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Question 1 of 75
1. Question
Africa, in a way corresponding to her vital statistics on the map of the world, carries a question mark in her heart. This is a question within herself, and a question about her to the rest of the worl.The reason for the question is that Africa is just passing through the birth-throes of a new life. She has suffered for centuries. Her illness has been written off as chronic and her sickness as a sickness into death or at best, something that would leave her more dead than alive. She has suffered so much because she has been callously and frequently raped and despoiled by the strong ones of the world who adepts in the art of benovolent exploitation and civilized savagery. Even now there are organs of her body which are uner torture and cruel assault and consequently, she is still more or less a sick personality.Nevertheless, she is not without friends.There have been those who have been given their lives, their time, or their substance in order to heal her ‘open sore’ which has various manifestations. Such friends are still few and far between, and the quality of friendship is often a baffling question. There are those who have graciously given her a place in newly-imagined ‘Third world’ which stands in sharp contradiction to the ‘First world’ of Europe and the ‘Second world’ of America. Even this are divided in their atitude to her: should she be accorded the status of a corporate personality worthy in her own right to stand on equal footing with other continents? is she not still immature or crude to reorganize fully as a full sister continent? And her sons and daughters, whatever their educationachievements, or status, would they ever be admitted across the subtle but palpable line of demarcation which seperates the elder(strong of the world) from the younger( the weak ‘colored’ones)? One thing that is certain is that while there are die-hard enemies of her life because they think that her death or chronic infantilism is of benefit to them , she has an unfailing fund of condescending paternalism and generous patronage. Where she behaves herself according to prescription and accepts an inferior position, benevolence which becomes her poverty is assured, and for this she knows herself deeply and humbly grateful.if for any reason she take it into her head to be self-assertive andclaim a footing of equality, then she brings upon herself a frown. she is called names, she is persecuted openly or by indirect means, she is helped to be divided against herslf.
Adapted from Idowu, Bolaji E. African Traditional Religion. A definition -London: SCM Press
According to the passage, who are those described as having inflicted pains on Africa?
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Question 2 of 75
2. Question
Africa, in a way corresponding to her vital statistics on the map of the world, carries a question mark in her heart. This is a question within herself, and a question about her to the rest of the world.
The reason for the question is that Africa is just passing through the birth-throes of a new life. She has suffered for centuries. Her illness has been written off as chronic and her sickness as sickness unto death or at best, something that would leave her more dead than alive. She has suffered so much because she has been callously and frequently raped and despoiled by the strong ones of the world who are adepts in the art of benevolent exploitation and civilized savagery. Even now there are organs of her body which are under torture and cruel assault and consequently, she is still more or less a sick personality. Nevertheless, she is not without friends. There have been those who have been given their lives, their time, or their substance in order to heal her ‘open sore’ which has various manifestations. Such friends are still few and far between, and the quality of friendship is often a baffling question. There are those who have graciously given her a place in the newly-imagined ‘Third World1 which stands in sharp contradistinction to the “First World’ of Europe and the ‘second World’ of America. Even these are divided in their attitude to her: should she be accorded the status of a corporate personality worthy in her own right to stand on equal footing with any other continent? Is she not still too immature or crude to be recognized fully as a full sister continent? And her sons and daughters, whatever their education, achievements, or status, would they ever be admitted across the subtle but palpable line of demarcation which separates the elder (the stronger of the world) from the younger (the weaker ’coloured1 ones)? One thing that is certain is that while there are die-hard enemies of her life because they think that her death or chronic infantilism is of benefit to them, she has an unfailing fund of condescending paternalism and generous patronage. Where she behaves herself according to prescription and accepts an inferior position, benevolence which becomes her poverty is assured, and for this she shows herself deeply and humbly grateful, if for any reason she takes it into her head to be self-assertive and claim a footing of equality, then she brings upon herself u frown; she is called names; she is persecuted openly or by indirect means; she is helped to be divided against herself.
