Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
In the match against the uplanders team, the sub mariners turned out to be the dark horse
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(C)
won unexpectedly
2
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence:
Only the small fry gets punished for such social misdemeanours.
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(B)
unimportant people
3
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
He spoke with his heart in his mouth
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(E)
with fright and agitation
4
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
The leader in today's issue of our popular newspaper focuses on inflation
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(C)
editorial
5
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
From the ways my friend talks, you can see he is such a bore
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(C)
uninteresting
6
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
His jail terms were to run concurrently
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(A)
simultaneously
7
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
There is some obvious symmetry in the whole presentation
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(D)
orderliness
8
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
The bill has to wait as we are now insolvent
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(B)
bankrupt
9
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
All his plans fell through
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(A)
failed
10
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
The balance sheet at the end of the business year shows that we broke even
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(C)
neither lost nor gained
11
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
He was appointed specifically to put the recruits through
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(B)
train them
12
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
The result of his experiment represents a break through in medical science
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(A)
an outstanding success
13
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
Being an optimist, our professor always sees the bright side of most things
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(E)
cheerful
14
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
The state government appointed a commission of inquiry to go into the community's complaints carefully and without prejudice
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(A)
investigate
15
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence:
The traffic situation in Lagos can lead to disastrous consequences; a man lost a very lucrative job because he was held up by it.
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(B)
delayed
16
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
Mrs. Dada has been deserted by her husband because he feels she has a heart of stone
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(D)
she is hard hearted
17
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
Mr. Jack could be a successful businessman if he paid more attention to the more intricate aspects of his account
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(C)
Jack will have a very good chance of succeeding
18
If my father had not arrived, I would have starved. This sentence means
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(A)
My father did arrive and I didn't starve
19
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
The two sprinters were running neck and neck
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(A)
exact level
20
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
He stared at her
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(D)
gazed
21
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence:
When the man was caught by police, he presented a bold front.
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(C)
he faced the situation with apparent boldness
22
Choose the option that best convey the meaning of the underlined portion in each of the following sentence;
I have been able to observe him at close quarters
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(D)
at close range
23
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in each of the following sentence;
At the site of the ghastly accident the poor woman's hair stood on end
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(E)
the woman was frightened
24
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
When the beggar was tired he ..... down by the roadside
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(D)
lay
25
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
He did not like .... leaving the class early
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(C)
our
26
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Before the operation, the dentist found that his patient's teeth....
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(D)
had long decayed
27
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
The employer, not the salesman and his representative .... responsible for the loss
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(E)
is
28
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
The boy was born before his parents actually got married and so the court has declared him ....
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(B)
illegitimate
29
As he was still owing me two naira, i was careful not to .... him any more money
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(A)
lend
30
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space:
Last week, the .... at the theatre was the largest I had ever seen.
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(D)
audience
31
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
If you travel by air you will be given an allowance to cover ....
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(B)
luggage
32
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Tennyson and Browning lived about the same time and therefore .... poets
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(D)
contemporary
33
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
The green snake which lives in the green grass is using a perfect ....
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(C)
camouflage
34
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
In order to carry out necessary examination the dead body was ....
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(E)
exhumed
35
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Remember this matter is strictly .....
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(D)
between you and me
36
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
He went abroad with a view .... a business partner
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(D)
to finding
37
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
He had just entered the office .... the telephone rang
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(D)
when
38
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
They .... receive visitors on short notice.
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(C)
used to
39
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
His suggestion are completely .... the point and cannot be accepted
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(C)
beside
40
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
For .... he is a secretary we shall not have correct minutes
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(B)
as long as
41
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
He went up quickly and returned ....
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(D)
as fast
42
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Invariably, he ends his letters .... amicably
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(D)
yours
43
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
If i went to the cinema I .... early.
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(C)
would return
44
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space
The traditional folktales form an .... to the book.
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(E)
appendix
45
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
the frightening explosion in the factory .... whole wing
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(B)
wiped out
46
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Our plane was scheduled to .... at 10.00 hrs but it was delayed because of the bad weather
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(B)
take off
47
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
As luck would have it, the weather brightened almost immediately and after six hours flight we .... at Heathrow Airport
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(A)
touched down
48
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Before we left the airport, each passenger was made to .... certain form
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(A)
fill in
49
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
My father cannot bear the .... of the concoction that emanates from my mothers soup pot
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(C)
aroma
50
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
I would not have condescended to appease the traffic policeman but i happened .... traffic regulation
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(A)
to have broken
51
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
The managing director did not pay his staff last month ....?
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(D)
did he
52
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Although he is in all respects a poor student, he has managed to buy a tape recorder to improve his .... of french
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(A)
mastery
53
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Granted you are my senior by one year, you cannot .... me around as if i were your servant
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(C)
order
54
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
.... mark an important step in the history of industrial revolution
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(A)
The invention of the locomotive engine
55
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Because the referee was partial and his opponent rough, the loser of the wrestling match received .... cheers than the winner
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(B)
many more
56
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;The boxer was highly rated .... his doggedness and ability to absorb heavy punches
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(C)
for
57
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Many lives are lost on Nigerian roads .... lack of consideration for other road users by many crazy drivers
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(C)
owing totally to
58
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
The man no longer feared his opponent after their spokesman had assured him that they were well disposed .... him
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(B)
towards
59
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
My little boy is hyper-active and he is therefore prone .... accidents
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(C)
to
60
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
His horrible high-pitched laugh .... on my nerves
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(D)
jars
61
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
The train rattled along .... full speed
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(B)
at
62
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
If this had happened to you, what .....?
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(C)
would you have done
63
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
What a relief that the strike .... when it did!
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(C)
ended
64
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
We should take care .... the robbers come back
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(E)
in case
65
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
By the time the rainy season ended, all the young cocoa trees .... in size
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(B)
had doubled
66
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
There were so many children ....
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(A)
that she couldn't feed them all
67
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Isn't it high time you .... your office?
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(D)
left
68
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
In West Africa the .... of sickle cell is about 25 percent
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(B)
incidence
69
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
We got to the hall after the play ....
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(C)
had started
70
Substitute for the underlined word in the following sentence the word that most closely expresses the opposite meaning:
The plaintiff made very cogent submissions to the trial judge
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(D)
defendant
71
Choose the option which is nearest in meaning to the sentences in each of the following questions:
The dog was limping. It appeared that one of its legs might have been injured
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(A)
The dog was limping as if it had an injured leg
72
Choose the option which is nearest in meaning to the sentences in each of the following questions:
I can walk that distance and have done so many times
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(D)
I am used to walking that distance
73
Choose the option which is nearest in meaning to the sentences in each of the following questions:
For all he cared, his parent might have been dead for years
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(C)
he did not care whether his parents were alive or had died long before
74
'humane' as used in the passage means
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(D)
benevolent
75
'we must consciously try to establish an equilibrium," (line 8) implies that mankind must
