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Rappers Da Les, AKA and Burna Boy performed their hit song “All Eyes On Me” 3 times to the excited crowd. One of the hot shots taken at the all-white party was that of Bonang and Burna Boy. The South African sweetheart instagrammed the photo captioned, “Burna Boy!!!! Rands x Nairas!! #ciroclifesa #AllWhiteParty.” Dbanj wasn’t at the party.

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Zahra, the daughter of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has accused the Peoples Democratic Party of hacking into her Twitter account.

On her Twitter handle, she said the ruling party used somebody to gain an unlawful access into her account to post a grammatical blunder aimed at embarrassing her.

The aspiring first daughter, who now has a new account, said she was shocked that the PDP could stoop so low to gain a political advantage.

She said, “The PDP had someone hack into my Twitter account to post a grammatical blunder. This is so uncalled-for.

“Even if I tweeted a grammatical blunder, I didn’t say ‘There is God o’ like our First Lady said.”

She, however, did not give further details to buttress the allegation.

She had previously frowned on the actions of the party, saying Nigerians were no longer ready to tolerate its excesses.

Since her comeback, Zahra’s fans are pouring in by the second to reconnect with her on the new account – @ZahraBuhari. She has also become more active on the medium.

Introducing the account, she told her fans, “I am as lovely as my father’s lovely heart.”

The United Kingdom-based undergraduate, who shot into limelight earlier in the month when her photographs appeared on the social media, said people “now think I am faking in my own world.”

On Wednesday, she posted a series of tweets, insisting that Nigerians could not continue to endure the pains bad leadership has inflicted on them.

Noting that change was inevitable, she called on individuals to support her father to bring the desired change as the country approaches crucial general elections.

“Change is the only thing that is permanent. We need change.

“If school certificate defines a good president, don’t you think President Jonathan’s PhD ought to have fought insecurity and corruption,” she tweeted.

Zahra also sent photographs of a campaign train of the APC, saying, “This is how far we can go to get a change. Do not watch, make a move and vote for change.”

Zahra’s striking beauty had won her thousands of fans on her now-terminated Twitter handle ­-@zahra3 – following the release of her photographs by bloggers. But the young lady, who has become an instant celebrity, dumped the account, leaving her fans in the limbo.

Shortly before closing her former Twitter account, she had described the debate on the whereabouts of her father’s certificates as a “misplaced priority.”

Amid her soaring fame, some people had however warned that her sudden celebrity was a bad publicity for Buhari.

For instance, Arikor Ogonnaya argued that her overnight celebrity status would do her father more bad than good.

He also suggested that the fame she was getting was an indication that her father would not achieve the “change” he desires for the country.

“Your father is someone who has been hailed throughout the media as a spotless saviour; a sinless messiah and a guiltless saint. His ‘change’ mantra says so. For somebody who is vigorously trying to so ‘change’ Nigeria as he claims, his first port of call should be our attitudes, lifestyle and mentality. Having his daughter’s picture trending on Twitter isn’t the best way to begin such change.

“Politics, as you know it in ‘oyinboland’, has a totally different meaning in Nigeria. Here, politics is really ‘politicks’ translating into ‘poli’ –many, and ‘ticks’ – blood-sucking insects. Well, having your picture trending on social media is such a great avenue,” Ogonnaya noted.

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Earlier today CNN had reported that the U.S. Secret Service is investigating a “device,” described as a small drone, found on the grounds of the White House, a White House official said Monday, and Press Secretary Josh Earnest said early indications are that the device does not pose an ongoing threat.

The Secret Service is sweeping the White House grounds on Monday morning looking for anything else that might be on the ground.

At Mafa, KSM News could not dig deep to ascertain the source or make of the drone but one Muktar Usman says of the drone on the social media as follows: "It could be French. And what happened after that? The drone is still armed. I can see missiles attached to the wings. Locals have to be careful!"

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Funke Akindele Threatens To Sue Blogger Linda Ikeji

Funke Akindele, has threatened to sue Nigerian blogger, Linda Ikeji.
Ms. Akindele has asked Ms. Ikeji to retract and apologise within 24 hours for a post on Ms. Ikeji’s blog published
on January 25, titled, Did Funke Akindele shade Toyin Aimakhu last night?

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According to Ms. Ikeji, the two actresses had previously fallen out and Ms. Aimakhu had “shaded” Ms. Akindele over the latter’s 2014 divorce.

