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• Question 461: Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.I like the character that played the role of a political _____ at the last convention of our party? Options:
  A) thorncoat
  B) torncoat
  C) turncoat
  D) turnedcoat
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 462:

  Those who are familiar with it will tell you that Ludo, like human life itself, is a game both of chance and skill. You need skill in deciding how to make the most advantageous use of the figures that turn up on the die when you cast it. Since each player has at least four alternative ways of using his figures, two players with equal luck may fare differently, depending on how cleverly each one uses his figures. The element of luck, again as in human life, plays a dominant role however. For no matter how skilful a player may be in using the figures he gets on the die, he has a slim chance of winning if he continually throws low figures. While a combination of ones and twos may be useful in checking the advance of one’s opponents, it will not take one home fast enough to win. On the other hand: consistent throws of sixes and fives with the very minimum of skill, will help a player to home all his four counters before any of the three other players, unless, of course, he has no idea of the game at all.

  According to the passage, a player with consistently high throws will Options:
  A) almost certainly win a game
  B) certainly win a game
  C) almost certainly not win a game
  D) deliberately not win a game
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 463:

  In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:

  The chief's brother was a complete nonentity

  Options:
  A) upstart
  B) vagabond
  C) riff-raff
  D) person ofinexperience
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 464:

  This question is based on Bolaji Abdullahi's Sweet Sixteen

  KOTLmeans ___________

  Options:
  A) Kiss on the lips
  B) Kiss on the lab
  C) kiss on-top the lips
  D) Kiss on-top the legs
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 465: This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  Where does Adahail from?

  Options:
  A) North west
  B) North central
  C) West
  D) South south
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 466:

  Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

  The keepers themselves are sometimes _______ by the bees?

  Options:
  A) stinged
  B) stang
  C) stung
  D) sting
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 467: The word in capital letters has an emphatic stress. Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence.My neighbour BRUISED his thigh while playing football? Options:
  A) Did your neighbour break his leg while playing tennis?
  B) Did your neighbour fracture his thigh while playing football?
  C) Was your neighbour involved in an accident ?
  D) Did your neighbour play football yesterday?
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 468:

  In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:

  The _____ discouraged me from reading it

  Options:
  A) story's lengths
  B) length of the story
  C) story length
  D) stories length
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 469:

  Select the option that best explain the information conveyed in the sentence:

  The painting was beautifully faked.

  Options:
  A) The painting was a good deceptive replica
  B) The painting was well-framed and displayed
  C) The painting was deceptively decorated
  D) The painting was carefully designed
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 470:

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).

  Her problem was exacerbated by the loss of her father.

  Options:
  A) exaggerated
  B) solved
  C) aggravated
  D) infuriated
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  The correct answer is C .