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• Question 1901: Fill the each gap with the most appropriate option from the list option from the list provided.Of course we all saw the culprit _____ and hit the man on the head? Options:
  A) approached
  B) approching
  C) approach
  D) approches
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1902:

  The earthly paradises of Bali and of the South Sea Islands, and the gentle, non-acquisitive civilization of Burma, have been aptly described and romanticized. One can add to then the Nicobar Islands, where a small population lived happily on a very low cultural level. But perhaps the most remarkable and the least known of these earthly paradise is the small kingdom of Hunza in the Himalayas, which was recently visited and enthusiastically described by the journalist, Noel Barber (Daily Mail, 5, 6, 8 June 1962). A fair-skinned population of 18,000, they lived in a fertile and almost inaccessible valley not far from the Sinking boarder, 8,000 feet up. A legend has it that they are the descendants of the three deserters from the army of Alexander the Great, who here with Persian wives which makes one inclined to believe that pacifism may be hereditary , because these people had no war in 2,000 years. They have no money, no crime and no diseases, they rarely die before ninety. Their psychosomatic control is almost unbelievable, childbirth is painless, and toothache, a joke; they keep their numbers stationary without contraceptives, and without abortion, but by sheer abstinence, though Noel; Barber saw the newborn son of a chuckling father aged eighty-nine. Their diet which consists of mostly apricot and raw vegetables may have something to do with their unshakable serenity. It makes one gasp with surprise that human nature can be like this. One is reminded of Huxley’s Island, but unlike the Palanese, the Hunza people have no art, only serenity!

  To say that the Hunza people have serenity means they are Options:
  A) cultured
  B) contented
  C) artistic
  D) friendly
  E) romantic
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1903:

  The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

  Taiwo SAILED to London.

  Options:
  A) Did Taiwo fly to London?
  B) Did Taiwo sail to Brazil?
  C) Did Taiwo sail to London
  D) Where did Taiwo sail to?
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1904:

  The medical definition of miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before twenty-four weeks. Miscarriage is very common, occurring in ten to twenty per cent, of confirmed pregnancies. Most of those feature ...16... twelve weeks of pregnancy. The most common ...17... is vaginal bleeding, which can range from light spotting to heavier than a period. You may see blood clots, brown discharge or other tissues that are not ...18... identifiable. Sometimes a sac-like structure is seen. Often, there is cramping with pelvic or back pain. You may find that the usual symptoms of pregnancy, such as breast tenderness, feeling sick and having to pass urine more ...19... than usual stop unexpectedly. Sometimes there are no signs or symptoms of miscarriage and pregnancy symptoms continue, and the miscarriage only ...20... in a routine scan . About half all early miscarriages happen because of a problem in the way the genetic material from the egg and sperm have combined during ...21... it can be difficult to find out why this has ...22... , but it is more likely to be due to random chance than to any underlying problem with either parent. Imbalances in pregnancy hormones, problems in the immune...23... ,and some serious infections are also thought to make miscarriages more likely. The risk of miscarriage ...24... with age because the quality of eggs deteriorates . If a woman drinks too much alcohol or smokes heavily, the risk of miscarriage is higher. It is also increased with ...25... pregnancies such as twins.

  Adapted from Saturday punch, 13 October 2007

  Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 22 Options:
  A) occurred
  B) enlarged
  C) continued
  D) emerged
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1905: Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.We cannot all wear expensive shoes in situation of _____ ? Options:
  A) divergent demand and supply
  B) uneven wear and tear
  C) differing purchasing power
  D) unpredicted national income
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1906: Shakespearian _____ are generally the victims of circumstance. Options:
  A) heros
  B) heroses
  C) hero
  D) heroes
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1907:

  Choose the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:

  You cannot have a vague idea of the content of this comprehension text unless you first _____ the whole passage for few minutes, said the teacher to his pupils

  Options:
  A) digest
  B) decipher
  C) skim through
  D) chew through
  E) master
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1908: Which of the following best describes Mr Mallum? Options:
  A) He was a fat, tall man with wimpish behaviour
  B) He was a tall, wiry man with good diction
  C) He was crude, rash and impatient
  D) He was a small, wiry man with odd accent
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1909: Choose the option that best completes the gap(S).You, who _____ convicted, should appeal. Options:
  A) has been
  B) is
  C) was
  D) are
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1910:

  Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

  The principal said that he was pleased _____ my effort.

  Options:
  A) on
  B) of
  C) with
  D) about
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  The correct answer is C .