Ms Akindele, through her management, said thanks to Ms. Ikeji’s blog post, she was exposed to “cynical comments and hasty judgements”.

“(The post has portrayed) Funke Akindele’s brand in bad light,” her management said. “It has promoted unhealthy rivalry where there is none.”
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Ms. Akindele’s lawyer, in a seven paragraph letter made available to PREMIUM TIMES said the post was “borne out of pure malice for our client who has carved an inch (sic) for herself in the entertainment industry whilst also inciting hatred between our client and Toyin Aimakhu on one hand and our client and her fans on the other hand.”

Ms. Ikeji was subsequently advised to remove the post, offer a retraction and make available a link to Ms. Akindeke’s team.
Ms. Ikeji could not be reached to comment for this story. Calls to the number listed on her website were unanswered.

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Passage I
By 1910, the motor car was plainly conquering the highway. The private car was now part of every rich man’s establishment, although its price made it as yet an impossible luxury for most of the middle class. But for the adventuresome youth, there was the motor cycle, a fearsome invention producing accidents and ear-splitting noises. Already, the dignified carriages and smart pony-traps were beginning to disappear from the roads, and coachmen and grooms, unless mechanically minded, were finding it more difficult to make a living.
        The roads, which had gone to sleep since the coming of the railway, now awoke to feverish activity. Cars and motorcycles dashed along them at speeds which rivalled those of the express trains, and the lorry began to appear. Therefore, the road system was compelled to adapt itself to a volume and speed of traffic for which it had never been intended. Its complete adaptation was impossible; but the road surface was easily transformed and during the early years of the century, the dustiness and greasiness of the highways were lessened by tar-spraying. To widen and straighten the roads and get rid of blind corners and every steep gradient were tasks which had scarcely been tackled before 1914. The situation was worst of all in towns where not only was any large scheme of road widening usually out of the question, but also where crowding and danger were all too frequently increased by the short-sighted eagerness of town authorities in laying down tramlines.
        Yet it was not only the road system that was in need of readjustment; the nervous system of those who used and dwelt by the roads suffered. The noises caused by the conversion of the roads into speedways called for a corresponding tightening up of the nerves, and, especially in the towns, the pedestrian who wished to preserve life and limb was compelled to keep his attention continually on the stretch, to practice himself in estimates of the speed of approaching vehicles and to run or jump for his life if he ventured off the pavement.
One of the following statements can be deduced from the passage.

Select one:

a. People no longer used trains with the advent of cars and lorries.

b. Significant improvement occurred in  road transport since the advent of  motor cars, lorries and motor cycles.
       

c. Human society was static without the express speed of cars and motor cycles.

d. Society would be better off without the chaotic volume and speed of motor cars, lorries and motor cycles.

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From the passage, it is obvious that

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a. motor cars were mere luxuries which any people tried desperately to acquire.

b. the motor car was invented before the express trains.

c. the train was the fastest means of transport before the motor car and the lorry.

d. the motor car and the lorry came to displace the train traffic.

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The writer seems to suggest that
       

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a. the roads that existed were dormant.
       

b. coachmen and grooms were not mechanically minded.
       

c. there were no roads before the advent of cars and motor cycles and so people had to be mechanically minded.

d. the volume and speed of traffic on the roads increased with advent of cars, motor cycles and lorries.

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The writer uses the expression unless mechanically minded to refer to
       

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a. coachmen and grooms adaptable to the new technology.
       

b. coachmen and grooms who chose to become mechanics.
       

c. town authorities laying down tramlines.
       

d. those amenable to change and development.

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The statement By 1910, the motor car was plainly conquering the highway means that
       

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a. by 1910, many people knew how to drive motor cars.
      

b. the motor car was invented in 1910.
    

c. highway codes for motor cars  came into effect by 1910.

d. by 1910, motor cars became a common sight on the highways.

