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The passage below has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap. Each question carries 2 marks.
Business executives selling industrial and high price-tag customer goods have come to the……16…..[A. realization B. conclusion C. level D. point] that there should be a better approach to buyer-seller……17……[A. relationship B. existence C. agreement D. friendship]. In Nigeria, a new brand of salesmanship is emerging. Today, such……18….[A. concepts B. words C. clauses D. definitions] as consultative selling, relationship marketing and value-added selling have become common catchphrases with professional salespeople. Salespeople are now….19….[A. emerging B. reversing C. dangling D. shifting] from pushy, hard selling to consultations, playing business advisory and problem-solving roles for their customers. Customers ….20….[A. interest B. awareness C. view D. service] has assumed a higher dimension. Salespeople and their companies are beginning to realize that the only want to stay in business and possibly be ahead of….21….[A. distribution B. competition C. consumption D. production] is to give adequate attention to the needs of customers. Salespeople and business executive beginning to understand that customer….22….[A. respect B. dignity C. loyalty D. obedience] is what ensures a robust bottom line. The only way to do this is to give special attention to the needs of customers. First time purchase is the beginning of a relationship. We now have a very…..23…..[A. tangible B. rowdy C. sensitive D. desirable] marketplace in which people feel a need for personal intimacy and excellent service. In fact, some customers want to be pampered. They want customized service. They want a salesperson who comes to them with a…..24….[A. prior B. full C. biased D. simple] knowledge of their needs and has ready-made solution to their problems. The ability to….25….[A. analyse B. present C. organize D. discuss] the needs of the customer and provide adequate information that helps the customer to make informed purchase decision are attributes that the modern customer respects and appreciates a good professional salespeople.
In question number 22 above, choose the best option from letters A-D that best completes the gap. Options:Choose the word/expression which best completes each sentence :
It is time we _____
Options:complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:
They said that _____ about 20 candidates for the job of a shorthand typist
Options:In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
Our government is making determined efforts to eradicate illiteracy
Options:Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
After the surgical operation, the doctor gave the indication that Mr. Idogo will pull through?
Options:Choose the option that best completes the gap.
Mrs. Okoro __________ in this school since 1975.
Options:fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
I wish I …. to swim when I was younger.
Options:What exact incident led to Ummi's development of claustrophobia?
Options:Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.
The delegates to the Constitutional Conference have mooted that funding of universities be transferred to states where they are located?
Options:Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
The panacea for a country's economic mess lies in systematic planning and hardwork.
Options: