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In the question below choose the phrase or word which best completes the meaning of each sentence:
It had been raining before the match started, ....?
Aisn't it
Bhasn't it
Chadn't it
Dwasn't it
Eis it
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Question 2072
jamb1983
In the question below choose the phrase or word which best completes the meaning of each sentence:
He was .... he had no time to eat
Aso busy that
Bvery busy
Cvery busy that
Dtoo busy that
Ebusy that
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Question 2073
jamb1983
In the question below choose the phrase or word which best completes the meaning of each sentence:
He used to play tennis, but he doesn't ....
Aas of now
Bany longer
Cagain
Dpresently
Esince
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Question 2074
jamb1983
In the question below choose the phrase or word which best completes the meaning of each sentence:
One of the .... during the football match led to a fight between the teams
Aincidence
Bincidences
Cincidents
Doccasions
Elinesman
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Question 2075
jamb1983
In the question below which of the following options express the same idea as the one in quotes?:
'To put something aside' is to
Aput it by ones side
Bput it in a side pocket for future use
Ckeep something for some special purpose
Dkeep in safety
Eprotect it
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Question 2076
jamb1983
In the question below which of the following options express the same idea as the one in quotes?:
'An open secret' means
Aa fact that is very secret
Ban open matter
Ca secret known to everybody
Da confidential matter
Ea secret told in the open air
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Question 2077
jamb1983
In the question below which of the following options express the same idea as the one in quotes?:
'To ask after a friend' is to
AAsk questions about the friend
Binquire about the friend's welfare
Cgo after the friend
Dlike the friend
Etak after the friend
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Question 2078
jamb1983
In the question below which of the following options express the same idea as the one in quotes?:
'To beat down the price' is to
Aflog the price
Breduce the price
Cbeat the salesman
Dattack the seller
Econtrol the price
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Question 2079
jamb1983
In the question below which of the following options express the same idea as the one in quotes?:
'To be in the red', is to be
Ain debt
Brich
Ca socialist
Dred
Edressed in red
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Question 2080
jamb1983
In the question below fill in the right word/phrase:
The policeman was sent to .... the allegation made by the man
Ainvestigate
Bexamine
Cprobe
Denquire
Eobserve
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Question 2081
jamb1983
In the question below fill in the right word/phrase:
The candidate made .... at the village square a day before the election
Aa sermon
Ban address
Ca eulogy
Da lecture
Ea speech
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Question 2082
jamb1983
In the question below fill in the right word/phrase:
He .... the book to the library last week
Ahas returned
Bhad returned
Cwas returning
Dreturned
Ewas to be returning
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Question 2083
jamb1983
In the question below fill in the right word/phrase:
There is not .... sense in what that politician has just said
Amany
Bplenty
Clot of
Dmuch
Ebig
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Question 2084
jamb1983
Select the wrongly spelt word from the options below:
Aoccurences
Bsurprise
Cpersonnel
Dpossess
Ecuriosity
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Question 2085
jamb1983
Select the wrongly spelt word from the options below:
Adisappointed
Bembarassed
Cequipped
Drhythm
Erestaurant
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Question 2086
jamb1983
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined:
The ingenious scheme of the robber broke down because of the efficiency of the police officer.
Asuspicious
Bambitious
Cdeceitful
Dclever
Estupid
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Question 2087
jamb1983
In the question below, choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined:
It is sheer fantasy to believe that there could never be a miscalculation by any nation that has atomic weapons. Fantasy means
Adream
Bhope
Cnonsense
Djoke
Estupidity
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Question 2088
jamb1983
In the question below, choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined:
Jide is being forced to go to Lagos tomorrow. This means that Jide
Awill go to Lagos
Bmust go to Lagos
Cwishes to go to Lagos
Dis going to Lagos
Egoes to Lagos
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Question 2089
jamb1983
In the question below, choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined: Had she known he was a highway robber she would not have married him. This means
Ashe married him before she knew he was a robber
Bshe knew he was a robber when she married him
Cshe did not marry him because she was a robber
Dshe refused to marry the man when she knew he was a robbers
Eshe was a robber marrying a highway robber
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Question 2090
jamb1983
In the question below, choose the expression or words which best completes each sentence:
He is very tired. He really is .... staying up late
