Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
He had just entered the office …. the telephone rang
- A. as
- B. before
- C. since
- D. when
- E. until
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
He went abroad with a view …. a business partner
- A. to find
- B. to be finding
- C. to have found
- D. to finding
- E. he will find
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Remember this matter is strictly …..
- A. between you and i
- B. among you and me
- C. among you and me
- D. between you and me
- E. between you and myself
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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