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The passage below has gaps numbered 6 to 15. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

        Before any detailed analysis begins, the first thing to do with the raw data is to check through the field record books and questionnaires for any …6… [A. records B. events  C. odds   D. mistakes] inconsistencies and incompleteness. In some cases, it may be possible to correct any discovered shortcomings. When it is not possible to carry out these …7… [A. plans  B. possibilities    C. corrections D. expectations] a visit to the field may even be necessary. It should however be realized that it is not very often that a revisit is possible.
        In most scientific …8… [A. experiments   B. data   C. conclusion   D. questionnaires] such revisits are clearly impossible. This is true of many surveys too. A road traffic survey …9… [A. conducted   B. experimented  C. classified   D. precoded] to find out the amount and frequency of daily traffic between two towns cannot be expected to be …10… [A. reproducible  B. undertaken  C. observed   D. produced]. There is no way of going back to check whether the number of vehicles reported for any particular hour is correct or not. With open-ended questions, the …11… [A. methods   B responses   C. errors   D. conclusions] have to be classified into relatively small number of groups. The process of  classifying answers and of sometimes identifying them by number and letter is called …12… [A. recording   B. recoding   C. encoding        D. coding]. When close-ended questions are used, it is possible to code all the possible answers before they are actually received. This is called …13…     [A. precoding  B. coding   C. encoding  D. recoding]. What is done, a check through the answers for proper classification, numbering and letterings is still called for at this stage. This whole process of checking through questionnaires and notebooks is called …  14… [A. editing  B. posting C. listing   D. auditing]. Collected data will eventually have to be used in drawing …15…  [A. references  B. examples    C. conclusions   D. analogies] and writing a report about the population from which it came.
                Adapted from Rachel Carson:
                The Advent of the Motor Car.
Question 6.

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a. records

b. events 

c. odds

d. mistakes

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Question 7.

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a. plans  

b. possibilities    

c. corrections 

d. expectations

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a. experiments

b. data

c. conclusion

d. questionnaires

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a. conducted   

b. experimented 

c. classified  

d. precoded

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a. reproducible  

b. undertaken            

c. observed  

d. produced

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a. methods

b. responses

c. errors

d. conclusions

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a. recording   

b. recoding   

c. encoding 

d. coding

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a. precoding  

b. coding   

c. encoding  

d. recoding

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a. editing           

b. posting     

c. listing  

d. auditing

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a. references  

b. examples    

c. conclusions   

d. analogies

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It is possible to have a  glimpse of life after death. Man has always believed in an afterlife, but only today do we have scientific reports of people who seem to have experienced the sensation of dying but lived to tell about it. On-going research is documenting hundreds of cases each year of the near-death experience (NDE), and scientists think they are finding a clearly identifiable pattern; usually  a man is dying and, as he reaches the point of greatest physical distress, he  hears himself pronounced dead by  his doctor. He begins to hear an uncomfortable noise, a loud ringing or buzzing, and at the same time feels himself moving very rapidly through a long dark tunnel. After this, he suddenly finds himself outside of his own physical body, but still in the immediate physical environment, and he sees his own body from a distance, as though he is a spectator. He watches the resuscitation attempt from this unusual vantage  point and is in a state of emotional upheaval.
        After a while, he collects himself and becomes more accustomed to his odd condition. He notices that he still has a ‘body’ but one of a very different nature and with very different powers from the physical  body he has left behind. Soon after, things begin to happen. Others come to meet and to help him. He glimpses the spirits of relatives and friends who have already died, and a loving, warm spirit of a kind he has never encountered before – a being of light – appears before him. This being asks him a question, nonverbally – to make him evaluate his life – and helps him along by showing him a panoramic instantaneous playback of the major events of his life. Then he finds that he must go back to the earth, that the time for his death has not yet come. At this point he resists, for by now he is taken up with his experiences in the afterlife and does not want to return. He is overwhelmed by intense feelings of joy, love and peace. Despite his attitude, though, he somehow reunites with his physical body and lives.
            Adapted from Moody, R. A. (1975):                              
                              Life after Life.
16.  That the man was shown a panoramic instantaneous playback of the major events of his life suggests that

Select one:

a. he has to assess his deeds in life.
       

b. there are video machines in the world beyond.
      

c. he needs to see the difference between his past life and his new life.
       

d. he needs to be entertained to take his mind away from the noise around him.

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The NDE man appears to be a spectator in the flurry of activities around him because

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a. he is moving rapidly through a long dark tunnel.

b. his new ‘body’ would not allow him to participate.

c. he can only watch as the events unfold.

d. he is now a dead man.

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According to the passage, scientific evidence has made it possible
      

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a. for the dead to return and tell their experiences.
       

b. to make conjectures about what happens after death.
      

c. to know a little about what happens in the world of the dead.
      

d. for one to experience the sensation of dying and living again.

