WAEC SSCE - English Language - 2012

In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
Fred loves the weekends because they afford him the opportunity of visit the popular -74- where his friend, the -75- always allows him to go through the newspapers at no cost to him. There are usually many daily and weekly -76- of newspapers, magazines and journals on sale. Fred’s habit is to quickly note from the -77- the papers that had arrived. Next, he glances at the -78- of the leading stories and then the -79- that are printed underneath the pictures on the front and back pages. Thereafter, he decides on which one to read. He has his favourite -80- and he especially loves to read the -81- which are usually written by editors. He also enjoys the -82- sent in by the -83- journalists because he believes that they write objectively. The -84- sadden him because they remind him that life is transient. However, whatever gloominess these bring about is quickly wiped away by the excitement from the -85- pages. These pages keep him informed of his favourite clubs, players and match fixtures.
Last week Mrs Coker took her sick daughter to the hospital. After examining her, the doctor said that the child didn’t have much -86- to the parasites, which the laboratory -87- discovered in her blood -88-. He advised her to give the child the prescribed drugs and to keep out the files that-89- the disease. He told Mrs Coker that the disease was in its early -90- and that the obvious symptom was the -91- of the eye membranes. This was caused by the trachoma virus which could not be seen under a -92- because it is smaller than bacterial -93-. He made her realise that trachoma could cause blindness. Therefore, Mrs Coker should protect her family from this -94- disease she should maintain a high standard of -95- by -96- her towels and face cloths. The doctor then wrote out a -97- of antibiotic drugs and tablets, which should be obtained from a -98-. He assured Mrs Coker that the treatment he had prescribed would -99- the child to good -100- in two or three days.

In question numbered 87 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

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The missing word in the sentence is related to the laboratory that performed some tests on the sick child's blood. Option A, "operator," could be a possibility, but it does not specify the type of work the operator does. Option B, "technician," is a more accurate choice because technicians are responsible for conducting laboratory tests. Option C, "nurse," and option D, "aide," are not suitable because they are typically not responsible for laboratory work. Therefore, the correct answer is B, "technician."

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:

In Matamina no one is ..........the law

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The sentence is talking about the law in Matamina, and it's saying that no one is above the law in that place. Therefore, the word that best completes the sentence is "above."

In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
Fred loves the weekends because they afford him the opportunity of visit the popular -74- where his friend, the -75- always allows him to go through the newspapers at no cost to him. There are usually many daily and weekly -76- of newspapers, magazines and journals on sale. Fred’s habit is to quickly note from the -77- the papers that had arrived. Next, he glances at the -78- of the leading stories and then the -79- that are printed underneath the pictures on the front and back pages. Thereafter, he decides on which one to read. He has his favourite -80- and he especially loves to read the -81- which are usually written by editors. He also enjoys the -82- sent in by the -83- journalists because he believes that they write objectively. The -84- sadden him because they remind him that life is transient. However, whatever gloominess these bring about is quickly wiped away by the excitement from the -85- pages. These pages keep him informed of his favourite clubs, players and match fixtures.
Last week Mrs Coker took her sick daughter to the hospital. After examining her, the doctor said that the child didn’t have much -86- to the parasites, which the laboratory -87- discovered in her blood -88-. He advised her to give the child the prescribed drugs and to keep out the files that-89- the disease. He told Mrs Coker that the disease was in its early -90- and that the obvious symptom was the -91- of the eye membranes. This was caused by the trachoma virus which could not be seen under a -92- because it is smaller than bacterial -93-. He made her realise that trachoma could cause blindness. Therefore, Mrs Coker should protect her family from this -94- disease she should maintain a high standard of -95- by -96- her towels and face cloths. The doctor then wrote out a -97- of antibiotic drugs and tablets, which should be obtained from a -98-. He assured Mrs Coker that the treatment he had prescribed would -99- the child to good -100- in two or three days.

In question numbered 75 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

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The best option to fill the gap in question 75 is "vendor". A vendor is someone who sells goods, typically on the street or in a market. In this passage, Fred's friend allows him to read newspapers at no cost to him, so it is likely that the friend is a vendor selling newspapers. The other options - hawker, trader, and merchant - could also potentially sell newspapers, but "vendor" is the most commonly used term for someone who sells items on the street or in a market.

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

One should ...........the land very well if one expects a bumper harvest

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From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:

Please, run......fifty copies of this report for me

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The correct word to complete the sentence is "off". In this context, "run off" means to make a copy of a document using a printer or photocopier. So, the sentence is requesting the person to make 50 copies of the report.

After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
They vowed to win the race by hook or by crook. This means that they vowed to win by

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The interpretation that best fits the sentence "They vowed to win the race by hook or by crook" is "any possible means." This means that they are willing to use any method necessary to win the race, regardless of whether it is ethical or not. The phrase "by hook or by crook" is an idiom that originated in England and means "by any means necessary."

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word

He plays the kora with dexterity

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The word "dexterity" means skill or proficiency in performing tasks with the hands, so the answer is "skill".

In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
Fred loves the weekends because they afford him the opportunity of visit the popular -74- where his friend, the -75- always allows him to go through the newspapers at no cost to him. There are usually many daily and weekly -76- of newspapers, magazines and journals on sale. Fred’s habit is to quickly note from the -77- the papers that had arrived. Next, he glances at the -78- of the leading stories and then the -79- that are printed underneath the pictures on the front and back pages. Thereafter, he decides on which one to read. He has his favourite -80- and he especially loves to read the -81- which are usually written by editors. He also enjoys the -82- sent in by the -83- journalists because he believes that they write objectively. The -84- sadden him because they remind him that life is transient. However, whatever gloominess these bring about is quickly wiped away by the excitement from the -85- pages. These pages keep him informed of his favourite clubs, players and match fixtures.
Last week Mrs Coker took her sick daughter to the hospital. After examining her, the doctor said that the child didn’t have much -86- to the parasites, which the laboratory -87- discovered in her blood -88-. He advised her to give the child the prescribed drugs and to keep out the files that-89- the disease. He told Mrs Coker that the disease was in its early -90- and that the obvious symptom was the -91- of the eye membranes. This was caused by the trachoma virus which could not be seen under a -92- because it is smaller than bacterial -93-. He made her realise that trachoma could cause blindness. Therefore, Mrs Coker should protect her family from this -94- disease she should maintain a high standard of -95- by -96- her towels and face cloths. The doctor then wrote out a -97- of antibiotic drugs and tablets, which should be obtained from a -98-. He assured Mrs Coker that the treatment he had prescribed would -99- the child to good -100- in two or three days.

In question numbered 74 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

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The most appropriate option to fill the gap numbered 74 is "newsstand". This is because the passage is describing a place where newspapers, magazines, and journals are on sale, and where the protagonist visits to read them. A newsstand is a small retail outlet where newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals are sold. The other options, such as "newsagent" (a person who sells newspapers) and "newsletter" (a publication containing news and information about a specific topic or organization) do not fit the context of the passage. "Newscast" refers to a radio or television broadcast of news, which is not related to the location where the protagonist is visiting.

