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• Question 841:

  Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below

  America is the Mecca of the world

  Options:
  A) America is the commercial garden of the world
  B) America is a beautiful place in the world
  C) America is a place where people like to visit
  D) America accepts assorted races throughout the world
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 842:

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

  Kaka is _____ to acquire knowledge, but also eager to display it

  Options:
  A) not only anxious
  B) anxious not only
  C) not only that she is anxious
  D) anxious
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 843:

  Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;

  The traffic situation in Lagos can lead to disastrous consequences; a man lost a very lucrative job because he was held up by it

  Options:
  A) confused
  B) delayed
  C) annoyed
  D) intrigued
  E) obstructed
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 844:

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

  He took exception to Ezenwa's remark

  Options:
  A) was delighted at
  B) was excited by
  C) got demoralized by
  D) objected to
  E) was perplexed by
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 845: This question is based on the novel, The Life Changer.

  What is Habib's Political title?

  Options:
  A) Governor
  B) Speaker of the house
  C) Minister of finance
  D) Minister of Education
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 846:

  Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows.

  Curiosity is as clear and definite as any of our urges. We wonder what is in a sealed telegram or in a letter which someone else is absorbed or what is being said in the telephone booth or in low conversation. This inquisitiveness is vastly stimulated by jealousy. Suspicion or any hint that we ourselves are directly or indirectly involved in. But there appears to be a fair amount of personal interest in other people's affairs even when they do not concern us except as a mystery to be unravelled or a tale to be told. The reports of a divorce suit will have news 'value' for many weeks, They constitute a story like a novel, a play or a moving picture. This is not an example of pure curiosity. However, since we readily identify ourselves with others' their joys and despair then become our own concern.

  Adapted from Harris, W. and L.G Wilson (1963) The University Handbook,New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston

  The word intensity, as used in the passage, means?

  Options:
  A) scheme
  B) flare
  C) instinct
  D) force
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 847:

  Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

  Ojo used to play tennis everyday?

  Options:
  A) is familiar with playing
  B) has to play
  C) was in the habbit of playing
  D) was made to play
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 848: Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).Let us not indulge in recrimination? Options:
  A) indictment
  B) accusation
  C) counter-accusation
  D) unfounded allegation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 849:

  Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

  mother

  Options:
  A) think
  B) teacher
  C) breathe
  D) watched
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 850: Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.The robber was hedged in by the people. Options:
  A) The robber was surrounded by the people.
  B) The robber was killed by the people.
  C) The robber was exposed by the people.
  D) The robber was caught by the people.
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  The correct answer is A .