One suspects that the reason why some of our newspaper still manage to break even…….suggests that some Nigerian newspapers
- A. would be runnung at a loss but for obituaries
- B. are patronized only because they specialize in obituaries
- C. derive all their revenue from obituaries
- D. invest huge revenue in obituaries
‘Mortuary stylistics’ as used in the passage refers to the
- A. art of writing obtuaries
- B. text of obtuaries
- C. study of obtuaries
- D. art of eulogizing the dead
The tone of this passage is
- A. Angry
- B. Satirical
- C. Non-commital
- D. Pleasant
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Tonye said that he was going to bed because he was …. to do any more work
- A. tired out
- B. very tired
- C. too tired
- D. extremely tired
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Dapo has made good use of some useful …. on the chemical composition of chalk
- A. information
- B. piece of information
- C. informations
- D. pieces of informations
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The train was to slow so i decided to …. at the next stop
- A. get by
- B. get bye
- C. get off
- D. get of
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Chinedu took his umbrella with him in case it ….
- A. rain
- B. rained
- C. would rain
- D. is raining
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We discovered at the end of last term that we had to read …. books before we could confidently go for our final examination
- A. more of many
- B. very many more
- C. very much more
- D. more very many
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Culture patterns are modified as they are …. from one generation to the next
- A. transported
- B. transposed
- C. translated
- D. transmitted
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The man insisted on giving unsolicited ….
- A. advice
- B. advices
- C. advise
- D. advises
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Do not take my books out of this office unless you …. my permission to do so
- A. get
- B. have
- C. had got
- D. are having
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The hunter brought home ….. antelope.
- A. alive
- B. a life
- C. a live
- D. a living
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The villages looked ….. their leader for good examples.
- A. up to
- B. on to
- C. up at
- D. forward to
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The quarrel has got to a stage where someone has to ….
- A. interrupt
- B. interfere
- C. intrude
- D. intervene
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He did not stop to ask himself why …. such thing.
- A. should he do
- B. he should do
- C. could he have done
- D. did he do
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The poor little kid has been down …. fever these few days
- A. with
- B. from
- C. in
- D. for
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My brother does not have a flair …. mathematics.
- A. for
- B. in
- C. at
- D. of
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Roli failed because the examination was …. difficult for her
- A. so
- B. very
- C. highy
- D. too
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During demonstration, the mobile police were instructed to break …. the students defence line
- A. off
- B. open
- C. through
- D. down
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Student: Excuse me sir, must we complete the assignment before lunch? Teacher: No you ….
- A. needn't
- B. mustn't
- C. can't
- D. shouldn't
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no one has said anything yet, but i think i …. be getting a salary increase next month
- A. must
- B. can
- C. would
- D. may