In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:The government is making concerted efforts at providing essential social facilities in the rural areas.
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(A)
dissipated
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In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined: The western allies frowned at their enemies indiscriminate bombing of their territory
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(B)
selective
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In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined: The girl is very intelligent, but her jokes are rather outrageous
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(C)
pleasant
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In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
We cannot but talk about his invaluable contributions to the affairs of the society
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(A)
worthless
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In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined: This fertility figure, of course, conceals wide individual variations among the people
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(C)
exposes
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In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined: Men living in an extended family know that they have to be responsible for the welfare of some other person's children
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(B)
nuclear
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In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
The appearance of the pall-bearers was extremely fascinating
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(D)
repulsive
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In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
Many miners protested against the order to march into the coal pits.
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(B)
amble
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In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:The hasty action will bring nothing but discredit to them
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(A)
honour
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In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined: The man's health has deteriorated in the hospital
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(B)
improved
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: The boss made a clean sweep of all old hands in the office
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(A)
completely got rid
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: Her anxiety was apparent to everyone present at the ceremony
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(B)
visible
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: Our experience on board the aircraft is nothing to write home about
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(A)
not remarkable
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:The rampage was organized and directed by the militant ones among the students
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(C)
belligerent ones
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: The governor advised his people to get off the beaten tracks in their approach to community matters
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(C)
find new ways
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:It was their custom to keep an open house on Sundays
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(A)
welcome all visitors
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
The president made a passionate appeal for calm
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(C)
intense
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
Mali stole the day's takings from the bakery.
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(A)
receipts
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: You do not need to stutter in order to show your excitement
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(D)
stammer
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
what embarrasses is the stealthy way in which the new servant goes about his duties in the house
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(B)
furtive
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: I have never been accustomed to seeing my brother in such a pensive mood
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(C)
thoughtful
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: The administrator's apathy was soon noticed by all his subordinates.
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(A)
indifference
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:The way he handled the whole issue was rather despicable
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(C)
contemptible
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: The authenticity of the reporter's claims should be established before taking further actions on the matter
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(D)
genuineness
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
After careful investigation, the police found no iota of truth in Ibrahim's allegations
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(C)
evidence
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: The case was thrown out because the court lacked jurisdiction
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(B)
authority
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
The chief will launch the fund-raising appeal
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(D)
start off
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: Sade has been employed. But she is unhappy because it is a run off the mill job
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(D)
an ordinary
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: I would like to like to believe that this brilliant performance of yours is not just a flash in the pan
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(D)
chance occurrence
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: As the wedding day approached, the bride began to develop cold feet
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(C)
be reluctant
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: I told my brother to get the matter off his chest as soon as possible
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(B)
say what he has been anxious to say
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: He has a big heart, but he is inept at following a witty conversation
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(C)
warm
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
The clerk refused to answer for the mistake made by the manager and his assistants
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(C)
accept responsibility
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
Most of his observations were wide of the mark
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(B)
irrelevant
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined: I didn't think she could be so easily taken in by his pretences
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(B)
deceived
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: Do you have the same aversion as i do for war films
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(B)
dislike
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: His summary of the meeting was brief and to the point
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(A)
precise
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: The minister hit on a plan to retain his post after many months of lobbying
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(B)
discovered a plan
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: My friend will hate his uncle forever because he left him in the lurch in his hour of need
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(A)
abandoned him
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
Our school prefect is too officious and we all hate him because of his behaviour.
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(C)
over-zealous
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
When I met Amadi yesterday, it was the first time I .... him for six months.
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(A)
had seen
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
A student's natural ability should be a .... factor in his choosing a course of study at the university.
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(B)
determining
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Many unrelated issue were touched upon in the .... of the discussion
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(B)
course
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The traveller had to run .... in order to .... the train.
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(C)
fast/catch
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
When the driver lost control of his vehicle, the pedestrian began to run for ....