After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
The driver escaped death by a hair's breadth. This means that the driver escaped death

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The most appropriate interpretation of the sentence "The driver escaped death by a hair's breadth" is narrowly. This means that the driver narrowly avoided death, implying that the driver was very close to being involved in a fatal accident but managed to avoid it by a very small margin or narrow margin.

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word

Pa Bakary augmented his income by selling firewood

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The word "augmented" means to increase, so the option that is nearest in meaning to it is "increased". In the given sentence, it means that Pa Bakary increased his income by selling firewood.

After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
The boy went scot-free even though he insulted his teacher. This means that the boy was

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The most appropriate interpretation for the sentence "The boy went scot-free even though he insulted his teacher" is that the boy was not punished. The phrase "scot-free" means to escape punishment or consequences, so in this sentence, it means that the boy was able to get away with insulting his teacher without facing any disciplinary action.

In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - D, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.

Five years ago the economy of our country was buoyant but nowadays it has become...........

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The word "buoyant" in the sentence means that the economy of the country was doing well or thriving. Therefore, the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to "buoyant" is "distressed." The correct option to fill the gap in the sentence is "distressed" which means that the economy is not doing well or is suffering. So, the completed sentence is: "Five years ago the economy of our country was buoyant but nowadays it has become distressed."

After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
I am given a free hand to run this business. This means that I

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The correct interpretation of the sentence "I am given a free hand to run this business" is that the person is allowed to make their own decisions regarding the management of the business without being restricted or controlled by anyone else.

In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
Fred loves the weekends because they afford him the opportunity of visit the popular -74- where his friend, the -75- always allows him to go through the newspapers at no cost to him. There are usually many daily and weekly -76- of newspapers, magazines and journals on sale. Fred’s habit is to quickly note from the -77- the papers that had arrived. Next, he glances at the -78- of the leading stories and then the -79- that are printed underneath the pictures on the front and back pages. Thereafter, he decides on which one to read. He has his favourite -80- and he especially loves to read the -81- which are usually written by editors. He also enjoys the -82- sent in by the -83- journalists because he believes that they write objectively. The -84- sadden him because they remind him that life is transient. However, whatever gloominess these bring about is quickly wiped away by the excitement from the -85- pages. These pages keep him informed of his favourite clubs, players and match fixtures.
Last week Mrs Coker took her sick daughter to the hospital. After examining her, the doctor said that the child didn’t have much -86- to the parasites, which the laboratory -87- discovered in her blood -88-. He advised her to give the child the prescribed drugs and to keep out the files that-89- the disease. He told Mrs Coker that the disease was in its early -90- and that the obvious symptom was the -91- of the eye membranes. This was caused by the trachoma virus which could not be seen under a -92- because it is smaller than bacterial -93-. He made her realise that trachoma could cause blindness. Therefore, Mrs Coker should protect her family from this -94- disease she should maintain a high standard of -95- by -96- her towels and face cloths. The doctor then wrote out a -97- of antibiotic drugs and tablets, which should be obtained from a -98-. He assured Mrs Coker that the treatment he had prescribed would -99- the child to good -100- in two or three days.

In question numbered 89 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

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The best option to complete the gap in question 89 is "carry." The doctor advised Mrs Coker to keep out the files that carry the disease. "Carry" means to transport or transmit something from one place to another, which is an appropriate word to use in this context.

In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
Fred loves the weekends because they afford him the opportunity of visit the popular -74- where his friend, the -75- always allows him to go through the newspapers at no cost to him. There are usually many daily and weekly -76- of newspapers, magazines and journals on sale. Fred’s habit is to quickly note from the -77- the papers that had arrived. Next, he glances at the -78- of the leading stories and then the -79- that are printed underneath the pictures on the front and back pages. Thereafter, he decides on which one to read. He has his favourite -80- and he especially loves to read the -81- which are usually written by editors. He also enjoys the -82- sent in by the -83- journalists because he believes that they write objectively. The -84- sadden him because they remind him that life is transient. However, whatever gloominess these bring about is quickly wiped away by the excitement from the -85- pages. These pages keep him informed of his favourite clubs, players and match fixtures.
Last week Mrs Coker took her sick daughter to the hospital. After examining her, the doctor said that the child didn’t have much -86- to the parasites, which the laboratory -87- discovered in her blood -88-. He advised her to give the child the prescribed drugs and to keep out the files that-89- the disease. He told Mrs Coker that the disease was in its early -90- and that the obvious symptom was the -91- of the eye membranes. This was caused by the trachoma virus which could not be seen under a -92- because it is smaller than bacterial -93-. He made her realise that trachoma could cause blindness. Therefore, Mrs Coker should protect her family from this -94- disease she should maintain a high standard of -95- by -96- her towels and face cloths. The doctor then wrote out a -97- of antibiotic drugs and tablets, which should be obtained from a -98-. He assured Mrs Coker that the treatment he had prescribed would -99- the child to good -100- in two or three days.

In question numbered 82 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

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In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
Fred loves the weekends because they afford him the opportunity of visit the popular -74- where his friend, the -75- always allows him to go through the newspapers at no cost to him. There are usually many daily and weekly -76- of newspapers, magazines and journals on sale. Fred’s habit is to quickly note from the -77- the papers that had arrived. Next, he glances at the -78- of the leading stories and then the -79- that are printed underneath the pictures on the front and back pages. Thereafter, he decides on which one to read. He has his favourite -80- and he especially loves to read the -81- which are usually written by editors. He also enjoys the -82- sent in by the -83- journalists because he believes that they write objectively. The -84- sadden him because they remind him that life is transient. However, whatever gloominess these bring about is quickly wiped away by the excitement from the -85- pages. These pages keep him informed of his favourite clubs, players and match fixtures.
Last week Mrs Coker took her sick daughter to the hospital. After examining her, the doctor said that the child didn’t have much -86- to the parasites, which the laboratory -87- discovered in her blood -88-. He advised her to give the child the prescribed drugs and to keep out the files that-89- the disease. He told Mrs Coker that the disease was in its early -90- and that the obvious symptom was the -91- of the eye membranes. This was caused by the trachoma virus which could not be seen under a -92- because it is smaller than bacterial -93-. He made her realise that trachoma could cause blindness. Therefore, Mrs Coker should protect her family from this -94- disease she should maintain a high standard of -95- by -96- her towels and face cloths. The doctor then wrote out a -97- of antibiotic drugs and tablets, which should be obtained from a -98-. He assured Mrs Coker that the treatment he had prescribed would -99- the child to good -100- in two or three days.

In question numbered 92 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

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In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
Fred loves the weekends because they afford him the opportunity of visit the popular -74- where his friend, the -75- always allows him to go through the newspapers at no cost to him. There are usually many daily and weekly -76- of newspapers, magazines and journals on sale. Fred’s habit is to quickly note from the -77- the papers that had arrived. Next, he glances at the -78- of the leading stories and then the -79- that are printed underneath the pictures on the front and back pages. Thereafter, he decides on which one to read. He has his favourite -80- and he especially loves to read the -81- which are usually written by editors. He also enjoys the -82- sent in by the -83- journalists because he believes that they write objectively. The -84- sadden him because they remind him that life is transient. However, whatever gloominess these bring about is quickly wiped away by the excitement from the -85- pages. These pages keep him informed of his favourite clubs, players and match fixtures.
Last week Mrs Coker took her sick daughter to the hospital. After examining her, the doctor said that the child didn’t have much -86- to the parasites, which the laboratory -87- discovered in her blood -88-. He advised her to give the child the prescribed drugs and to keep out the files that-89- the disease. He told Mrs Coker that the disease was in its early -90- and that the obvious symptom was the -91- of the eye membranes. This was caused by the trachoma virus which could not be seen under a -92- because it is smaller than bacterial -93-. He made her realise that trachoma could cause blindness. Therefore, Mrs Coker should protect her family from this -94- disease she should maintain a high standard of -95- by -96- her towels and face cloths. The doctor then wrote out a -97- of antibiotic drugs and tablets, which should be obtained from a -98-. He assured Mrs Coker that the treatment he had prescribed would -99- the child to good -100- in two or three days.

In question numbered 100 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

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The missing word in question 100 is referring to the health of the child and the options are 'standard', 'state', 'health', and 'position'. The best option to fill the gap is 'health' as it fits the context of the sentence, which is about the child's recovery and well-being. Therefore, the correct answer is option C, 'health'.

In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
Fred loves the weekends because they afford him the opportunity of visit the popular -74- where his friend, the -75- always allows him to go through the newspapers at no cost to him. There are usually many daily and weekly -76- of newspapers, magazines and journals on sale. Fred’s habit is to quickly note from the -77- the papers that had arrived. Next, he glances at the -78- of the leading stories and then the -79- that are printed underneath the pictures on the front and back pages. Thereafter, he decides on which one to read. He has his favourite -80- and he especially loves to read the -81- which are usually written by editors. He also enjoys the -82- sent in by the -83- journalists because he believes that they write objectively. The -84- sadden him because they remind him that life is transient. However, whatever gloominess these bring about is quickly wiped away by the excitement from the -85- pages. These pages keep him informed of his favourite clubs, players and match fixtures.
Last week Mrs Coker took her sick daughter to the hospital. After examining her, the doctor said that the child didn’t have much -86- to the parasites, which the laboratory -87- discovered in her blood -88-. He advised her to give the child the prescribed drugs and to keep out the files that-89- the disease. He told Mrs Coker that the disease was in its early -90- and that the obvious symptom was the -91- of the eye membranes. This was caused by the trachoma virus which could not be seen under a -92- because it is smaller than bacterial -93-. He made her realise that trachoma could cause blindness. Therefore, Mrs Coker should protect her family from this -94- disease she should maintain a high standard of -95- by -96- her towels and face cloths. The doctor then wrote out a -97- of antibiotic drugs and tablets, which should be obtained from a -98-. He assured Mrs Coker that the treatment he had prescribed would -99- the child to good -100- in two or three days.

In question numbered 98 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

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The best option to fill the gap in question numbered 98 is "pharmacist." This is because the doctor wrote out a prescription for antibiotic drugs and tablets, which Mrs Coker needs to obtain from a pharmacist. A pharmacist is a healthcare professional who is trained to prepare and dispense prescription medications to patients based on a doctor's prescription. Option A, pharmacist, is therefore the correct answer.

In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - D, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.

The company had to.......the restaurant in order to construct a hotel

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The word 'demolish' means to completely destroy a building or structure. In the context of the sentence, the company is looking to build a hotel, and to do so, they need to remove the existing restaurant. Therefore, the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to 'demolish' and would correctly fill the gap is 'relocate', which means to move to a different location.

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word

In order to keep the peace I had to retract my statement

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The word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word "retract" is "withdraw". In the given context, the speaker had to withdraw or take back their statement to prevent any further disagreement or conflict with others.

In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
Fred loves the weekends because they afford him the opportunity of visit the popular -74- where his friend, the -75- always allows him to go through the newspapers at no cost to him. There are usually many daily and weekly -76- of newspapers, magazines and journals on sale. Fred’s habit is to quickly note from the -77- the papers that had arrived. Next, he glances at the -78- of the leading stories and then the -79- that are printed underneath the pictures on the front and back pages. Thereafter, he decides on which one to read. He has his favourite -80- and he especially loves to read the -81- which are usually written by editors. He also enjoys the -82- sent in by the -83- journalists because he believes that they write objectively. The -84- sadden him because they remind him that life is transient. However, whatever gloominess these bring about is quickly wiped away by the excitement from the -85- pages. These pages keep him informed of his favourite clubs, players and match fixtures.
Last week Mrs Coker took her sick daughter to the hospital. After examining her, the doctor said that the child didn’t have much -86- to the parasites, which the laboratory -87- discovered in her blood -88-. He advised her to give the child the prescribed drugs and to keep out the files that-89- the disease. He told Mrs Coker that the disease was in its early -90- and that the obvious symptom was the -91- of the eye membranes. This was caused by the trachoma virus which could not be seen under a -92- because it is smaller than bacterial -93-. He made her realise that trachoma could cause blindness. Therefore, Mrs Coker should protect her family from this -94- disease she should maintain a high standard of -95- by -96- her towels and face cloths. The doctor then wrote out a -97- of antibiotic drugs and tablets, which should be obtained from a -98-. He assured Mrs Coker that the treatment he had prescribed would -99- the child to good -100- in two or three days.

In question numbered 80 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

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From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:

The workers could not move the heavy stone..............they tried

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The best option to complete the sentence is "however hard." This option means that the workers were unable to move the heavy stone regardless of how much effort they put in.

In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
Fred loves the weekends because they afford him the opportunity of visit the popular -74- where his friend, the -75- always allows him to go through the newspapers at no cost to him. There are usually many daily and weekly -76- of newspapers, magazines and journals on sale. Fred’s habit is to quickly note from the -77- the papers that had arrived. Next, he glances at the -78- of the leading stories and then the -79- that are printed underneath the pictures on the front and back pages. Thereafter, he decides on which one to read. He has his favourite -80- and he especially loves to read the -81- which are usually written by editors. He also enjoys the -82- sent in by the -83- journalists because he believes that they write objectively. The -84- sadden him because they remind him that life is transient. However, whatever gloominess these bring about is quickly wiped away by the excitement from the -85- pages. These pages keep him informed of his favourite clubs, players and match fixtures.
Last week Mrs Coker took her sick daughter to the hospital. After examining her, the doctor said that the child didn’t have much -86- to the parasites, which the laboratory -87- discovered in her blood -88-. He advised her to give the child the prescribed drugs and to keep out the files that-89- the disease. He told Mrs Coker that the disease was in its early -90- and that the obvious symptom was the -91- of the eye membranes. This was caused by the trachoma virus which could not be seen under a -92- because it is smaller than bacterial -93-. He made her realise that trachoma could cause blindness. Therefore, Mrs Coker should protect her family from this -94- disease she should maintain a high standard of -95- by -96- her towels and face cloths. The doctor then wrote out a -97- of antibiotic drugs and tablets, which should be obtained from a -98-. He assured Mrs Coker that the treatment he had prescribed would -99- the child to good -100- in two or three days.

In question numbered 96 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

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From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:

Some people find it difficult not to give........to temptation

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The correct option is "in". The sentence means that some people find it hard not to yield or succumb to temptation. The phrasal verb "give in" means to yield or surrender to something, in this case, temptation. So, the complete sentence would be "Some people find it difficult not to give in to temptation."

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word

Fafa has a conspicuous nose

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The word "conspicuous" means noticeable, easily seen or attracting attention. Among the options given, "prominent" is the word nearest in meaning to "conspicuous." Therefore, the correct option is A, "prominent."

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

The river..........across the plain

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In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
Fred loves the weekends because they afford him the opportunity of visit the popular -74- where his friend, the -75- always allows him to go through the newspapers at no cost to him. There are usually many daily and weekly -76- of newspapers, magazines and journals on sale. Fred’s habit is to quickly note from the -77- the papers that had arrived. Next, he glances at the -78- of the leading stories and then the -79- that are printed underneath the pictures on the front and back pages. Thereafter, he decides on which one to read. He has his favourite -80- and he especially loves to read the -81- which are usually written by editors. He also enjoys the -82- sent in by the -83- journalists because he believes that they write objectively. The -84- sadden him because they remind him that life is transient. However, whatever gloominess these bring about is quickly wiped away by the excitement from the -85- pages. These pages keep him informed of his favourite clubs, players and match fixtures.
Last week Mrs Coker took her sick daughter to the hospital. After examining her, the doctor said that the child didn’t have much -86- to the parasites, which the laboratory -87- discovered in her blood -88-. He advised her to give the child the prescribed drugs and to keep out the files that-89- the disease. He told Mrs Coker that the disease was in its early -90- and that the obvious symptom was the -91- of the eye membranes. This was caused by the trachoma virus which could not be seen under a -92- because it is smaller than bacterial -93-. He made her realise that trachoma could cause blindness. Therefore, Mrs Coker should protect her family from this -94- disease she should maintain a high standard of -95- by -96- her towels and face cloths. The doctor then wrote out a -97- of antibiotic drugs and tablets, which should be obtained from a -98-. He assured Mrs Coker that the treatment he had prescribed would -99- the child to good -100- in two or three days.

In question numbered 77 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

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The best option to fill the gap in question 77 is "mastheads". In the given passage, the sentence talks about Fred's habit of quickly noting the papers that had arrived. The mastheads of newspapers usually show the name of the newspaper and the date, which would help Fred identify which papers had arrived. Therefore, "mastheads" is the most suitable word to fill the gap.

In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
Fred loves the weekends because they afford him the opportunity of visit the popular -74- where his friend, the -75- always allows him to go through the newspapers at no cost to him. There are usually many daily and weekly -76- of newspapers, magazines and journals on sale. Fred’s habit is to quickly note from the -77- the papers that had arrived. Next, he glances at the -78- of the leading stories and then the -79- that are printed underneath the pictures on the front and back pages. Thereafter, he decides on which one to read. He has his favourite -80- and he especially loves to read the -81- which are usually written by editors. He also enjoys the -82- sent in by the -83- journalists because he believes that they write objectively. The -84- sadden him because they remind him that life is transient. However, whatever gloominess these bring about is quickly wiped away by the excitement from the -85- pages. These pages keep him informed of his favourite clubs, players and match fixtures.
Last week Mrs Coker took her sick daughter to the hospital. After examining her, the doctor said that the child didn’t have much -86- to the parasites, which the laboratory -87- discovered in her blood -88-. He advised her to give the child the prescribed drugs and to keep out the files that-89- the disease. He told Mrs Coker that the disease was in its early -90- and that the obvious symptom was the -91- of the eye membranes. This was caused by the trachoma virus which could not be seen under a -92- because it is smaller than bacterial -93-. He made her realise that trachoma could cause blindness. Therefore, Mrs Coker should protect her family from this -94- disease she should maintain a high standard of -95- by -96- her towels and face cloths. The doctor then wrote out a -97- of antibiotic drugs and tablets, which should be obtained from a -98-. He assured Mrs Coker that the treatment he had prescribed would -99- the child to good -100- in two or three days.

In question numbered 85 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

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The best option to fill the gap in question 85 is "sports". This is because the context of the passage is about newspapers and reading habits, and the sentence talks about how the sports pages keep Fred informed of his favorite clubs, players, and match fixtures. Therefore, "sports" is the most appropriate option to complete the sentence.

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:

Harry hates.............in suspense

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The best option to complete the sentence is "being kept". Explanation: The sentence is in the present tense, so the correct form of the verb should be in the present participle form. "Being kept" is the present participle form of the verb "keep".

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:

The little boy found it difficult to keep peace .......his father

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The correct option to complete the sentence is "with". To keep peace with someone means to maintain a peaceful relationship with that person. In the sentence given, the little boy found it difficult to maintain a peaceful relationship with his father.

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

Can you............the result of tomorrow's match?

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To "predict" means to make an estimate or guess about something that may happen in the future. Therefore, the correct answer is "predict".

In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - D, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.

Some people live in abject poverty while others live in ..............

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The word "abject" indicates a state of extreme misery, hopelessness, and wretchedness. Therefore, the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to "abject" is "affluence," which refers to a state of great wealth, prosperity, and abundance. The correct option to fill the gap in the sentence is A, "affluence."

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:

The cook had..........oil and so could not prepare the soup

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The best option to complete the sentence above is "little". "Little" means a small amount or almost none at all, and in the context of the sentence, it means that the cook did not have enough oil to prepare the soup. The other options, "small", "some", and "much", do not convey the same meaning as "little" in this context.

After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
In every good transaction, there should be some give-and-take. This means that

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The most appropriate interpretation for the sentence "In every good transaction, there should be some give-and-take" is that people should be willing to make compromises. A good transaction involves both parties giving and taking something in return. It means that each party is willing to make some concessions and compromises to reach a mutually beneficial agreement. This interpretation emphasizes the importance of negotiation and working together to achieve a common goal in any transaction or exchange.

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

It is most...........that the company spent five million naira on that fragile fence

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The most appropriate word that completes the sentence is "astonishing." This is because the sentence is questioning the amount of money spent on a fragile fence, suggesting that the cost is unexpectedly high and surprising. "Astonishing" means to cause great surprise or amazement.

In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - D, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.

Although the atmosphere was hostile, the meeting ended on ..........terms.

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The word "although" indicates that the atmosphere being hostile would suggest a negative outcome. The word "terms" suggests that the outcome of the meeting was positive. The word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to "hostile" and correctly fills the gap in the sentence would be "amicable," which means having a friendly and pleasant relationship. Therefore, the correct answer is option D, "amicable."

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:

Kojo succeeded in passing his examination.................the odds he faced

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The correct option to complete the sentence is "despite". This is because "despite" means in spite of, regardless of, or notwithstanding. In this sentence, Kojo faced some challenges or difficulties in passing his examination, but he still succeeded despite the obstacles he encountered.

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word

Their father is so vigilant that it is not possible for his children to play truant

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The word "vigilant" means being watchful and alert to potential danger or problems. Therefore, the word closest in meaning to "vigilant" from the options given is "watchful" (option B). This sentence means that the father is always watching and paying attention to his children's actions so that they cannot skip school or be absent without permission.

