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Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
In order to carry out necessary examination the dead body was ….

  • A. extracted
  • B. extradited
  • C. exiled
  • D. expelled
  • E. exhumed
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44

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
The green snake which lives in the green grass is using a perfect ….

  • A. ambush
  • B. under cover
  • C. camouflage
  • D. shelter
  • E. subterfuge
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45

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Tennyson and Browning lived about the same time and therefore …. poets

  • A. contrary
  • B. contractual
  • C. contemporaneous
  • D. contemporary
  • E. contemptible
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46

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
If you travel by air you will be given an allowance to cover ….

  • A. a luggage
  • B. luggage
  • C. luggages
  • D. a baggage
  • E. baggages
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47

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Last week the …. at the theater was the longest i had ever seen

  • A. assembly
  • B. congregation
  • C. convention
  • D. audience
  • E. crowd
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48

As he was still owing me two naira, i was careful not to …. him any more money

  • A. lend
  • B. loan
  • C. borrow
  • D. extend
  • E. credit
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49

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
The boy was born before his parents actually got married and so the court has declared him ….

  • A. illegal
  • B. illegitimate
  • C. illicit
  • D. unlawful
  • E. untenable
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50

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
The employer, not the salesman and his representative …. responsible for the loss

  • A. are
  • B. are being
  • C. are never
  • D. have been
  • E. is
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51

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

Before the operation, the dentist found that his patient’s teeth….

  • A. have long decayed
  • B. have long been decayed
  • C. have long being decayed
  • D. had long decayed
  • E. had been decayed
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52

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
He did not like …. leaving the class early

  • A. we
  • B. us
  • C. our
  • D. ourselves
  • E. our selves
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53

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

When the beggar was tired he ….. down by the roadside

  • A. lied
  • B. laid
  • C. layed
  • D. lay
  • E. lain
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54

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in each of the following sentence;
At the site of the ghastly accident the poor woman’s hair stood on end

  • A. the woman's hair became straight
  • B. the wind blew her hair upwards
  • C. the woman was unmoved
  • D. the woman disarranged her hair
  • E. the woman was frightened
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55

Choose the option that best convey the meaning of the underlined portion in each of the following sentence;
I have been able to observe him at close quarters

  • A. in government house nearby
  • B. within a short space of time
  • C. in a small family house
  • D. at close range
  • E. at regular intervals
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56

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
When the man was caught by police he presented a bold front

  • A. he attacked the policemen boldly
  • B. he walked up to the policemen
  • C. he faced the situation with apparent boldness
  • D. he bravely attempted to give them a present
  • E. he frowned at them in a defiant manner
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57

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

He stared at her

  • A. glanced
  • B. peeped
  • C. looked
  • D. gazed
  • E. fixed
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58

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

The two sprinters were running neck and neck

  • A. exact level
  • B. very slowly
  • C. very fast
  • D. with their necks together
  • E. together
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59

If my father had not arrived, I would have starved. This sentence means

  • A. My father did arrive and I didn't starve
  • B. I had to starve because my father didn't come
  • C. my father didn't arrive and I didn't starve
  • D. I should have starved but I didn't
  • E. I had starved before my father arrived
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60

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
Mr. Jack could be a successful businessman if he paid more attention to the more intricate aspects of his account

  • A. Mr Jack will undoubtedly succeed
  • B. Mr Jack cannot succeed
  • C. Jack will have a very good chance of succeeding
  • D. Mr. Jack will find it difficult to succeed
  • E. Mr Jack will succeed in spite of all odds
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61

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

Mrs. Dada has been deserted by her husband because he feels she has a heart of stone

  • A. she has a heavy heart
  • B. she has little warmth of feeling
  • C. she has a hard heart
  • D. she is hard hearted
  • E. she has a strong heart
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62

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.

  • A. confused
  • B. delayed
  • C. annoyed
  • D. intrigued
  • E. obstructed
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63

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
The state government appointed a commission of inquiry to go into the community’s complaints carefully and without prejudice

  • A. investigate
  • B. search
  • C. look for
  • D. account for
  • E. ascertain
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