Adapted from Idowu, Bolaji E. African Traditional Religion – A Definition London: SCM Press
It can be inferred from the passage that the patronage Africa gets from her super friends is to?
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Question 3 of 75
3. Question
Africa, in a way corresponding to her vital statistics on the map of the world, carries a question mark in her heart. This is a question within herself, and a question about her to the rest of the world.
The reason for the question is that Africa is just passing through the birth-throes of a new life. She has suffered for centuries. Her illness has been written off as chronic and her sickness as sickness unto death or at best, something that would leave her more dead than alive. She has suffered so much because she has been callously and frequently raped and despoiled by the strong ones of the world who are adepts in the art of benevolent exploitation and civilized savagery. Even now there are organs of her body which are under torture and cruel assault and consequently, she is still more or less a sick personality. Nevertheless, she is not without friends. There have been those who have been given their lives, their time, or their substance in order to heal her ‘open sore’ which has various manifestations. Such friends are still few and far between, and the quality of friendship is often a baffling question. There are those who have graciously given her a place in the newly-imagined ‘Third World1 which stands in sharp contradistinction to the “First World’ of Europe and the ‘second World’ of America. Even these are divided in their attitude to her: should she be accorded the status of a corporate personality worthy in her own right to stand on equal footing with any other continent? Is she not still too immature or crude to be recognized fully as a full sister continent? And her sons and daughters, whatever their education, achievements, or status, would they ever be admitted across the subtle but palpable line of demarcation which separates the elder (the stronger of the world) from the younger (the weaker ’coloured1 ones)? One thing that is certain is that while there are die-hard enemies of her life because they think that her death or chronic infantilism is of benefit to them, she has an unfailing fund of condescending paternalism and generous patronage. Where she behaves herself according to prescription and accepts an inferior position, benevolence which becomes her poverty is assured, and for this she shows herself deeply and humbly grateful, if for any reason she takes it into her head to be self-assertive and claim a footing of equality, then she brings upon herself u frown; she is called names; she is persecuted openly or by indirect means; she is helped to be divided against herself.
Adapted from Idowu, Bolaji E. African Traditional Religion – A Definition London: SCM Press
It has been impossible for Africa to assert herself because
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Question 4 of 75
4. Question
Africa, in a way corresponding to her vital statistics on the map of the world, carries a question mark in her heart. This is a question within herself, and a question about her to the rest of the world.
The reason for the question is that Africa is just passing through the birth-throes of a new life. She has suffered for centuries. Her illness has been written off as chronic and her sickness as sickness unto death or at best, something that would leave her more dead than alive. She has suffered so much because she has been callously and frequently raped and despoiled by the strong ones of the world who are adepts in the art of benevolent exploitation and civilized savagery. Even now there are organs of her body which are under torture and cruel assault and consequently, she is still more or less a sick personality. Nevertheless, she is not without friends. There have been those who have been given their lives, their time, or their substance in order to heal her ‘open sore’ which has various manifestations. Such friends are still few and far between, and the quality of friendship is often a baffling question. There are those who have graciously given her a place in the newly-imagined ‘Third World1 which stands in sharp contradistinction to the “First World’ of Europe and the ‘second World’ of America. Even these are divided in their attitude to her: should she be accorded the status of a corporate personality worthy in her own right to stand on equal footing with any other continent? Is she not still too immature or crude to be recognized fully as a full sister continent? And her sons and daughters, whatever their education, achievements, or status, would they ever be admitted across the subtle but palpable line of demarcation which separates the elder (the stronger of the world) from the younger (the weaker ’coloured1 ones)? One thing that is certain is that while there are die-hard enemies of her life because they think that her death or chronic infantilism is of benefit to them, she has an unfailing fund of condescending paternalism and generous patronage. Where she behaves herself according to prescription and accepts an inferior position, benevolence which becomes her poverty is assured, and for this she shows herself deeply and humbly grateful, if for any reason she takes it into her head to be self-assertive and claim a footing of equality, then she brings upon herself u frown; she is called names; she is persecuted openly or by indirect means; she is helped to be divided against herself.
Adapted from Idowu, Bolaji E. African Traditional Religion – A Definition London: SCM PressWhat does the phrase a question mark in her heart suggest about Africa?
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Question 5 of 75
5. Question
Africa, in a way corresponding to her vital statistics on the map of the world, carries a question mark in her heart. This is a question within herself, and a question about her to the rest of the world.
The reason for the question is that Africa is just passing through the birth-throes of a new life. She has suffered for centuries. Her illness has been written off as chronic and her sickness as sickness unto death or at best, something that would leave her more dead than alive. She has suffered so much because she has been callously and frequently raped and despoiled by the strong ones of the world who are adepts in the art of benevolent exploitation and civilized savagery. Even now there are organs of her body which are under torture and cruel assault and consequently, she is still more or less a sick personality. Nevertheless, she is not without friends. There have been those who have been given their lives, their time, or their substance in order to heal her ‘open sore’ which has various manifestations. Such friends are still few and far between, and the quality of friendship is often a baffling question. There are those who have graciously given her a place in the newly-imagined ‘Third World1 which stands in sharp contradistinction to the “First World’ of Europe and the ‘second World’ of America. Even these are divided in their attitude to her: should she be accorded the status of a corporate personality worthy in her own right to stand on equal footing with any other continent? Is she not still too immature or crude to be recognized fully as a full sister continent? And her sons and daughters, whatever their education, achievements, or status, would they ever be admitted across the subtle but palpable line of demarcation which separates the elder (the stronger of the world) from the younger (the weaker ’coloured1 ones)? One thing that is certain is that while there are die-hard enemies of her life because they think that her death or chronic infantilism is of benefit to them, she has an unfailing fund of condescending paternalism and generous patronage. Where she behaves herself according to prescription and accepts an inferior position, benevolence which becomes her poverty is assured, and for this she shows herself deeply and humbly grateful, if for any reason she takes it into her head to be self-assertive and claim a footing of equality, then she brings upon herself u frown; she is called names; she is persecuted openly or by indirect means; she is helped to be divided against herself.
Adapted from Idowu, Bolaji E. African Traditional Religion – A Definition London: SCM PressA suitable title for the passage is
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Question 6 of 75
6. Question
As in an English idiom, keeping up with the Joneses means trying to do things which the neigbours, especially those of nigh status do.
In other words, it means straining oneself to live up to the …6… of others As social animals, human beings will always live together in groups and collectively form societies. It is often said that no man is an island unto himself. Humans arc …7… The fact that they live together means they influence one another. There is the issue of peer pressure, among others. Keeping with the Joneses is a factor that can cause so much debilitation to personal …8… . In a society like ours, that is even more significant. The Nigerian society is not individualistic. Rather, it is collective in nature, such that the influence can be. very extensive. Many people are in …9… in their keeping up with the Joneses. The social factor, of Let us do it the way others have been doing it has caused a lot of avoidable financial hassles in people’s life. In many respects, our societal norms are not helping in this regard. For instance, there are many …10… practices in our society. One of the most prominent things that people hold on to concerns wedding and marriage. For wedding ceremonies, many exhaust their …11… accounts and pockets just to fulfill all obligations and meet demands and other people’s expectations. Many people even forget (hat the wedding takes place in one day but marriage is till death comes knocking. The emphasis should be on how to make the marriage …12… and last, and not so much on entertainment. But then, putting so much expectation on wedding has always been the case. To this end, many people do not cut their coal according to their …13… . It is quite amazing that the cost of dying is sometimes more than the cost of living in our society. People spend just too much on burials which arc always attended by peers of the same background, class, social status or occupation. People of the same group try to … 14…
influence on the others over certain matters. For example, some people got wedded not because they were psychologically or financially ready for marriage; some actually got married because all their friends had done so or were doing so. The resultant effect is usually that many become financially inept, while many of such marriages become …15…
Adapted from Saturday Tribune, 14 June, 2008The appropriate answer to 6 is
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Question 7 of 75
7. Question
As in an English idiom, keeping up with the Joneses means trying to do things which the neigbours, especially those of nigh status do.