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:

Our teacher is............to make such a mistake

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The correct option is "much too intelligent." This sentence is questioning the possibility of the teacher making a mistake, and the word "much" is being used to modify the adjective "intelligent." The correct order of adverb placement should be "much too intelligent" and not "too much intelligent" or "intelligent too much" or "too intelligent much."

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

Since the army was no longer needed, it was ...............

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The most appropriate word that completes the sentence is "disbanded." Disbanded means to break up or dissolve an organization, especially a formal one like the army.

In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
Fred loves the weekends because they afford him the opportunity of visit the popular -74- where his friend, the -75- always allows him to go through the newspapers at no cost to him. There are usually many daily and weekly -76- of newspapers, magazines and journals on sale. Fred’s habit is to quickly note from the -77- the papers that had arrived. Next, he glances at the -78- of the leading stories and then the -79- that are printed underneath the pictures on the front and back pages. Thereafter, he decides on which one to read. He has his favourite -80- and he especially loves to read the -81- which are usually written by editors. He also enjoys the -82- sent in by the -83- journalists because he believes that they write objectively. The -84- sadden him because they remind him that life is transient. However, whatever gloominess these bring about is quickly wiped away by the excitement from the -85- pages. These pages keep him informed of his favourite clubs, players and match fixtures.
Last week Mrs Coker took her sick daughter to the hospital. After examining her, the doctor said that the child didn’t have much -86- to the parasites, which the laboratory -87- discovered in her blood -88-. He advised her to give the child the prescribed drugs and to keep out the files that-89- the disease. He told Mrs Coker that the disease was in its early -90- and that the obvious symptom was the -91- of the eye membranes. This was caused by the trachoma virus which could not be seen under a -92- because it is smaller than bacterial -93-. He made her realise that trachoma could cause blindness. Therefore, Mrs Coker should protect her family from this -94- disease she should maintain a high standard of -95- by -96- her towels and face cloths. The doctor then wrote out a -97- of antibiotic drugs and tablets, which should be obtained from a -98-. He assured Mrs Coker that the treatment he had prescribed would -99- the child to good -100- in two or three days.

In question numbered 84 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

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The word that best completes the gap in question number 84 is "obituaries". In the given passage, Fred is reading newspapers and enjoys reading the editorials and news about his favorite clubs and players. However, the "obituaries" section saddens him because it reminds him of the transient nature of life. "Obituaries" are news articles written about people who have recently died, often including biographical information about their life and accomplishments. Therefore, option A "obituaries" is the correct answer.

In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - D, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.

In those societies, the ............and the cultured lived together.

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The word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word is "cultured", which implies refined and educated. The word that is most nearly opposite to "cultured" is "barbaric," which implies uncivilized and crude. Therefore, the correct option to fill the gap is "barbaric." The sentence can be understood as referring to a society where both cultured and uncivilized individuals coexist.

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:

My father's seventieth birthday...........a celebration.

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The correct option is "calls for." The phrase "calls for" means that there is a need or requirement for something. In this case, the sentence is discussing the occasion of a father's seventieth birthday, which is a significant milestone. Therefore, it is appropriate to say that this event "calls for" a celebration. Option A, "is called for," is grammatically incorrect. Option B, "will be called for," implies that the celebration has not yet been decided upon, which is not the case in the sentence. Option D, "call for," is also grammatically incorrect as it does not agree with the subject-verb agreement of the sentence.

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
We are not bound to believe all .............He said

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In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
Fred loves the weekends because they afford him the opportunity of visit the popular -74- where his friend, the -75- always allows him to go through the newspapers at no cost to him. There are usually many daily and weekly -76- of newspapers, magazines and journals on sale. Fred’s habit is to quickly note from the -77- the papers that had arrived. Next, he glances at the -78- of the leading stories and then the -79- that are printed underneath the pictures on the front and back pages. Thereafter, he decides on which one to read. He has his favourite -80- and he especially loves to read the -81- which are usually written by editors. He also enjoys the -82- sent in by the -83- journalists because he believes that they write objectively. The -84- sadden him because they remind him that life is transient. However, whatever gloominess these bring about is quickly wiped away by the excitement from the -85- pages. These pages keep him informed of his favourite clubs, players and match fixtures.
Last week Mrs Coker took her sick daughter to the hospital. After examining her, the doctor said that the child didn’t have much -86- to the parasites, which the laboratory -87- discovered in her blood -88-. He advised her to give the child the prescribed drugs and to keep out the files that-89- the disease. He told Mrs Coker that the disease was in its early -90- and that the obvious symptom was the -91- of the eye membranes. This was caused by the trachoma virus which could not be seen under a -92- because it is smaller than bacterial -93-. He made her realise that trachoma could cause blindness. Therefore, Mrs Coker should protect her family from this -94- disease she should maintain a high standard of -95- by -96- her towels and face cloths. The doctor then wrote out a -97- of antibiotic drugs and tablets, which should be obtained from a -98-. He assured Mrs Coker that the treatment he had prescribed would -99- the child to good -100- in two or three days.

In question numbered 78 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

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The missing word is related to the leading news stories of the newspapers. Based on the context of the passage, the best option to complete the gap is "headlines" (option C). Headlines are the titles or headings given to the most important news stories in a newspaper.

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:

If your argument is not strong enough, you...........your claim to your father's property

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The correct option to complete the sentence is "will forfeit". This is because "will" is the auxiliary verb used to indicate future tense, and "forfeit" is the main verb that shows the consequence of having a weak argument. Therefore, the sentence is saying that if your argument is not strong enough, you will forfeit your claim to your father's property.

In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
Fred loves the weekends because they afford him the opportunity of visit the popular -74- where his friend, the -75- always allows him to go through the newspapers at no cost to him. There are usually many daily and weekly -76- of newspapers, magazines and journals on sale. Fred’s habit is to quickly note from the -77- the papers that had arrived. Next, he glances at the -78- of the leading stories and then the -79- that are printed underneath the pictures on the front and back pages. Thereafter, he decides on which one to read. He has his favourite -80- and he especially loves to read the -81- which are usually written by editors. He also enjoys the -82- sent in by the -83- journalists because he believes that they write objectively. The -84- sadden him because they remind him that life is transient. However, whatever gloominess these bring about is quickly wiped away by the excitement from the -85- pages. These pages keep him informed of his favourite clubs, players and match fixtures.
Last week Mrs Coker took her sick daughter to the hospital. After examining her, the doctor said that the child didn’t have much -86- to the parasites, which the laboratory -87- discovered in her blood -88-. He advised her to give the child the prescribed drugs and to keep out the files that-89- the disease. He told Mrs Coker that the disease was in its early -90- and that the obvious symptom was the -91- of the eye membranes. This was caused by the trachoma virus which could not be seen under a -92- because it is smaller than bacterial -93-. He made her realise that trachoma could cause blindness. Therefore, Mrs Coker should protect her family from this -94- disease she should maintain a high standard of -95- by -96- her towels and face cloths. The doctor then wrote out a -97- of antibiotic drugs and tablets, which should be obtained from a -98-. He assured Mrs Coker that the treatment he had prescribed would -99- the child to good -100- in two or three days.

