Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
For their part in the unsuccessful .... the mutineers were court - martialled
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(D)
coup
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Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
The Chairman ruled the impertinent speaker .....
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(B)
out of order
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Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Your approach to the problem is different .... ours
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(C)
from
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Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
The way to stop some frivolous publications is to .... the press
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(A)
gag
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Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
They .... our donation with thanks
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(C)
received
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Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
You surely want .... in your tea don't you?
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(C)
some milk
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The exercise must be done .... possible
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(C)
as quickly as
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He bought a typewriter with a view .... to type
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(A)
to learning
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Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
It is time we .... this irresponsible member
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(E)
expelled
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Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Had he known in advanced, he ....
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(C)
would have prepared for the interview
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Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
He was reported .... the policeman
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(D)
to have assualted
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Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Peter's .... a cold upsets our plans
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(E)
catching
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Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Although he was invited .... he was not welcome.
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(B)
yet
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Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
When John reported the incident, the teacher remarked that he .... a responsible boy.
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(A)
was
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Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
They tried to cash in .... the people's ignorance
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(E)
on
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Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
A pioneer, he .... the institution from his own resources
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(B)
founded and funded
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Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
He passed so well .... he was awarded a scholarship
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(C)
that
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Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Government should prevent smugglers .... their contraband
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(C)
from selling
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Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
I told him .... he had no chance
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(B)
quite frankly
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Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
He looked .... everyone in authority as an enemy
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(B)
at
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Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
As .... of you that can come are welcome
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(C)
many
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Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
He bade them .... to his house
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(E)
welcome
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Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
If .... one day we would talk about it for weeks
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(C)
a lion came into this room
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Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Excuse me, do you mind .... i smoke?
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(B)
if
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Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
The house will look all the better .... this new coat of paint
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(B)
under
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Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Without .... words he accused him directly of treachery
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(D)
mincing
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Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Asmau, did you see the snapshop of ....
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(A)
Yourself
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five option
I can’t mind the light. I don't know .... about electricity.
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(C)
Anything
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
.... a good film. Wasn’t it?
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(D)
It was
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
.... Several bad air-crashes recently.
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(D)
There have been
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
We left .... U.S.A, and crossed .... Atlantic ocean to .... Europe.
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(A)
the/the/…
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
There was .... much noise at night that we couldn’t sleep
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(E)
So
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
Visitors…. Pass beyond this point. It is forbidden
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(E)
must not
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
A policeman stopped me and I ….to the police station.
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(A)
Was taken
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
Have you paid your taxes up to date? The tax collector inquired if ….
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(B)
I had paid my taxes up to date
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
Do you want me to buy her anything? She asked Asman. She asked Asman if …..
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(E)
She wanted her to buy her anything.
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
He devoted himself …. homeless children.
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(A)
To helping
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
Although the problem was simple …. Students were able to solve it.
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(C)
Few
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
We talked quietly _________ wake the baby.
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(D)
So as not to
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
These six employees ........ absent from work since new year’s day.
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(B)
Have been
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
I wish I …. to swim when I was younger.
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(A)
Had learnt
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
By the end of June, i …. six examinations this year.
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(C)
Shall have taken
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
We used to go to that club on Saturday night ….?
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(B)
Didn’t we
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
It was a blind alley. I could not walk any ....
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(D)
Farther
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
Maimuna wrote to ask if I could put her …. for the night
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(A)
Up
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
After weeks of bargaining they …. a deal worth millions.
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(A)
Made up
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
The policemen stood …. the man at the corner.
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(E)
Watching
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
.... reached 18.7% of the U.S population.
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(B)
Unemployment
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
Joe had found a flat, so …. he will not be sleeping here, even if he still comes for meals.
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(E)
At least
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
I was in such a hurry, I didn’t have time to …. Hello.
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(D)
Say
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
My younger brother looked ill last night, and was evidently …. this morning
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(A)
Worse
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
The schoolboy screamed loudly when he saw a snake …. looked terrifying.
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(E)
Which
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
The guests ...... breakfast by the time the bus arrives.
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(E)
Will have finished
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
…. Lawyers enrolled at the Nigerian bar last year …. the year.
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(C)
More/than
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
They promised to cause …. fuss …. possible.