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A suitable title for the passage is

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a. A Glimpse into the World of the Dead.
       

b. The sensation of Death and the  Afterlife.
      

c. Research into the Lives of the Dead.
      

d. Visions of an Afterlife.

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The expression as he reaches the point of  greatest physical distress as used in the passage, means, when

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a. the man’s system finally collapses.

b. his condition seems to get worse.

c. his doctor is ready to pronounce him dead.

d. the sick man finally stops breathing.

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Phonetic patterns allow for intelligibility tolerance because
       

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a. they are involved and difficult to avoid.
     

b. they involve muscular patterns which later crystallize.
   

c. they give rise to the phenomenon of  accent which is easy to tolerate.
      

d. transference is both difficult to avoid and easy to tolerate.

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Passage IV
        The emergence of a standard dialect produces the phenomenon known as ‘accent’ which is quite different from dialect. In the process of learning a foreign language, it is normal to transfer the patterns of an indigenous language to those of the foreign language. With time, however,  those of form, and most of those of orthography and phonology gradually get eliminated. This is because these can easily be identified and corrected. They are easy to correct because, they do not involve patterns of muscular movement. It is also necessary to correct them because otherwise they could seriously impair intelligibility.
        With phonetic patterns, on the other hand, there is a great deal of intelligibility tolerance because muscular patterns are involved, thus making corrections difficult when observed. Besides, phonetic patterns do not impair intelligibility much. Hence, the transference of phonetic habits from one language to another is both easier to tolerate and more difficult to avoid than transference at the lexico-grammatical level. It follows that a speaker who is learning a second dialect does so with an accent since the muscles of his speech organs would have crystallized in response to the phonetics of his native language which he learnt first. The speaker therefore speaks the second dialect with the phonetic features of his native dialect. The learning of a standard language is simply the learning of a second dialect – that which has been standardized.
        Members of a language community control at least two dialects and use both dialects  in different situations. In the rural areas, the native dialect is used in most situations since there is less movement. Therefore, rural dwellers tend to be parochial and maintain the homogeneity of their dialect. In the urban community, on the other hand, there is more demand on the standard dialect than on the rural one. This is because people from different regions converge here. In order to ensure mutual intelligibility resulting  from the pressure of communication, a great deal of demand is made on the standard dialect which now becomes the lingua franca amongst them.
21.  The word those, as used in the passage, refers to
      

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a. forms of orthography and phonology.
     

b. patterns of an indigenous language.
       

c. foreign languages.
       

d. indigenous languages.

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According to the passage,

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a. a lingua franca is the consequence of a standard dialect.

b. a foreign language produces the transference of the correct patterns of dialect features.

c. mutual intelligibility is the consequence of the pressure of communication.

d. speech organs are shaped by indigenous languages.

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An appropriate title for this passage is

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a. The Quest for a Lingua Franca.

b. The emergence of a Standard Language.

c. The Phenomenon of Accent.

d. Members of a Language Community.

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Members of a language community control at least two dialects because

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a. there is little demand for the indigenous dialects.

b. the convergence of people from disparate regions results in the pressure of communication

c. they want a lingua franca which is produced by mutual intelligibility.

d. they are made up of both rural and urban dwellers.

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Lexis, Structure and Oral Forms In each of questions 26 to 40, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in Italics. 26. I cannot understand why Ali should serve in that moribund administration.

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a. oppressive

b. prodigal

c. crumbling

d. purposeless

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The Conference Centre caters for transients only.

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a. temporary guests

b. professionals

c. permanent guests

d. novices

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The coalescence of the groups created additional problems.

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a. proscription

b. fighting

c. disbandment

d. union

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As the triumphant rebels were returning to their base, they met with a serious reverse.

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a. a defeat

b. an enemy

c. an army

d. a victory

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The village girl wore sumptuous clothes.              

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a. faded-looking   

b. cheap
    

c. expensive

d. loose-fitting

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Any Chief Executive of an organization would find radical changes blocked at every turn.

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a. developments

b. ideas

c. suggestions

d. innovations

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Ugo has often been described as belligerent.

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a. attractive

b. patient

c. innocent

d. combative

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The men were tardy in offering help.

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a. brave

b. generous

c. slow

d. quick

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Funmi is just being facetious about her marrying a soldier.
      

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a. unserious          

b. crazy
   

c. serious              

d. unfaithful

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The professor discussed a number of abstruse topics.

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a. esoteric

b. relevant

c. irrelevant

d. useful

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Bose was angry because her friend called her a pilferer.

