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• Question 771:

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

  Before we left the airport, each passenger was made to _____ certain form

  Options:
  A) fill in
  B) write in
  C) enter in
  D) go through
  E) read out
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 772:

  Those who have been following the argument for and against the deregulation of the oil industry in Nigeria may have got the impression that deregulation connotes lack of control or indifference on the part of the government. But there is nothing so far from official quarters to suggest that deregulation will cause the government to relinquish its control of the oil industry because the absence of direct control does not mean that it will surrender all its rights to the entrepreneurs who may want to participate in the industry. Yet the opposition expressed so far against stems from the fear that the government would leave Nigerians at the mercy of a heartless cartel who would command the heights of the oil industry and cause pump price of fuel to rise above the means of most Nigerians.

   `As a result of such fears, many Nigerians have become resentful of deregulation and in fact the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to ‘deregulate’ the government if it should go ahead with the deregulation plan. But Nigerians have not fared any better with the economy totally in government control. Until recently, the most important sectors of the economy were in the hands of the government. Today, the deregulation of some of these sectors has broken its monopoly and introduced healthy competition to make a little easier for Nigerians. A good example is the breaking of the stifling monopoly of Nigeria Airways. Today, the traveller is king at the domestic airports as opposed to the struggle that air travels used to be under Nigeria Airways monopoly. Before, it was almost easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for travellers to board a plane.

  Following from this, the apostles of deregulation rightly heap all the blame for the problems associated with petroleum products distribution in this country squarely on the government, which owns all the refineries and which sells fuel to local consumers through its agency, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). In the same way, the government argues that if the current NNPC monopoly were broken with the introduction of entrepreneurs to the refining and sale of petroleum products in the country, the Nigerian people would be all the better for it. It stands to reason that once the government continues to fix maximum prices would be all the better for it. It stands to reason that once the government continues to fix maximum prices for petroleum products in this country, the deregulation of the oil sector should bring some relief to the people by ensuring that wastage, corruption and inefficiency are reduced to the minimum. Consumers will also have the last laugh because competition will result in the availability of the products at reasonable prices. This appears to be the sense in deregulation.

  Which of the following conclusions can be reached from the passage? Options:
  A) the deregulation of the economy will solve all the problems of petroleum products distribution
  B) the government is hell-bent on leaving nigerians at the mercy of a heartless cartel
  C) nigerians cannot buy fuel at exorbitant prices
  D) the deregulation of the oil industry does not preclude the government from exerting its influence
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 773:

  In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:

  The thief we caught yesterday was _____ as an official of the company

  Options:
  A) disguised
  B) concealed
  C) masked
  D) veiled
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 774:

  In the question bellow choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:

  What do you want me to do now? I'm _____ withdrawing and keeping quiet

  Options:
  A) for
  B) with
  C) up
  D) off
  E) on
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 775:

  In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:

  Mary goes to school _____ bus

  Options:
  A) in
  B) on
  C) with
  D) through
  E) by
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 776:

  Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;

  The traffic situation in Lagos can lead to disastrous consequences; a man lost a very lucrative job because he was held up by it

  Options:
  A) confused
  B) delayed
  C) annoyed
  D) intrigued
  E) obstructed
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 777: Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.The man reasoned that there ought to be a limit to sycophancy? Options:
  A) there can be no favour beyond a reasonable point
  B) sycophants need not talk all the time
  C) people should know when not use flattery
  D) sycophants should know when to grant people's requests
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 778:

  Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

  If you want to succeed in life, don't be envious ______ other people's achievement.

  Options:
  A) of
  B) to
  C) with
  D) on
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 779: Choose from the options opposite in meaning to the word underlined.The project is designed to alleviate poverty in the country? Options:
  A) tackle
  B) exacerbate
  C) eradicate
  D) assuage
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 780:

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

  My eldest brother is now faced with the vicissitudes of married life?

  Options:
  A) amazement
  B) sweetness
  C) amiability
  D) stability
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  The correct answer is D .