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• Question 1221: In the book "Independence" Wearing woolens, lamb cardigans, extra socks, gloves and Balliol scarf signified that Tayo was _____. Options:
  A) Cold
  B) Going to a party
  C) sick
  D) walking in the rain
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1222:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).

  The president has mapped out some many laudable projects to embark upon.

  Options:
  A) laughable
  B) good
  C) praise worthy
  D) valuable
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1223:

  Choose the best option to fill the gaps in the following sentences:

  Why does a flamingo stand on one leg? Because if it lifted the other one, it would _____

  Options:
  A) go down
  B) let down
  C) fall down
  D) come down
  E) get down
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1224:

  Boxing is sometimes called' the noble art of self defence'. According to some people, boxing appeals to the lowest instincts in the ...11... who have come to watch blood flow and their fellow human suffer Boxers who are medically fit appear in the ...12... The referee sometimes allows the...13... to go on for long so that one of the ...14... is reduced to a human punch bag.It may happen that the boxers are not well ...15... one being much stronger than the other, as a result of which he so much...16... his opponent that he wins ...17... Many boxers have suffered permanent brain...18... in the ...19... of punches that have been thrown at them during their ...20...

  Choose the most appropriate option for the gap labelled [...20...] above. Options:
  A) career
  B) calling
  C) vacation
  D) routine
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1225:

  Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:

  A pioneer, he _____ the institution from his own resources

  Options:
  A) found and funded
  B) founded and funded
  C) was finding and funding
  D) had found and funded
  E) was founded and funding
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1226:

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

  Until his recent experience, Onimisi used to pride himself _____ his fearlessness?

  Options:
  A) on
  B) by
  C) about
  D) for
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1227:

  Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

  As soon as the headmaster appeared, the chanting resumed?

  Options:
  A) immediately
  B) much later
  C) soon after
  D) almost as
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1228:

  The medical definition of miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before twenty-four weeks. Miscarriage is very common, occurring in ten to twenty per cent, of confirmed pregnancies. Most of those feature ...16... twelve weeks of pregnancy. The most common ...17... is vaginal bleeding, which can range from light spotting to heavier than a period. You may see blood clots, brown discharge or other tissues that are not ...18... identifiable. Sometimes a sac-like structure is seen. Often, there is cramping with pelvic or back pain. You may find that the usual symptoms of pregnancy, such as breast tenderness, feeling sick and having to pass urine more ...19... than usual stop unexpectedly. Sometimes there are no signs or symptoms of miscarriage and pregnancy symptoms continue, and the miscarriage only ...20... in a routine scan . About half all early miscarriages happen because of a problem in the way the genetic material from the egg and sperm have combined during ...21... it can be difficult to find out why this has ...22... , but it is more likely to be due to random chance than to any underlying problem with either parent. Imbalances in pregnancy hormones, problems in the immune...23... ,and some serious infections are also thought to make miscarriages more likely. The risk of miscarriage ...24... with age because the quality of eggs deteriorates . If a woman drinks too much alcohol or smokes heavily, the risk of miscarriage is higher. It is also increased with ...25... pregnancies such as twins.

  Adapted from Saturday punch, 13 October 2007

  Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 21 Options:
  A) pregnancy
  B) incubation
  C) mating
  D) fertilization
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1229:

  Choose the word that has a different stress pattern

  Options:
  A) Project(V)
  B) Basic
  C) Suspect(V)
  D) Neglect
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1230:

  In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):

  The girl that my brother introduced to us last week is pretty _____ ill-mannered

  Options:
  A) and
  B) but also
  C) as well as
  D) respectable
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  The correct answer is B .