choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) in italics. The manager commended the players for the narrow victory.
- A. Difficult
- B. Unexpected
- C. Easy
- D. Expected
Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) emboldened.
Joint
- A. dagger
- B. advantage
- C. guardian
- D. mightier
Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.
chateau
- A. chart
- B. church
- C. champagne
- D. chemical
Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.
thatch
- A. clothing
- B. mother
- C. then
- D. method
Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others.
- A. competent
- B. represent
- C. syllabus
- D. quality
Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others.
- A. ability
- B. registration
- C. quadruplicate
- D. revivalist
Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap. Now, I am used ____________ bread without butter
- A. to eat
- B. in eating
- C. of eating
- D. to eating
Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap. If it had rained, we would have had to postpone the concert. It didn’t rain, so ____________
- A. we won't have to
- B. we would have had to
- C. we wouldn't have to
- D. we didn't have to
Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap.
The shipping company advertised for ____________ accountants
- A. two young but highly competent Nigerian
- B. young but highly competent two Nigerian
- C. two Nigerian, young, but highly competent
- D. highly competent, but young, two Nigerian
Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap. The answers to the questions were discussed ____________ the students
- A. between
- B. by
- C. for
- D. to
Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap.
Knowledge of figures of speech as well as of idiom and lexical items ____________ in this section
- A. is tested
- B. have been tested
- C. are tested
- D. were tested
Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap. We saw Ifueko ____________ an egg on the wall
- A. smashed
- B. smash
- C. smashing
- D. smashes
Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap. The patient is suffering from ____________
- A. reumatism
- B. rheumantism
- C. rhuematism
- D. rheumatism
Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap. By the time the plane reaches Harare, it __________in the air for twelve hours
- A. has been
- B. would be
- C. would have been
- D. should be
Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap. I would have been surprised if you ____________ the orange
- A. plucked
- B. have plucked
- C. had plucked
- D. did pluck
Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap. The sea wave continue to ____________ the cliff on the west coast constantly
- A. impair
- B. rub
- C. knock
- D. erode
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics. We found a shady place for the display
- A. an open
- B. an unsafe
- C. a stuffy
- D. an enclosure
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics. The Flying Eagles put up a plucky defence against their opponents
- A. strong
- B. weak
- C. careless
- D. tactful
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics. The Journalist said he was working freelance
- A. tireless
- B. without pay
- C. satisfactory
- D. dependently
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics. He is loved for his altruism
- A. benevolence
- B. sincerity
- C. selfishness
- D. selflessness
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics. This card entitles you to attend the film show
- A. disqualifies
- B. discourages
- C. disenchants
- D. satisfies