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a. hypocrite

b. thief

c. criminal

d. lair

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While the hooligans exchanged blows, we looked complacently.

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a. dejectedly

b. sorrowfully

c. questioningly

d. contentedly

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Tade became timorous when she was asked to give the valedictory speech.

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a. excited

b. nervous

c. aggressive

d. happy

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The player kept on gamely to the end of the match.

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a. amateurishly

b. skilfully

c. courageously

d. stubbornly

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Art lies in cherishing the initiative and creative power of each person.

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a. potential

b. strength

c. gift

d. mind

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In each of questions 41 to 45, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
41.  Oche’s chief idiosyncrasy is a passion for  pounded yam.
      

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a. Oche’s chief hates pounded yam.
      

b. Oche hates pounded yam.
       

c. Oche has a penchant for pounded yam.
     

d. Oche’s chief likes pounded yam.

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You must not attend the end-of-year party

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a. It is not necessary that you attend the party.

b. It is necessary that you do not attend the party.

c. You do not have to decide whether to attend the party or not.

d. You have to decide whether to attend the party or not.

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The man reasoned that there ought to be a limit to sycophancy.

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a. There can be no favour beyond a reasonable point.

b. Sycophants need not talk all the time.

c. People should know when not to use flattery.

d. Sycophants should know when to grant people’s requests.

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Adawo is an imp.

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a. Adawo behaves queerly.

b. Adawo behaves decently.

c. Adawo behaves differently.

d. Adawo behaves badly.

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The solution lies in choosing between various negative alternatives.

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a. The solution can be found in one of the negative options.

b. The solution lies in choosing between the positive and the negative.

c. The solutions are many.

d. The solution is a negative one.

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In questions 46 and 47, identify the word that has the stress on the first syllable.

Select one:

a. resist            

b. salon

c. confirm       

d. intact

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Select one:

a. competent

b. misread

c. resign

d. compel

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In each of questions 48 to 51, choose the word that does not have the same vowel sound as the others.

Select one:

a. toil            

b. rejoice
      

c. enjoy      

d. log

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Select one:

a. key

b. wind

c. even

d. people

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Select one:

a. granite         

b. die
          

c. rice                                  

d. fight

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Select one:

a. bale              

b. saint

c. plait            

d. gate

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In each of questions 52 to 66, choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics.
 The lecture seemed interminable.
     

Select one:

a. unending            

b. boring

c. interesting 

d. brief

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Had I known about their plan much earlier, I would have nipped it in the bud.
    

Select one:

a. stopped it          

b. initiated it

c. squashed it    

d. promoted it

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 What a harmless  thought he has!
      

Select one:

a. pernicious          

b. pertinent

c. pleasant 
  
    

d. perfect

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The town was all agog at his unexpected return.

Select one:

a. on fire

b. excited

c. unexcited

d. surprised

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The teacher taught the rudiments of Chemistry to the first grade.

Select one:

a. elements

b. theories

c. fundamentals

d. basics

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In his naivety, he believed all the stories his friend told him.
     

Select one:

a. artlessness        

b. stupidity
    

c. friendliness

d. incredulity

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The journalist’s write-up contained a plethora of detail.

Select one:

a. shortage

b. simplicity

c. complexity

d. spectrum

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Amina’s performance in the examination surpassed my expectations.
     

Select one:

a. was disappointing   

b. lacked merit

c. was extraordinarily good
     

d. amazed everyone

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As these boys never act in public, the police are now worried about their covert activities.

Select one:

a. ignoble

b. evil

c. open

d. cryptic

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It is inconceivable that the rat devoured the cat.
  

Select one:

a. contestable               

b. incomprehensible

c. credible                           

d. unimaginable

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In the latter part of his life, the famous soldier showed signs of youthfulness.

Select one:

a. energy          

b. senility

c. bravery

d. vitality

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There is much apathy towards reading among students nowadays.
      

Select one:

a. enthusiasm             

b. indecision          

c. disinclination    

d. indifference

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Question 64.
Some equatorial areas have a sultry climate.
     

Select one:

a. hot                    

b. an inclement

c. a temperate              

d. a stable

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Ali wondered why the principal was ambivalent about the students’ future.

Select one:

a. anxious

b.  inconsiderate

c. ambitious

d. decisive

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Updating the Board’s brochure is an arduous task.

