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• Question 2131:

  In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:

  The water is not good for drinking; it's been _____ by the dead rabbit

  Options:
  A) contaminated
  B) infested
  C) spoilt
  D) diseased
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2132:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined.

  He is a prolific writer?

  Options:
  A) a very productive
  B) a well-known
  C) a clever
  D) an influential
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2133:

  The passage below has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap. Each question carries 2 marks.

  Believe it or not, change is to human existence what the blood is to the human body. We live in era of amazing …. 16…. [A. well-defined B. fast-paced C. favourable D. social] change spawned by advancing technology and industrialization. However, man’s …17…. [A. knowledge of B. attitude to C. commitment to D. opinion of] promoting and defending change in a deliberate effort to establish…18… [A. customs B. companies C. trade-zones D. variations] that stimulate advancement for man’s concern is proving unfavourable to the climate with threatening ...19… [A. repercussions B. clouds C. pressure D. implication].

  Human-induced climate change has awakened widespread concern across the globe. As a matter of fact, climate change is now 20 [A. an acceptable B. a foremost C. the only D. the last] global issue. It is a major test of Africa’s ….21…. [A. popularity B. energy C. ingenuity D. incapability] ! the fourth Assessment Report {AR4} of the intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed that human actions are changing the earth’s climate and creating maker disturbances in human ….22…[A. geography B. societies C. systems D life] and ecosystems. The IPCC reports that the world has warned by an average of 0.76^oC since pre-industrial times. The rising global …23…. [A. command B. demand C. warming D. supply] for energy and the adverse changes in the climate put the earth and its inhabitants in a catch -22 situation.

  Again, if the effects of climate change on each were commensurate with the level of greenhouse …24 …. [A. structure B. paints C. emulsion D. emissions] in spews out, perhaps Africa would have been spared and would probably be just an amused spectator. But it is, this is not the case. Here again, we see well-meaning global citizens appealing for the rest of the world to take responsibility for the problems of Africa, a strategy that cannot, thus far, termed ….25…. [A. notable B. liable C. credible D. flexible]

  In question number 23 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap. Options:
  A) command
  B) demand
  C) warming
  D) supply
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2134:

  In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap(s):

  The _____ Affairs Officers is expecting all of us in the dining room

  Options:
  A) Student
  B) Student's
  C) Students
  D) Students'
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2135:

  In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:

  Mr Jack was most flexible in his instruction

  Options:
  A) rigid
  B) correct
  C) stiff
  D) upright
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2136:

  In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):

  We must not take with us the feelings of inadequate _____ experienced during preparations for the debate

  Options:
  A) that were
  B) those were
  C) that was
  D) that is
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2137:

  Choose the option that best complete the gap(s)

  We have a family mutiny_______our hands.

  Options:
  A) on
  B) for
  C) from
  D) of
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2138:

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

  The new employees is so humble and friendly that he will soon make himself popular

  Options:
  A) welcomed and accepted
  B) hated
  C) estranged
  D) rejected
  E) a personal friend
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2139:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word?

  Things may change soon, but at the moment our economic situation is precarious?

  Options:
  A) redeemable
  B) buoyant
  C) uncertain
  D) unattractive
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2140:

  In the question bellow choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:

  The young lovers first met _____ the university of Ibadan havana Night dance

  Options:
  A) in
  B) at
  C) in course of
  D) on
  E) inside
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  The correct answer is B .