B)
soon
24
Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.
The governor's wife, in characteristically simple attire, walked into the hall unnoticed?
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(B)
typically
25
Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.
After my husband's popular election, we had to keep open house throughout the weekend?
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(A)
entertain every caller
26
Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.
Our new Vice-Chancellor has stepped off the wrong foot?
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(B)
started off badly
27
Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.
The corporate existence of any nation is in jeopardy if her leaders pay lip service to her unity?
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(D)
are insincere about the problems of her unity
28
Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.
Much to her chagrin, the bridegroom did not turn up for the wedding?
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(C)
disappointment
29
Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.
Ngozi's countenance is less gloomy; it would appear as if she is relatively out of the woods?
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(A)
free from difficulties
30
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
When I was in the secondary school, my parents were active members of the ..........
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(C)
Parent-Teacher Association
31
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
The pen which you have just picked up is.......?
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(B)
Charles'
32
It is clear to me that you won't visit Okoro this holiday, will you?...
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(C)
No, I won't
33
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
Sa'adatu as well as the maids....?
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(D)
likes plantain chips
34
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
Measles....no longer impossible to manage these days
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(A)
is
35
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
People dislike Jobe because he is a......young man?
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(D)
tricky
36
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
If the boys arrived early enough, the match ....?
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(A)
would have been played
37
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
There are ...... on spelling and pronunciation at the end of the book?
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(C)
appendices
38
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She usually works hard, but....... she could be very lazy?
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(A)
at times
39
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
The police ........... happy about the dwindling crime rate.
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(C)
say they are
40
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
The keepers themselves are sometimes........ by the bees?
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(C)
stung
41
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
I now realize I ........ you before?
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(B)
have met
42
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
The patient was ....... by a group of surgeons last week?
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(A)
operated on
43
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
The old man couldn't help ...... at his grandson's babbling?
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(C)
laughing
44
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
A range of options ......available to the political parties during the recently concluded elections
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(A)
were made
45
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
He claimed that Mr. okoli's utterance was tantamount to defamation of character, so he sued for .......
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(D)
damages
46
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
I don't think he can .......?
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(C)
can he
47
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
The handset was faulty and so it was impossible to ..... them on phone?
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(C)
get through to
48
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
The president of the union ....... for the airport by the time the riot started?
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(C)
was leaving
49
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
To be extravagant is to be ....... ?
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(D)
wasteful
50
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
Until his recent experience, Onimisi used to pride himself....... his fearlessness?
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(A)
on
51
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
The trader ...... his wares at the trade fair.
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(A)
exhibited
52
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
Based on the facts before me, i have no alternative ..... to terminate your appointment?
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(A)
but
53
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
Despite the pressure of work during the week i shall endeavor to ...... at your wedding?
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(C)
put in an appearance
54
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
The expected guest eventually arrived ....... his wife?
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(B)
in company of
55
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
When we visited him, he offered us a variety of ....... drinks such as whisky and brandy?
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(C)
hard
56
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
The exercise will be easily accomplished by the team if members ....... their .......?
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(B)
pool/resources together
57
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
I have decided to ...... drinking alcohol for health reasons?
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(B)
give up
58
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
I would like to ....... my father to Kaduna?
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(A)
accompany
59
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
One ..... be too careful these days; times are uncertain and walls have ears?
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(A)
can't
60
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
I shall never be so tired ..... to write to you?
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(D)
such that i will be unable
61
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
As you have been here before..... lead the way?
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(C)
you'd better
62
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
My friend ....... me for many years when i met him last week?
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(C)
had not seen
63
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
School buildings that ...... in 1950...... now uninhabitable?
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(B)
were built / are
64
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
Sixty percent of the unskilled workers...... yearly by the company?
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(D)
are retained
65
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
Defects like ...... in government's development plans..... for extra vigilance?
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(D)
these / call
66
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
Tokyo is one of the most developed ...... of the world?
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(C)
electronics centres
67
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
The director is to liaise ..... the management ...... corporate matters?
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(C)
with / on
68
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
Some motorist ..... Sokoto and Kano?
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(D)
shuttle between
69
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
...... we can now start meaningful development?
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(A)
Since the cold war is over
70
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
My ...... is for you to refuse the ....... of the wicked?
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(B)
advice / advice
71
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
Go straight down the hill and take the third ........ on the left. you can't miss it?
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(D)
turning
72
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
I hereby declare and ...... that, to the best of my knowledge, this statement is true in all respects?
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(C)
affirm
73
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
A citizen in a democracy can ...... the law if he or she wants to correct an injustice.
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(D)
turn to
74
According to the passage, the difference between the developing countries and the developed ones is that while the former have?
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(B)
two conflicitng sector, the latter have one
75
Which of the following statement best explains the meaning of the phrase 'reverse this trend' as used in the text?
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(C)
improve the situation
76
From the way winter describes the typical condition of the poor in the developing countries, one could conclude that?
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(D)
the problems of the poor temporary
77
When the writer says'.........literally millions of work places', he wants the reader to?
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(B)
appreciate he need for numerous workplaces
78
What is the point made by the writer about solving the problem of unemployment in developing countries?
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(A)
use appropriate intermediate technology
79
Gossip appeals to people because
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(B)
Human beings take delight in passing and acquiring information
80
‘Grow gossipy’ as used in the passage, means the area
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(B)
Is a rumor mill
81
When gossip ‘degenerates beyond the bounds of propriety and good taste’ it becomes
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(A)
Harmful
82
In the passage, ‘such efforts notwithstanding’ refers to
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(A)
Attempts at curbing gossip
83
Which of the title best sum up this passage?
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(D)
Gossip: The good and the bad
84
According to the passage, the difference between the developing countries and the developed ones is that while the former have
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(B)
Two conflicting sectors, the latter have one
85
Which of the following statements best explains the meaning of the phrase ‘reverse this trend’ as used in the text
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(C)
Improve the situation
86
From the way the writer describes the typical condition of the poor in developing countries, one could conclude that
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(B)
The poor have no hope
87
When the writer say ‘ …. literally millions of work places’ he wants the reader to
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(B)
Appreciate numerous workplaces
88
What is the point made by the writer about solving the problem of unemployment in developing countries?
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(A)
Use appropriate intermediate technology
89
According to the author, electioneering campaign is approach
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(D)
Currently in used
90
From the passage, it is obvious that women participate in politics