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(A)
As little/as
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
From one’s daily experience,one can see that many people have ..... money ..... they really need.
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(B)
More/than
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
Eko bridge, linking Lagos Island to Surulere, has ….
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(E)
A lot of traffic
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
The passenger waited patiently whilst they transferred his …. from the taxi to the bus.
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(C)
Luggage
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Choose the word or phrase from A to E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence :
He used his savings to bring up his nephew.
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(D)
Support
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Choose the word or phrase from A to E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence :
Mary is jealous of her sister’s success.
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(E)
Envious
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Choose the word or phrase from A to E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence :
Our school prefect is too officious and we all hate him because of his behavior.
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(C)
Over-zealous
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Choose the word or phrase from A to E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence :
The president of our club has sent his regrets. He may be unable to attend the next meeting.
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(E)
Apologies
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Choose the word or phrase from A to E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence :
Whenever I travel abroad, I always bring, on my return, photographs, postcards, and other small items as souvenirs
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(A)
Mementoes
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Choose the word or phrase from A to E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence :
Because our representative in the house of assembly is an immature and biased politician,he takes a jaundiced view of our social and economic problems.
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(C)
Prejudiced
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Choose the word or phrase from A to E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence :
His wife for ten years refused point-blank to leave her matrimonial home even when he brought another woman into the house.
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(E)
Bluntly
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Choose the word or phrase from A to E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence :
In some parts of India, people are ostracized simply because of their ancestry.
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(B)
Shut off from society
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Choose the word or phrase from A to E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence :
We all have both good and bad characteristics. Either is, however, easily manifested in time of crises.
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(D)
Demonstrated
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Choose the word or phrase from A to E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence :
One of the surest ways to ensure good health is to have a wholesome and adequate diet.
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(E)
Health - giving
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Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence:
The doctor was very gentle with his patients in the examining room.
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(C)
Rough
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Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence:
James is a disco-addict. He takes his studies rather lightly.
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(E)
Seriously
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Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence:
My cousin is very lazy. He will not take his studies serious. His future looks quiet bleak
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(C)
Bright
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the brothers thought it was odd for the post office to be open because
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(A)
nobody works on Sundays
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The narrator kept his younger brother behind him because
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(A)
big brothers must protect their younger ones
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The brothers decided to call the police because
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(A)
they thought they were burglars
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The robbers could not escape because
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(C)
the engine of their lorry failed
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the leader of the robbers was angry because
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(B)
the safe was empty
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Max and his friends met to launch a new political parties because
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(E)
it was the only way they could combat the corrupt politicians
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The only lady in the gathering
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(C)
Max's bride to be
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The speaker..... to Max's introduction of him
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(A)
took exception
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would you say that Chief Nanga, according to the peolpe in that gathering was
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(C)
an influential man
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The speaker was attentive to the European because
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(C)
what he said and how he said it interested him
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which of the following statement is true according to the passage
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(D)
not to take advantage of Yoga on the ground that it is foreign is foolish
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which one of the following in the authors opinion best complete this statement. The Indians would
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(E)
use electricity irrespective of who discovered it
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The writer dislikes Fakirs because
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(C)
Fakirs subject their bodies to abnormal conditions, and perform supernatural feats for money
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According to the author (in this preface) the book is
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(B)
a revised version of his Cambridge lectutres
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the author says that writers on language are
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(A)
inclined to be dogmatic
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in the author's opinion, a book on style
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(E)
will be ineffectual with insufficient examples
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to write English well, the author says it is helpful to
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(B)
to be able to read Frecnch fairly well
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our understanding of the last sentence in the passage is that we
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(C)
can not afford to be insular
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John deserves to pass his examinations because
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(C)
he prepared very well for it
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You will regard Osman during term time as a student who reads
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(E)
only the books that are prescribed
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Osman couldn't do most of what he had planned for the holiday because
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(D)
his anxiety for the results of the examination made other activities unattractive to him
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From the passage, we can see that Osman intends to become
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(C)
a lawyer
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Osman became less confident of his result each day but that does not mean that
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(E)
he is lazy
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fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options: He is easily the ...... of the lot
