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From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
The Commissioner for Education with his secretary..........expected yesterday
Aare
Bwas
Cwere
Dis
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Question 52
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From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
She does not remember ever..........a tiger
Ato see
Bto have seen
Cseeing
Dhaving to see
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Question 53
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From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
To be alive after such a serious accident.............a celebration
Ais called for
Bcalls for
Chas been called for
Dcall for
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Question 54
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From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
Let us keep..............the plans we made earlier.
Aaway
Bto
Coff
Don
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Question 55
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From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
The secretary needs to run........two hundred copies of the previous minutes for the next meeting
Aoff
Bon
Cout
Dover
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Question 56
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From the words lettered A to D, below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase as it is used in the sentence.
Don't expect anything but hypocrisy from politicians
Apromises
Bmanifestoes
Cinsincerity
Ddishonety
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Question 57
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From the words lettered A to D, below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase as it is used in the sentence.
Lunatics have some lucid moments.
Atroubled
Bquiet
Cnoisy
Dsane
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Question 58
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From the words lettered A to D, below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase as it is used in the sentence.
Whatever he says is irrevocable
Afinal
Bfalse
Cdebatable
Dunclear
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Question 59
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From the words lettered A to D, below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase as it is used in the sentence.
She spurned the advances of her boss
Aaccommodated
Baccepted
Crejected
Ddiscouraged
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Question 60
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From the words lettered A to D, below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase as it is used in the sentence.
The manager refused his deputy's request in reprisal for his disloyalty.
Acompensation
Bannoyance
Cretaliation
Dexchange
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Question 61
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From the words lettered A to D, below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase as it is used in the sentence.
Several cabinet ministers joined the president's retinue for the summit conference.
Aentourage
Bvehicle
Cfollowers
Dexchange
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Question 62
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From the words lettered A to D, below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase as it is used in the sentence.
The students made scathing remarks about the vice-chancellor.
Acritical
Bpositive
Cmild
Ddamaging
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Question 63
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From the words lettered A to D, below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase as it is used in the sentence.
Adamu inadvertently shot his friend dead.
Adeliberately
Bspontaneously
Caccidentally
Dinappropriately
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Question 64
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From the words lettered A to D, below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase as it is used in the sentence.
His father's death derailed his plans to enter the university
Adiscouraged
Bfailed
Cmoved
Druined
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Question 65
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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.
I was given a standing ovation for my outstanding performance. This means that
Aeveryone stood up to clap for me
Beveryone stood to catch a glimpse of me
Ceveryone congratulated me
DI was asked to stand up
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Question 66
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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.
I was given a standing ovation for my outstanding performance. This means that
Aeveryone stood up to clap for me
Beveryone stood to catch a glimpse of me
Ceveryone congratulated me
DI was asked to stand up
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Question 67
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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 senator's house is the last word in comfort. This means that the senator
Ahas the most comfortable house
Bspeaks about the comfort of his house
Cowns the last house on comfort street
Dhas a house that is not comfortable
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Question 68
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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.
When I went on leave I asked Mr. Bamson to hold the forte. This means that I asked him to
Adefend me
Bact in my absence
Cprotect my position
Dbe strong in my absence
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Question 69
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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.
When I went on leave I asked Mr. Bamson to hold the forte. This means that I asked him to
Adefend me
Bact in my absence
Cprotect my position
Dbe strong in my absence
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Question 70
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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 students made such a noise in the class that the teacher read them the Riot Act. This means that the teacher
Apunished all the students
Binstigated the students to riot
Cwarned the students to stop the noise or get punished
Dread the school's rules and regulation to the students