In question numbered 91 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

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The word that best completes the gap in question 91 is "inflammation." This is because the sentence mentions that the obvious symptom of the disease is the inflammation of the eye membranes, which is caused by the trachoma virus. The other options - itching, enlargement, and growth - do not accurately reflect the symptom described in the passage.

In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
Fred loves the weekends because they afford him the opportunity of visit the popular -74- where his friend, the -75- always allows him to go through the newspapers at no cost to him. There are usually many daily and weekly -76- of newspapers, magazines and journals on sale. Fred’s habit is to quickly note from the -77- the papers that had arrived. Next, he glances at the -78- of the leading stories and then the -79- that are printed underneath the pictures on the front and back pages. Thereafter, he decides on which one to read. He has his favourite -80- and he especially loves to read the -81- which are usually written by editors. He also enjoys the -82- sent in by the -83- journalists because he believes that they write objectively. The -84- sadden him because they remind him that life is transient. However, whatever gloominess these bring about is quickly wiped away by the excitement from the -85- pages. These pages keep him informed of his favourite clubs, players and match fixtures.
Last week Mrs Coker took her sick daughter to the hospital. After examining her, the doctor said that the child didn’t have much -86- to the parasites, which the laboratory -87- discovered in her blood -88-. He advised her to give the child the prescribed drugs and to keep out the files that-89- the disease. He told Mrs Coker that the disease was in its early -90- and that the obvious symptom was the -91- of the eye membranes. This was caused by the trachoma virus which could not be seen under a -92- because it is smaller than bacterial -93-. He made her realise that trachoma could cause blindness. Therefore, Mrs Coker should protect her family from this -94- disease she should maintain a high standard of -95- by -96- her towels and face cloths. The doctor then wrote out a -97- of antibiotic drugs and tablets, which should be obtained from a -98-. He assured Mrs Coker that the treatment he had prescribed would -99- the child to good -100- in two or three days.

In question numbered 93 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

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The best option to complete the gap in question 93 is A - organisms. The sentence mentions that the trachoma virus is smaller than bacterial, which means it is a type of microorganism. Fungi are a different type of microorganism that are not relevant to the context, while vermin and pests refer to animals that can cause harm or damage, which is not the case here. Therefore, option A - organisms, is the best fit for the sentence.

In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
Fred loves the weekends because they afford him the opportunity of visit the popular -74- where his friend, the -75- always allows him to go through the newspapers at no cost to him. There are usually many daily and weekly -76- of newspapers, magazines and journals on sale. Fred’s habit is to quickly note from the -77- the papers that had arrived. Next, he glances at the -78- of the leading stories and then the -79- that are printed underneath the pictures on the front and back pages. Thereafter, he decides on which one to read. He has his favourite -80- and he especially loves to read the -81- which are usually written by editors. He also enjoys the -82- sent in by the -83- journalists because he believes that they write objectively. The -84- sadden him because they remind him that life is transient. However, whatever gloominess these bring about is quickly wiped away by the excitement from the -85- pages. These pages keep him informed of his favourite clubs, players and match fixtures.
Last week Mrs Coker took her sick daughter to the hospital. After examining her, the doctor said that the child didn’t have much -86- to the parasites, which the laboratory -87- discovered in her blood -88-. He advised her to give the child the prescribed drugs and to keep out the files that-89- the disease. He told Mrs Coker that the disease was in its early -90- and that the obvious symptom was the -91- of the eye membranes. This was caused by the trachoma virus which could not be seen under a -92- because it is smaller than bacterial -93-. He made her realise that trachoma could cause blindness. Therefore, Mrs Coker should protect her family from this -94- disease she should maintain a high standard of -95- by -96- her towels and face cloths. The doctor then wrote out a -97- of antibiotic drugs and tablets, which should be obtained from a -98-. He assured Mrs Coker that the treatment he had prescribed would -99- the child to good -100- in two or three days.

In question numbered 97 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

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The best option for the gap in question 97 is "prescription". This is because the sentence talks about the doctor writing out a list of drugs and tablets for the sick child. A prescription is a written instruction from a medical practitioner that authorizes a patient to be provided with a medicine or treatment. Therefore, "prescription" is the most suitable word to complete the gap in the sentence.

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

When you...........someone's point of view, you should do so politely.

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After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.

Our teacher advised us not to go with the crowd. This means that he advised us not to

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The most appropriate interpretation of the sentence "Our teacher advised us not to go with the crowd" is "be unduly influenced by others". This means that the teacher advised the students not to follow the opinions or actions of others blindly, but to think independently and make their own decisions.

In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
Fred loves the weekends because they afford him the opportunity of visit the popular -74- where his friend, the -75- always allows him to go through the newspapers at no cost to him. There are usually many daily and weekly -76- of newspapers, magazines and journals on sale. Fred’s habit is to quickly note from the -77- the papers that had arrived. Next, he glances at the -78- of the leading stories and then the -79- that are printed underneath the pictures on the front and back pages. Thereafter, he decides on which one to read. He has his favourite -80- and he especially loves to read the -81- which are usually written by editors. He also enjoys the -82- sent in by the -83- journalists because he believes that they write objectively. The -84- sadden him because they remind him that life is transient. However, whatever gloominess these bring about is quickly wiped away by the excitement from the -85- pages. These pages keep him informed of his favourite clubs, players and match fixtures.
Last week Mrs Coker took her sick daughter to the hospital. After examining her, the doctor said that the child didn’t have much -86- to the parasites, which the laboratory -87- discovered in her blood -88-. He advised her to give the child the prescribed drugs and to keep out the files that-89- the disease. He told Mrs Coker that the disease was in its early -90- and that the obvious symptom was the -91- of the eye membranes. This was caused by the trachoma virus which could not be seen under a -92- because it is smaller than bacterial -93-. He made her realise that trachoma could cause blindness. Therefore, Mrs Coker should protect her family from this -94- disease she should maintain a high standard of -95- by -96- her towels and face cloths. The doctor then wrote out a -97- of antibiotic drugs and tablets, which should be obtained from a -98-. He assured Mrs Coker that the treatment he had prescribed would -99- the child to good -100- in two or three days.

In question numbered 81 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

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The best option to fill the gap numbered 81 is "editorials". The passage describes how Fred loves to read newspapers and has a habit of quickly noting the papers that had arrived. He glances at the headlines of the leading stories and then the editorials that are usually written by editors. Therefore, "editorials" best fits the context.

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:

The boys.........football when the teacher entered the class

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The correct option to complete the sentence is "were discussing". This is because the sentence is in the past continuous tense, which is used to describe an action that was ongoing in the past. Therefore, the correct option should reflect this tense.

