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• Question 2411:

  This questions is base on Jerry Agada's The successes

  The civil war created business opportunities for people like Owoicho because:

  Options:
  A) the Ibos were conscripted into the army
  B) the exit of the Ibos created a vacuum
  C) the Ibos had ventured into other businesses
  D) He became the supplier of all essential commodities
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2412: Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the lists provided.As election day draws near, the party looks _____ because many of its members have _____ other parties? Options:
  A) successful / decleared for
  B) vulnerable / defected to
  C) cheerful / moved to
  D) cheerless / cross-carpeted from
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2413:

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

  After the accused was found guilty by the court, his counsel _____ before sentence was passed.

  Options:
  A) begged for mercy
  B) made a plea for mitigation
  C) made anovation
  D) made a plea for litigation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2414:

  In the question below select the word opposite in meaning to the underlined:

  A book on style without abundant example seems to me as ineffectual as a book on biology without abundant illustration

  Options:
  A) useless
  B) difficult
  C) interesting
  D) satisfactory
  E) attractive
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2415:

  In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:

  He won most of his fight because of his unorthodox style

  Options:
  A) crude
  B) dishonest
  C) aggressive
  D) unconventional
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2416:

  Choose the option that best complete the gap (s):

  Yours is to command_______is to obey.

  Options:
  A) theirs'
  B) their's
  C) their
  D) theirs
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2417:

  Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

  The managing director did not pay his staff last month _____ ?

  Options:
  A) didn't he
  B) had he not
  C) is not it
  D) did he
  E) has he
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2418:

  Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

  The conference is biennial.

  Options:
  A) The conference lasts for two years
  B) The conference is held once every other year
  C) The conference is held twice every year
  D) The conference is held twice in two years
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2419: Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.The men were not pawns in someone else's political game? Options:
  A) The action they executed was their idea
  B) The men used someone else's plan
  C) They were used by someone's political game
  D) They loved playing political games
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2420:

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

  Either the chief of the village or the leader of the farmers _____ to be held responsible for the revolt

  Options:
  A) were
  B) are
  C) is
  D) have
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  The correct answer is C .