In other words, it means straining oneself to live up to the …6… of others As social animals, human beings will always live together in groups and collectively form societies. It is often said that no man is an island unto himself. Humans arc …7… The fact that they live together means they influence one another. There is the issue of peer pressure, among others. Keeping with the Joneses is a factor that can cause so much debilitation to personal …8… . In a society like ours, that is even more significant. The Nigerian society is not individualistic. Rather, it is collective in nature, such that the influence can be. very extensive. Many people are in …9… in their keeping up with the Joneses. The social factor, of Let us do it the way others have been doing it has caused a lot of avoidable financial hassles in people’s life. In many respects, our societal norms are not helping in this regard. For instance, there are many …10… practices in our society. One of the most prominent things that people hold on to concerns wedding and marriage. For wedding ceremonies, many exhaust their …11… accounts and pockets just to fulfill all obligations and meet demands and other people’s expectations. Many people even forget (hat the wedding takes place in one day but marriage is till death comes knocking. The emphasis should be on how to make the marriage …12… and last, and not so much on entertainment. But then, putting so much expectation on wedding has always been the case. To this end, many people do not cut their coal according to their …13… . It is quite amazing that the cost of dying is sometimes more than the cost of living in our society. People spend just too much on burials which arc always attended by peers of the same background, class, social status or occupation. People of the same group try to … 14… influence on the others over certain matters. For example, some people got wedded not because they were psychologically or financially ready for marriage; some actually got married because all their friends had done so or were doing so. The resultant effect is usually that many become financially inept, while many of such marriages become …15…
Adapted from Saturday Tribune, 14 June, 2008The appropriate answer to 7 is
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Question 8 of 75
8. Question
As in an English idiom, keeping up with the Joneses means trying to do things which the neigbours, especially those of nigh status do.
In other words, it means straining oneself to live up to the …6… of others As social animals, human beings will always live together in groups and collectively form societies. It is often said that no man is an island unto himself. Humans arc …7… The fact that they live together means they influence one another. There is the issue of peer pressure, among others. Keeping with the Joneses is a factor that can cause so much debilitation to personal …8… . In a society like ours, that is even more significant. The Nigerian society is not individualistic. Rather, it is collective in nature, such that the influence can be. very extensive. Many people are in …9… in their keeping up with the Joneses. The social factor, of Let us do it the way others have been doing it has caused a lot of avoidable financial hassles in people’s life. In many respects, our societal norms are not helping in this regard. For instance, there are many …10… practices in our society. One of the most prominent things that people hold on to concerns wedding and marriage. For wedding ceremonies, many exhaust their …11… accounts and pockets just to fulfill all obligations and meet demands and other people’s expectations. Many people even forget (hat the wedding takes place in one day but marriage is till death comes knocking. The emphasis should be on how to make the marriage …12… and last, and not so much on entertainment. But then, putting so much expectation on wedding has always been the case. To this end, many people do not cut their coal according to their …13… . It is quite amazing that the cost of dying is sometimes more than the cost of living in our society. People spend just too much on burials which arc always attended by peers of the same background, class, social status or occupation. People of the same group try to … 14… influence on the others over certain matters. For example, some people got wedded not because they were psychologically or financially ready for marriage; some actually got married because all their friends had done so or were doing so. The resultant effect is usually that many become financially inept, while many of such marriages become …15…
Adapted from Saturday Tribune, 14 June, 2008The apropriate answer to 8 is
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Question 9 of 75
9. Question
As in an English idiom, keeping up with the Joneses means trying to do things which the neigbours, especially those of nigh status do.