Select one:

a. an easy

b. an annual

c. a regular

d. a difficult

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In questions 67 and 68, identify the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.
Question 67.

Select one:

a. classroom

b. programme

c. July

d. brother

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Select one:

a. temperamental      

b. administrative

c. circulation         

d. consideration

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Church

Select one:

a. feature

b. chauffeur

c. ocean

d. machine

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Sure

Select one:

a. cheer

b. cheap

c. charlatan

d. church

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Past
      

Select one:

a.  wrestle

b. preached

c. castle

d. pasture

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Thank

Select one:

a. though

b. thought

c. Thames

d. Thomas

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In each of questions 73 to 75, the word in capital letters has an emphatic stress. Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence.
YOUR sister should come with us tomorrow.

Select one:

a. Should your brother come with us tomorrow?

b. Should our brother come with us tomorrow?

c. Should Ado’s sister come with us tomorrow?

d. Should my sister come with us tomorrow?

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My neighbour BRUISED his thigh while playing football.

Select one:

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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Question 75.
They FLEW to Abuja.
       

Select one:

a. Did they go to Abuja by road?

b. Did they fly to Jos?

c. How will they get to Abuja?

d. Where did they fly to?

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In each of questions 76 to 100, fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.
I do not think any sane person would have acted in such a 

Select one:

a. rational   

b. composed  

c. secret   

d. cruel

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Neither Agbo nor his parents ..

Select one:

a. attended

b. attend

c. has attended

d. attends

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Question 78.
Modern dancing has become rather scientific and so requires …

Select one:

a. bizarre costuming

b. some choreographic skill

c. immense instrumentation

d. a rapping voice

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Had he considered his public image carefully, he ..

Select one:

a. might have stood aside   

b. would have stepped aside  

c. should have stepped down   

d. would have stood down

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The government which … recruiting …

Select one:

a. are/its

b. was/its

c. is/their

d. were/their

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Of course we all saw the culprit …

Select one:

a. approached

b. approaching

c. approach

d. approaches

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 A child that shows mature characteristics at an early age may be described as
      

Select one:

a. preconceived  

b. premature 

c. ingenuous   

d. precocious

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The Company Director showed the contractor a …

Select one:

a. prototype

b. photograph

c. microfilm

d. photocopy

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........  you come early to the new house, clean up my flat.

Select one:

a. By chance

b. Should in case

c.  In case

d. While

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This imposing edifice …a fortune to build.

Select one:

a. had costed

b. have cost  

c. costed   

d. cost

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They let him go in …to his age.

Select one:

a.   espect

b. regard

c. disregard

d. consideration

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Some scientists are trying to …human beings in their laboratories.

Select one:

a. imitate

b. replicate

c. implicate

d. fabricate

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He does not seem to know how to solve the problem …?

Select one:

a. does not he

b. does he not  

c. does he 

d. doesn’t he

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These villagers …to grow rice.

Select one:

a. used

b. are used

c. were used

d. use

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Ado tried to …all memory of his dead father.

Select one:

a. recall

b. obstruct

c. obliterate

d. eulogize

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The weather is probably appealing for ... people who live in Jos …for foreigners.

Select one:

a. as much/as

b. more/as

c. no less/than

d. at least as/but

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The meeting was called to …divergent views on the subject of a national conference.

Select one:

a. reconcile

b. recommend

c. re-present

d. reconstitute

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The police came early enough to …the bomb planted by the rioters.

Select one:

a. diffuse

b. insulate

c. detonate

d. defuse

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............told of his impending arrival, I worked hard to make his short stay very comfortable.

Select one:

a. Have being

b. Having been

c. Have I been

d. Having being

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More …to your elbow as you campaign for press freedom!.

Select one:

a. power

b. effort

c. grease

d.  energy

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When Ajike met her …husband at the party, she felt like reconciling with him.

Select one:

a. estranged

b. strange

c. caring

d.  loving

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They had to …the generator when the electricity failed.

Select one:

a. light up

b. fall back on

c. switch on

d. resort to

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The editor was not happy that the Nigerian press was hemmed …..

Select one:

a. up

b. over

c. across

d. in

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Three quarters of the hostel … been painted and three quarters of the students …moved in.

Select one:

a. has/has

b. has/have

c. have/has

d. have/have

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A wide range of options …made available to the political parties during the recently concluded elections.

Select one:

a. are 

b.  were 

c. was

d.  is

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