In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
Mr Jack was most flexible in his instruction
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(A)
rigid
2
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
The Universities has offered temporary accommodation for staff
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(B)
permanent
3
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
Mary complained that she slept on the coarse floor
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(A)
smooth
4
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
Jim was one of the spectators as the concert
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(D)
performers
5
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:The Governor declined to give audience to the journalist.
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(B)
accepted
6
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
The debtor's husband is liable for his wife's debts
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(A)
unanswerable
7
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
The lotion recommended by the doctor soothed Okon's aching tooth
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(D)
worsened
8
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
The sun cast its shadow on the wall
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(B)
rays
9
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
He was locked up for a fortnight
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(A)
released
10
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
The lady acted courageously when thieves attacked her
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(D)
timidly
11
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
You are free to leave the hall
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(C)
at liberty
12
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
The culprit will surrender their loot to the Customs officials
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(C)
give in
13
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
The discussion became animated
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(B)
lively
14
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
The rich citizens are often niggardly in their ways
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(C)
miserly
15
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
The musician's popularity is beginning to decline
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(B)
wane
16
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
Olu promised to look out for her next time he is in town.
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(A)
watch for
17
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
Thompson was a prosecution witness at the court hearing
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(C)
government
18
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The beggar's takings snow-belled every hour.
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(A)
grew
19
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
His attempts were nipped in the bud
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(B)
cut short
20
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The preacher has made good his promise to visit some of his converts today
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(A)
fulfilled
21
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined: 'Watch it! You could be followed said the robber
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(C)
Be vigilant
22
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
Look at the tell-tale signs of battering on her
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(C)
revealing marks
23
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The armed robbers who raided passengers on the Expressway came to grief when they had a shoot out with the police today
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(A)
came to bad end
24
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
Many of the workers hired for firing the furnace had themselves fired as a result of the unfortunate accident
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(C)
got themselves sacked from their jobs
25
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The new educational system took off this school year
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(C)
began
26
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
We will surely buy this idea of introducing an entirely new product
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(B)
accept
27
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
This year's harvest is surplus
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(C)
more than enough
28
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
Many candidates now apply to read Law because it is a lucrative profession.
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(A)
brings plenty of profit
29
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The pressman said that his interview with the Presidents was off the record.
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(B)
not intended for publication
30
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
She realized that she was up against stiff competition when a new large department store was opened next to her small provision store
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(D)
faced with
31
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
Finally, I assured him that i would not go back on my word.
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(D)
fail to keep my promise
32
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
Everybody respects the team leader.
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(C)
looks up to
33
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The driver, on seeing the traffic warden, was hesitant to start the engine.
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(D)
reluctant
34
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
He likes to call attention to unimportant matters
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(C)
trivial
35
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The speaker took his audience down memory lane before he went to the topic of his lecture
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(B)
recalled events from the past
36
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The new religious leader hands out an olives branch.
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(A)
sues for peace
37
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
Though a brilliant student, Binta lost her tongue when she was asked to give the vote of thanks at the end of the Governor's visit to her school.
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(C)
said nothing because she was shy
38
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The accounts clerk was jailed because he cooked the books
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(C)
falsified the accounts to his advantage
39
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The task was herculean
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(D)
demanding
40
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The story is rather hard to believe
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(B)
incredible
41
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
It is advisable to administer the test in the morning when students are fresh
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(D)
give
42
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
He broke his mallet ostensibly trying to maintain order although he was actually enjoying the commotion.
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(A)
apparently
43
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
Jibril found that thieves had entered his house in his absence. He went to the police to report the ....
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(C)
break in
44
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
After the accused was found guilty by the court, his counsel .... before sentence was passed.
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(B)
made a plea for mitigation
45
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
Four persons accused of currency ..... are being held by the security agents
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(C)
trafficking
46
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
You had to stand in the corridor all the way? Poor you! I don't suppose you enjoyed the journey .... ?
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(B)
did you
47
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
Í'm sorry I can't give you any of the oranges; I have .... left'.