In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
Fred loves the weekends because they afford him the opportunity of visit the popular -74- where his friend, the -75- always allows him to go through the newspapers at no cost to him. There are usually many daily and weekly -76- of newspapers, magazines and journals on sale. Fred’s habit is to quickly note from the -77- the papers that had arrived. Next, he glances at the -78- of the leading stories and then the -79- that are printed underneath the pictures on the front and back pages. Thereafter, he decides on which one to read. He has his favourite -80- and he especially loves to read the -81- which are usually written by editors. He also enjoys the -82- sent in by the -83- journalists because he believes that they write objectively. The -84- sadden him because they remind him that life is transient. However, whatever gloominess these bring about is quickly wiped away by the excitement from the -85- pages. These pages keep him informed of his favourite clubs, players and match fixtures.
Last week Mrs Coker took her sick daughter to the hospital. After examining her, the doctor said that the child didn’t have much -86- to the parasites, which the laboratory -87- discovered in her blood -88-. He advised her to give the child the prescribed drugs and to keep out the files that-89- the disease. He told Mrs Coker that the disease was in its early -90- and that the obvious symptom was the -91- of the eye membranes. This was caused by the trachoma virus which could not be seen under a -92- because it is smaller than bacterial -93-. He made her realise that trachoma could cause blindness. Therefore, Mrs Coker should protect her family from this -94- disease she should maintain a high standard of -95- by -96- her towels and face cloths. The doctor then wrote out a -97- of antibiotic drugs and tablets, which should be obtained from a -98-. He assured Mrs Coker that the treatment he had prescribed would -99- the child to good -100- in two or three days.

In question numbered 79 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

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In the sentence, "Next, he glances at the -78- of the leading stories and then the -79- that are printed underneath the pictures on the front and back pages," the blank space refers to the text that is printed underneath the pictures on the front and back pages of the newspapers. The word that best completes the gap is "captions" (option D), as captions are the text that describes or explains what is shown in a picture or photograph. The other options, such as copies, subscripts, and documents, do not fit the context of the sentence as well as captions do.

In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
Fred loves the weekends because they afford him the opportunity of visit the popular -74- where his friend, the -75- always allows him to go through the newspapers at no cost to him. There are usually many daily and weekly -76- of newspapers, magazines and journals on sale. Fred’s habit is to quickly note from the -77- the papers that had arrived. Next, he glances at the -78- of the leading stories and then the -79- that are printed underneath the pictures on the front and back pages. Thereafter, he decides on which one to read. He has his favourite -80- and he especially loves to read the -81- which are usually written by editors. He also enjoys the -82- sent in by the -83- journalists because he believes that they write objectively. The -84- sadden him because they remind him that life is transient. However, whatever gloominess these bring about is quickly wiped away by the excitement from the -85- pages. These pages keep him informed of his favourite clubs, players and match fixtures.
Last week Mrs Coker took her sick daughter to the hospital. After examining her, the doctor said that the child didn’t have much -86- to the parasites, which the laboratory -87- discovered in her blood -88-. He advised her to give the child the prescribed drugs and to keep out the files that-89- the disease. He told Mrs Coker that the disease was in its early -90- and that the obvious symptom was the -91- of the eye membranes. This was caused by the trachoma virus which could not be seen under a -92- because it is smaller than bacterial -93-. He made her realise that trachoma could cause blindness. Therefore, Mrs Coker should protect her family from this -94- disease she should maintain a high standard of -95- by -96- her towels and face cloths. The doctor then wrote out a -97- of antibiotic drugs and tablets, which should be obtained from a -98-. He assured Mrs Coker that the treatment he had prescribed would -99- the child to good -100- in two or three days.

In question numbered 99 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

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After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
That account of the incident is true to a degree. This means that the account is

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The sentence "That account of the incident is true to a degree" means that the account is partly true. This means that some aspects of the account are accurate, but there may be some parts that are not completely accurate.

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:

If the police had not intervened quickly, the suspected thief..........by the mob.

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The correct option is A, "would have been killed". The sentence is in the past tense, and it describes a hypothetical situation that did not happen. The suspected thief was at risk of being killed by the mob, but the police intervened quickly and prevented this outcome. The phrase "would have been killed" is the past conditional form of the verb "to be killed," and it is used to describe a hypothetical or unreal situation in the past.

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:

The cook had ..........oil and so could not prepare the soup

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The best option to complete the sentence is "little". "Little" means a small amount, which indicates that the cook had a very small amount of oil, not enough to prepare the soup. The other options don't fit well in the context of the sentence. "Small" means little in size, "some" means an unspecified quantity, and "much" means a large amount, and they don't convey the same meaning as "little" in this context.

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:

This is not your book, it is .............

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The correct answer is "Andrew's". The sentence is asking for possession, and the apostrophe is used to show that the book belongs to someone named Andrew. Since Andrew is a singular noun, the apostrophe comes before the "s" to show possession. Therefore, the correct answer is "Andrew's."

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:

Anyone who wants to succeed in any endeavour should.........his lazy habits

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The correct option is "shake off". "Shake off" means to get rid of something such as a habit or feeling. In this context, the sentence is suggesting that anyone who wants to be successful should get rid of their lazy habits. Therefore, "shake off" is the best option. "Shake down" means to search thoroughly, "Shake out" means to make something straight by shaking it, and "Shake in" does not make sense in this context.

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

In Botany, one is bound to........flowers

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The word that best completes the sentence is "study." Botany is a branch of biology that deals with the scientific study of plants, including their structure, properties, and biochemical processes. Therefore, studying flowers is essential in botany, as flowers are reproductive structures of plants.

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:

John said he had never .........insulted in his life

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The correct answer is "been so". The sentence is in the past perfect tense, which is used to talk about an action that was completed before another action in the past. In this case, the first action is John's life up until the time he made the statement, and the second action is the statement he made. The past perfect tense is formed using "had" + the past participle of the verb. The verb in this sentence is "insult", and the past participle of "insult" is "insulted". Therefore, the correct sentence is "John said he had never been insulted in his life." This means that John had never experienced someone insulting him up until the time he made the statement.

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
He was charged...........stealing from the company's safe

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The correct answer is "with". The sentence "He was charged with stealing from the company's safe" means that he was accused or formally charged with the crime of stealing from the company's safe. The preposition "with" is commonly used to indicate the crime or offense for which someone is being charged.

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:
No sooner had they arrived.............we left the hall

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The correct option is "than". The sentence structure indicates that the speaker left the hall immediately after "they" arrived. The phrase "no sooner" is used to emphasize the immediacy of the action that follows, and "than" is the correct conjunction to connect the two clauses. Therefore, the correct sentence is "No sooner had they arrived than we left the hall."

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:

You will help me lift this box..........?

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After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
They vowed to win the race by hook or by crook. This means that they vowed to win by

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The correct interpretation for the sentence "They vowed to win the race by hook or by crook" is "any possible means". The phrase "by hook or by crook" is an idiom which means to do whatever is necessary to achieve a goal, even if it involves using dishonest or illegal methods. In this context, it means that they are determined to win the race at all costs, even if they have to use unconventional or unethical methods to do so.

