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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The story is rather hard to believe
Aincredulous
Bincredible
Csuperstitious
Duntenable
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Question 32
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The task was herculean
Airregular
Brelated to Hercules
Cstimulating
Ddemanding
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Question 33
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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
Aset fire to the account books
Bsold the books in his office to get money for food
Cfalsified the accounts to his advantage
Ddestroyed the accounts books by cooking them
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Question 34
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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.
Abecame dumb
Bbecame deaf and dumb
Csaid nothing because she was shy
Dforgot her native language
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Question 35
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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.
Asues for peace
Bgives out branches of the olive tree
Cchallenges his opponents to a fight
Dblesses his congregation
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Question 36
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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
ATook his audience on a journey through a street called memory lane
Brecalled events from the past
Ctold a tale about a place called memory lane
Dgave an outline of his lecture
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Question 37
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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
Adubious
Bincidental
Ctrivial
Dsimple
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Question 38
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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.
Aslow
Bunable
Canxious
Dreluctant
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Question 39
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
Everybody respects the team leader.
Alooks up for
Blooks up on
Clooks up to
Dlooks up at
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Question 40
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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.
Areturned to a place
Breturn to certain word when reading
Cre-use my word
Dfail to keep my promise
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Question 41
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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
Anext to
Bstanding next
Copposed to
Dfaced with
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Question 42
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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.
Anot written on government record books
Bnot intended for publication
Cnot taped
Dwritten elsewhere other than the government records
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Question 43
jamb1986
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.
Abrings plenty of profit
Bbrings high prestige
Cbring quick money
Dbring plenty of knowledge
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Question 44
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
This year's harvest is surplus
Aenough for need
Blimitless
Cmore than enough
Dplenty
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Question 45
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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
Apay for
Baccept
Ctrade in
Dbarter
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Question 46
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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
Awent off
Bcontinued
Cbegan
Dresumed
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Question 47
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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
Agot themselves burned accidentally
Bjumped into the fire themselves
Cgot themselves sacked from their jobs
Dwere sacked from there jobs
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Question 48
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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
Acame to bad end
Bbecame grieved
Cencountered grief
Dcame to dead end
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Question 49
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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
Aconfirming looks
Bsuspicious marks
Crevealing marks
Dsignifying marks
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Question 50
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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