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(D)
dear life
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
My uncle is one of the ..... of the society
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(C)
elite
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The new singlet factory is built on the .... of Aba township
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(C)
outskirts
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
If Kaka hadn't tried to stand up in the boat, he .... into the lake
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(A)
wouldn't have fallen
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The soldiers were sufficiently equipped with ....
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(A)
arms and ammunition
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
My younger brother is going to the stream with .... boys
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(A)
two other little
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Okoro intends to wear his .... dress to zoo this afternoon
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(C)
new white cotton
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Sociologists are concerned with the problem of man in ....
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(B)
the society
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The contractors were short .... cash even before the project was completed
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(D)
of
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The judge acquitted the accused .... all the eight counts
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(A)
of
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
If we go hunting this weekend we'll have to .... with scratch meals and sleep in hut in the forest
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(B)
make do
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The committee was disgusted .... the way the office was being run
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(C)
with
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Many a man .... done without milk in .... tea these days
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(C)
have/their
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The .... car is the center of attraction.
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(C)
small light-green racing
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
If i had not finished my assignment, i would not .... the opportunity to go with the group
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(A)
have been given
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
You had better .... what the doctor recommended this morning
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(B)
do
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
.... with him for two years, i cannot guarantee his good behaviour.
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(B)
Having worked
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
This is the kind of stew ....
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(C)
of which taste i do not like
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
.... is always superior to any other in town
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(B)
Theirs
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
I looked for you all over the campus but i could not .... you
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(A)
find
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The manager was angry with Dauda for ... seeds of discord among the workers
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(D)
sowing
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The government has provided new .... for the local government polls
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(D)
guidelines
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Tsado and his wife are always fighting. The .... to be drawn from this is that they are not happy together,
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(B)
inference
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The teacher invited Akpan and .... to his office
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(B)
me
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
One of the rioters who .... arrested yesterday .... released
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(D)
were/has been
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Although i am watching television. I .... what you are saying.
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(B)
can hear
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Because of the .... he did to my car, i am going to sue him for ....
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(A)
damage/damages
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
He was not a very .... student when i first met him but the years .... his character ultimately
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(C)
mature/matured
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Our manager has instructed that .... of customers must be barred from our bank
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(B)
that type
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
He regarded the betrayal of his friend as a stab .... the back
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(C)
in
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How would you describe shola's father?
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(A)
a greedy boatman
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Which of the following is NOT true of the passage?
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(C)
Shola's father exaggerated the difficulties in order to raise his fee
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Which of the following is true of the stranger in the passage?
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(C)
he was a fine gentleman in need of help
78
'Manoeuvre' in the passage means
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(D)
strategy
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Which of the following is true of the passage?
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(D)
shola's father measured the stranger from head to foot
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The 1936 Olympic games was cited in the passage to show that sport can
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(A)
lead to excessive hatred
81
According to the passage
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(D)
on the local green, you play not to win but for the fun of it
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Boxing is regarded as the worst game in the passage because
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(D)
is a game in which both players get hurt rather badly
83
Boxing is regarded as the worst game in the passage because
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(D)
is a game in which both players get hurt rather badly
84
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
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(D)
nations work themselves up because they tend to believe that6 sports are tests of national virtue
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'Mimic' as used in the passage means
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(C)
imitated
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The snake was referred to as 'something strange' because the
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(D)
environment in which the snake was found was unusual
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As the narrator watched the snake, his feelings changed to those of
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(C)
perplexity
88
The act of the snake was described as 'fatal' because the snake's attack was going to
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(D)
result in no possible recovery
89
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
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(A)
osun was not an active observer in the combat between the snake and the little plant
90
The 'fight' between the plant and the snake was prompted
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(C)
the wind
91
In the passage 'nightmare' means
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(C)
all those hazards which made life hideous
92
Natural disasters were regarded as a curse of the gods on mankind because man
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(A)
had no satisfactory solution to natural disasters
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'But starvation still stares man in the face' means starvation
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(D)
stil afflicts man
94
The working population engaged in agriculture cannot feed the teeming population sufficiently because
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(C)
there are not enough people engaged in tilling the soil
95
Drastic birth control measures may not be effective checks to population explosion since many religious sects
