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WAEC - English Language (2000 - No. 24)

After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
 
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
 
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
 
The newly acquired air-bus plane is a white elephant. This means that the plane is
very costly but worthless
very useful
as big as an elephant
the biggest plane on the fleet

Explanation

A "white elephant" is something that is expensive to maintain but not particularly useful or valuable. The phrase is often used to describe something that was acquired at a high cost but does not provide significant benefits.

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