In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
Fred loves the weekends because they afford him the opportunity of visit the popular -74- where his friend, the -75- always allows him to go through the newspapers at no cost to him. There are usually many daily and weekly -76- of newspapers, magazines and journals on sale. Fred’s habit is to quickly note from the -77- the papers that had arrived. Next, he glances at the -78- of the leading stories and then the -79- that are printed underneath the pictures on the front and back pages. Thereafter, he decides on which one to read. He has his favourite -80- and he especially loves to read the -81- which are usually written by editors. He also enjoys the -82- sent in by the -83- journalists because he believes that they write objectively. The -84- sadden him because they remind him that life is transient. However, whatever gloominess these bring about is quickly wiped away by the excitement from the -85- pages. These pages keep him informed of his favourite clubs, players and match fixtures.
Last week Mrs Coker took her sick daughter to the hospital. After examining her, the doctor said that the child didn’t have much -86- to the parasites, which the laboratory -87- discovered in her blood -88-. He advised her to give the child the prescribed drugs and to keep out the files that-89- the disease. He told Mrs Coker that the disease was in its early -90- and that the obvious symptom was the -91- of the eye membranes. This was caused by the trachoma virus which could not be seen under a -92- because it is smaller than bacterial -93-. He made her realise that trachoma could cause blindness. Therefore, Mrs Coker should protect her family from this -94- disease she should maintain a high standard of -95- by -96- her towels and face cloths. The doctor then wrote out a -97- of antibiotic drugs and tablets, which should be obtained from a -98-. He assured Mrs Coker that the treatment he had prescribed would -99- the child to good -100- in two or three days.

In question numbered 83 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

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The best option to fill the gap in question 83 is "freelance". This is because the passage mentions that Fred enjoys reading letters sent in by the "freelance journalists" because he believes they write objectively. The other options do not fit the context and do not accurately describe the type of journalists being referred to in the passage.

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

His lecture was.............and so the students did not understand it.

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From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:

While he was in prison he had.........time to read a lot of books.

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The word that best completes the sentence is "ample". The sentence implies that the person had a lot of time to read books while he was in prison. "Ample" means plenty or more than enough, so it is the most appropriate choice to describe the amount of time he had for reading. The other options are not fitting as "real" doesn't make sense in this context, "few" means a small number of something which contradicts the idea of having a lot of time, and "most" means nearly all which is also not applicable in this sentence.

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word

The police could not apprehend all the gamblers

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The word "apprehend" means to arrest or catch. Therefore, the word closest in meaning to "apprehend" is "arrest." The correct answer is option C: arrest.

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:

Those boys will have to blame..........for not listening to advice

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The correct option is "themselves". The sentence implies that the boys did not listen to advice, and as a result, they are responsible for any negative outcome that may occur. The pronoun "themselves" is the reflexive form of "they" and refers to the subject of the sentence, which in this case is "those boys". Therefore, the correct option is "blame themselves".

In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - D, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.

The contributions should be ...........not compulsory

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The word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to "compulsory" is "voluntary." The sentence is stating that contributions should not be compulsory, meaning they should not be required or mandatory. The opposite of this would be voluntary, meaning they are given willingly or by choice. Therefore, the correct answer is the word "voluntary."

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

Matters that are confidential must not be made..........

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The word that best completes the sentence is "public". Confidential matters are private and should be kept secret. Making them public means sharing them with others who are not authorized to know or have access to the information. Therefore, the sentence is saying that confidential matters should not be made public, which is the opposite of keeping them private.

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word

John bled profusely as a result of the accident

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The word "profusely" in the sentence means bleeding "excessively" which is option B.

In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
Fred loves the weekends because they afford him the opportunity of visit the popular -74- where his friend, the -75- always allows him to go through the newspapers at no cost to him. There are usually many daily and weekly -76- of newspapers, magazines and journals on sale. Fred’s habit is to quickly note from the -77- the papers that had arrived. Next, he glances at the -78- of the leading stories and then the -79- that are printed underneath the pictures on the front and back pages. Thereafter, he decides on which one to read. He has his favourite -80- and he especially loves to read the -81- which are usually written by editors. He also enjoys the -82- sent in by the -83- journalists because he believes that they write objectively. The -84- sadden him because they remind him that life is transient. However, whatever gloominess these bring about is quickly wiped away by the excitement from the -85- pages. These pages keep him informed of his favourite clubs, players and match fixtures.
Last week Mrs Coker took her sick daughter to the hospital. After examining her, the doctor said that the child didn’t have much -86- to the parasites, which the laboratory -87- discovered in her blood -88-. He advised her to give the child the prescribed drugs and to keep out the files that-89- the disease. He told Mrs Coker that the disease was in its early -90- and that the obvious symptom was the -91- of the eye membranes. This was caused by the trachoma virus which could not be seen under a -92- because it is smaller than bacterial -93-. He made her realise that trachoma could cause blindness. Therefore, Mrs Coker should protect her family from this -94- disease she should maintain a high standard of -95- by -96- her towels and face cloths. The doctor then wrote out a -97- of antibiotic drugs and tablets, which should be obtained from a -98-. He assured Mrs Coker that the treatment he had prescribed would -99- the child to good -100- in two or three days.

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The missing word in the sentence is describing a symptom of the disease that the doctor found in Mrs Coker's daughter. The sentence says, "the obvious symptom was the -91- of the eye membranes." The best option that fits in the gap is "inflammation" because inflammation of the eye membranes is a common symptom of the trachoma virus. So, option C is the correct answer.

In the following passages the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the below each passage, four options are offered in columns lettered A to D. choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passages.
Fred loves the weekends because they afford him the opportunity of visit the popular -74- where his friend, the -75- always allows him to go through the newspapers at no cost to him. There are usually many daily and weekly -76- of newspapers, magazines and journals on sale. Fred’s habit is to quickly note from the -77- the papers that had arrived. Next, he glances at the -78- of the leading stories and then the -79- that are printed underneath the pictures on the front and back pages. Thereafter, he decides on which one to read. He has his favourite -80- and he especially loves to read the -81- which are usually written by editors. He also enjoys the -82- sent in by the -83- journalists because he believes that they write objectively. The -84- sadden him because they remind him that life is transient. However, whatever gloominess these bring about is quickly wiped away by the excitement from the -85- pages. These pages keep him informed of his favourite clubs, players and match fixtures.
Last week Mrs Coker took her sick daughter to the hospital. After examining her, the doctor said that the child didn’t have much -86- to the parasites, which the laboratory -87- discovered in her blood -88-. He advised her to give the child the prescribed drugs and to keep out the files that-89- the disease. He told Mrs Coker that the disease was in its early -90- and that the obvious symptom was the -91- of the eye membranes. This was caused by the trachoma virus which could not be seen under a -92- because it is smaller than bacterial -93-. He made her realise that trachoma could cause blindness. Therefore, Mrs Coker should protect her family from this -94- disease she should maintain a high standard of -95- by -96- her towels and face cloths. The doctor then wrote out a -97- of antibiotic drugs and tablets, which should be obtained from a -98-. He assured Mrs Coker that the treatment he had prescribed would -99- the child to good -100- in two or three days.

In question numbered 88 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

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The word that best completes the gap in question numbered 88 is "sample". The doctor said that the child didn’t have much ___ to the parasites, which the laboratory ___ discovered in her blood ___. Here, the blank space requires a word that means a small amount of something that has been tested or examined. Out of the given options, only "sample" fits in the context, indicating that a small amount of blood was tested in the laboratory to discover the parasites.

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word

Many parents are upset by the laxity with which children treat academic work nowadays