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• Question 1361: In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:The way he handled the whole issue was rather despicable Options:
  A) disturbing
  B) likeable
  C) contemptible
  D) frustrating
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1362: The word in capital letter has the emphatic stress. choose the option in which the given sentence relates. Musa is STAYING in Enugu. Options:
  A) Was Musa staying in Enugu?
  B) Is Musa going through Enugu?
  C) Is Musa staying on the outskirt of Enugu?
  D) Is Audu staying in Enugu?
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1363: In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:We cannot but talk about his invaluable contributions to the affairs of the society Options:
  A) worthless
  B) costly
  C) unrecognized
  D) incalculable
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1364:

  Choose the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:

  Grace must be allergic _____ smoke because any time she sits by someone who is smoking, she sneezes

  Options:
  A) to
  B) from
  C) for
  D) with
  E) by
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1365:

  The passage below has gas numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options re provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

  Ofala is a festival that is celebrated in virtually every Igbo community in Nigeria. It is the king’s own festival during which he shows himself to his people, many of whom have probably not ….16…. [A. lied B. lay C. lain D. laid] eyes on him for a long time. The morning of the Ofala sees large crowds ….17…. [A. were gathered B. gather C. to be gathering D. gathers] in the palace arena. Suddenly a cannon ….18…. [A. booms B. shoots C. knocks D. bangs] repeatedly. Rich …. 19 …. [A vibration B gyration C explosion D percussion] from the royal musicians fills the air. The Igwe emerges like the rising sun ….20…. [A royally B resplendent C dazzled D surrounded] in white –bordered gold and black robes. The Igwe then begins the….21…. [A traditional B social C royal D cultural] dance with his wife. Followed by his entourage, he dances round the arena ….22…. [A from the cheers B at the cheer C with the cheers D to the cheers] and praises of the crowd. Finally, the Igwe takes his seat and his person begins to ….23…. [A pay their respects B Spray him with gifts C observe his steps D pay their tolls]. ‘Igweee! You will live long ….24…. [A t the throne B on the throne C by the throne D in the throne],’ they declare, bowing respectfully before him. The Igwe….25…. [A answers B responds C acknowledges D replies] their homage by touching their backs with the royal fly whisk. Exhausted, the Igwe rises. ‘Igweeee,’ the crowd hails. He waves his fly whisk for the last time and heads straight back to the palace with his entourage.

  In question number 22 above choose the best option from letters A - D that best complete the gap Options:
  A) from the cheers
  B) at the cheers
  C) with the cheers
  D) to the cheers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1366:

  In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:

  Mary complained that she slept on the coarse floor

  Options:
  A) smooth
  B) rough
  C) bad
  D) harsh
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1367:

  Read each passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

  Obi: Let’s go to the Sport Club Cafeteria. One naira
  per meal is a privilege in this country.
  And God knows that I am too broke to afford
  anything More

  Olu: Got a membership identity card? Don’t forget
  the place is for bona fide members
  only.

  Obi: Forget it. There are other types of
  identity cards, remember. Just flash
  something before the eyes of those men at the
  gate, provided it looks like an identity card.

  Olu: Ee…eh, I see. That is why the place is
  always congested. I don’t think it
  is even worth the trouble. I can’t stand a
  queue.

  Obi: That shouldn’t bother you. You don’t have to
  join the queue. Just walk
  straight to the serving point without fear
  and be sure you shout your
  order.

  Olu: But only V.I.Ps have the right to break
  queues.

  Obi: Sure, but V.I Ps don’t wear badges on their
  faces. Post man, pose. After
  all this is Nigeria

  Olu: You mean there are many impostors here?

  Obi: Certainly, and many people with privileges
  too. If you want to get
  along, you must pose, and to get along
  means getting what you want
  if you choose to term it ‘privileges, it
  suits me. It is all a question of
  semantics.

  The conversation about identity cards suggests that Options:
  A) without an identity card, no one can be allowed to eat in the Sports Club Cafeteria
  B) without an identity card, no one can be allowed into the Sports Club
  C) there is thorough checking of identity cards at the Sports Club gate
  D) bona fidemembers of the Club do not have to carry identity cards
  E) a club member can afford to forget his membership card
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1368: Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).Nigeria has been playing a vital role in the political and economic development of Africa? Options:
  A) creditable
  B) crucial
  C) rspectable
  D) laudable
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1369:

  Choose the option that has the same stress pattern as the given word.

  Student

  Options:
  A) Refuse(N)
  B) Propose
  C) Rebel(V)
  D) Superb
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1370:

  In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:

  The lady acted courageously when thieves attacked her

  Options:
  A) shyly
  B) fearlessly
  C) indiscreetly
  D) timidly
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  The correct answer is D .