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• Question 501: In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined: My plans are still up in the air Options:
  A) being publicised
  B) uncertain
  C) uncovered
  D) unprotected
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 502:

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

  The protesters, unable to pull down the statue, _____ it form its fixtures?

  Options:
  A) wrenched
  B) pushed
  C) towed
  D) burnt
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 503: This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  How old is Bint?

  Options:
  A) 7
  B) 6
  C) 5
  D) 4
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 504:

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

  Everybody complained of a lean harvest last year

  Options:
  A) surplus
  B) abundant
  C) poor
  D) thin
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 505: This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  Ummi is translated in Arabic as _____?

  Options:
  A) my mentor
  B) my mother
  C) my morning star
  D) my muse
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 506:

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

  The council chairman _____ the tension between the villagers and the tax collectors

  Options:
  A) dispersed
  B) defused
  C) difused
  D) disputed
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 507: This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  What is Ummi's mariculation number?

  Options:
  A) UF0001
  B) UG0002
  C) UG0001
  D) UF0002
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 508: Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).Emeka's painting was so realistic that it could almost have been a photograph? Options:
  A) pictureque
  B) concrete
  C) lively
  D) authentic
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 509:

  In the question below fill in the right word/phrase:

  He _____ the book to the library last week

  Options:
  A) has returned
  B) had returned
  C) was returning
  D) returned
  E) was to be returning
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 510: Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word underlined word(s)The presidential aspirant warned of the political catastrophe that would follow if the elections were rigged ? Options:
  A) problem
  B) turmoil
  C) success
  D) conflagration
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  The correct answer is C .