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(A)
few
48
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
No wonder those plants are dying. They .... any water for ages!
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(C)
haven't had
49
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
'Darling, do send the children to bed. I can't .... their noise any longer' he said to is wife
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(D)
put up with
50
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
My wife and i met .... on a ship going to Liberia.
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(C)
each other
51
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
..... yet about the principal?
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(C)
Is there any news
52
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
I am .... to another week's holiday this year after such a tedious job.
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(D)
entitled
53
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
I can quickly recite the National Anthem .... now.
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(B)
off by heart
54
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
The committee was frustrated because the Chief withheld his ....
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(C)
assent
55
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
Gone are the days when he ... enjoy patronage.
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(C)
used to
56
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
He did not attend the final burial ....
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(C)
rites
57
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
The officer was compelled to .... the suspects's car.
Відповідь
(A)
seize
58
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
He missed the point because he took the statement ....
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(A)
literally
59
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
Their high .... was an advantage
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(C)
morale
60
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
The brave officer .... the time bomb.
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(C)
defused
61
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
A number of suspects were paraded .... the victim of the robbery
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(B)
before
62
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
If you want peace, you .... prepared for war
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(D)
had better get
63
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
If only we .... we could have overcome the difficulty
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(A)
had persevered
64
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
'We are gradually .... to the end of the programme this afternoon', remarked the chairman of the wedding reception
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(B)
getting
65
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
We saw him ... over a wall as the police approached
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(D)
leaping
66
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
A number of doctors are not so all well disposed to .... in government hospitals these days .... they?
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(C)
working/are
67
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
The only set of loud speakers available .... to be connected according to the instruction
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(A)
is
68
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
We later on discovered that some members .... another meeting before the one advertised.
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(D)
had held
69
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
He decided to wait for the bus because he had ______________
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(C)
a lot of luggage
70
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
Thank you for the party, we really ....
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(A)
enjoyed ourselves
71
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
We are trying to study for the examinations last night when the light .....
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(D)
went off
72
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
When he had arranged the furniture, he .... the picture on the wall
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(B)
hung
73
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
I forgot to bring a pen with me. Would you, please ... me yours
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(D)
lend
74
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
If you are going to the market, may I .... please?
Відповідь
(B)
come with you
75
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
Wada said that two of his chickens .... eggs yesterday morning
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(C)
laid
76
A suitable tittle for this passage is
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(A)
Fashion craze
77
In this passage the expression 'Parent have had to swallow their own phlegm' means parents
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(C)
have had to overcome their own pride or prejudice
78
The youth acquire clothes for
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(B)
occasions that are not recurrent
79
In this passage we learn that parents
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(C)
endure a lot of handship to provide for their children
80
A likely cause of high blood pressure among the youths is
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(D)
the thought of the choice of what to wear
81
The writer of the passage believes that delinquency laws are
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(C)
unfair to the juveniles
82
Status offences are those that can be committed by
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(D)
specified classes of people
83
In the view of the writer, drinking under age is an offence because
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(A)
adults want to have all the to themselves
84
If the world changed overnight
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(D)
delinquency would also change in meaning
85
When young people make and enforce laws
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(B)
they would retaliate. against the adults
86
According to the passage Ludo is
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(B)
more a game of luck than of skill
87
It is implied in the passage that two players may fare equally if they
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(C)
apply similar skill to similar figures
88
It is implied in the passage, that in Ludo threes and fours are
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(B)
medium throws
89
According to the passage, a player with consistently high throws will
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(A)
almost certainly win a game
90
In the passage, the possession of skill specifically enables a player to
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(C)
use his figures efficiently
91
The most important aspect of agriculture mentioned in the passage is
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(D)
farming
92
Farming in many countries today is
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(B)
of great assistance to the economy
93
Some countries produce more and better crops than others because the farmers in the former
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(C)
have more modern equipment
94
In order to help improve the state of farming, the government should
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(C)
find ways of financing and modernizing the farming syster
