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In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
Tosin refused to be …. though he has written the same examination three times

  • A. sad
  • B. placated
  • C. frustrated
  • D. indifferent
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44

In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
Adekunle is prepared for a …. with his opponent following his defeat last season

  • A. show-off
  • B. show-down
  • C. show-out
  • D. show up
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45

In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
It seems to be a well thought …. scheme

  • A. over
  • B. out
  • C. off
  • D. into
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46

In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
A number of students …. missed the opportunity to re-register

  • A. is
  • B. has
  • C. have
  • D. do
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47

In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
Three quarters of the Physics class …. dramatically

  • A. improve
  • B. improves
  • C. are improving
  • D. is improving
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48

In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
Having worked all night, the security man …. a sense of accomplishment

  • A. had felt
  • B. felt
  • C. is feeling
  • D. has felt
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49

In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
Four engineers …. on this system since March

  • A. worked
  • B. are working
  • C. had worked
  • D. have been working
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50

In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
Before mechanization, workers … water out of fabrice with their hands

  • A. wring
  • B. wrung
  • C. wrang
  • D. wringed
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51

In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
The physicians have more people in ….. waiting rooms than ….

  • A. his/he
  • B. there/they
  • C. their/they
  • D. them/they
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52

In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
It was …. who fought the civil war

  • A. they
  • B. them
  • C. those
  • D. theirs
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53

In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
Baba and …. participated in the tournament

  • A. him
  • B. his
  • C. he
  • D. he's
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54

In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
A programme of good exercise may help a person fight …. cold

  • A. out
  • B. at
  • C. with
  • D. off
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55

In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
Every programming language and software package …. limitations

  • A. have its
  • B. have their
  • C. has its
  • D. has their
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56

In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
…., sign post words are used to readers

  • A. Conclusively
  • B. To conclude
  • C. In conclusion
  • D. The conclusion
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57

In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
Many people believe that nuclear power will solve our energy problems, …. this has not been proven to be true

  • A. Indeed
  • B. But
  • C. However
  • D. On the contrary
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58

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
The company has gone under

  • A. suffered some loss
  • B. broken up
  • C. become broke
  • D. become bankrupt
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59

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
He is credulous

  • A. credible
  • B. creditable
  • C. gullible
  • D. fallible
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60

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
He reneged on the agreement between him and his employees

  • A. kept
  • B. failed to keep
  • C. failed to approve
  • D. failed to sign
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61

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
Garba always puts his shoulder to the wheel

  • A. sits with his shoulder straight when driving
  • B. works energetically at the task in hand
  • C. performs tasks assigned him grudgingly
  • D. holds the steering wheel firmly when he is driving
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62

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
The police ran the criminal to earth

  • A. jailed him
  • B. knocked him down
  • C. discovered him
  • D. buried him
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63

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

He has been advised to keep his head,the confusion not withstanding

  • A. avoid been beaten or insulted
  • B. keep calm
  • C. save his head
  • D. prevent himself
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