In other words, it means straining oneself to live up to the …6… of others As social animals, human beings will always live together in groups and collectively form societies. It is often said that no man is an island unto himself. Humans arc …7… The fact that they live together means they influence one another. There is the issue of peer pressure, among others. Keeping with the Joneses is a factor that can cause so much debilitation to personal …8… . In a society like ours, that is even more significant. The Nigerian society is not individualistic. Rather, it is collective in nature, such that the influence can be. very extensive. Many people are in …9… in their keeping up with the Joneses. The social factor, of Let us do it the way others have been doing it has caused a lot of avoidable financial hassles in people’s life. In many respects, our societal norms are not helping in this regard. For instance, there are many …10… practices in our society. One of the most prominent things that people hold on to concerns wedding and marriage. For wedding ceremonies, many exhaust their …11… accounts and pockets just to fulfill all obligations and meet demands and other people’s expectations. Many people even forget (hat the wedding takes place in one day but marriage is till death comes knocking. The emphasis should be on how to make the marriage …12… and last, and not so much on entertainment. But then, putting so much expectation on wedding has always been the case. To this end, many people do not cut their coal according to their …13… . It is quite amazing that the cost of dying is sometimes more than the cost of living in our society. People spend just too much on burials which arc always attended by peers of the same background, class, social status or occupation. People of the same group try to … 14… influence on the others over certain matters. For example, some people got wedded not because they were psychologically or financially ready for marriage; some actually got married because all their friends had done so or were doing so. The resultant effect is usually that many become financially inept, while many of such marriages become …15…
Adapted from Saturday Tribune, 14 June, 2008The appropriate answer to 9 is
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Question 10 of 75
10. Question
As in an English idiom, keeping up with the Joneses means trying to do things which the neigbours, especially those of nigh status do.
In other words, it means straining oneself to live up to the …6… of others As social animals, human beings will always live together in groups and collectively form societies. It is often said that no man is an island unto himself. Humans arc …7… The fact that they live together means they influence one another. There is the issue of peer pressure, among others. Keeping with the Joneses is a factor that can cause so much debilitation to personal …8… . In a society like ours, that is even more significant. The Nigerian society is not individualistic. Rather, it is collective in nature, such that the influence can be. very extensive. Many people are in …9… in their keeping up with the Joneses. The social factor, of Let us do it the way others have been doing it has caused a lot of avoidable financial hassles in people’s life. In many respects, our societal norms are not helping in this regard. For instance, there are many …10… practices in our society. One of the most prominent things that people hold on to concerns wedding and marriage. For wedding ceremonies, many exhaust their …11… accounts and pockets just to fulfill all obligations and meet demands and other people’s expectations. Many people even forget (hat the wedding takes place in one day but marriage is till death comes knocking. The emphasis should be on how to make the marriage …12… and last, and not so much on entertainment. But then, putting so much expectation on wedding has always been the case. To this end, many people do not cut their coal according to their …13… . It is quite amazing that the cost of dying is sometimes more than the cost of living in our society. People spend just too much on burials which arc always attended by peers of the same background, class, social status or occupation. People of the same group try to … 14… influence on the others over certain matters. For example, some people got wedded not because they were psychologically or financially ready for marriage; some actually got married because all their friends had done so or were doing so. The resultant effect is usually that many become financially inept, while many of such marriages become …15…
Adapted from Saturday Tribune, 14 June, 2008The appropriate answer to 10 is?
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Question 11 of 75
11. Question
As in an English idiom, keeping up with the Joneses means trying to do things which the neigbours, especially those of nigh status do.
In other words, it means straining oneself to live up to the …6… of others As social animals, human beings will always live together in groups and collectively form societies. It is often said that no man is an island unto himself. Humans arc …7… The fact that they live together means they influence one another. There is the issue of peer pressure, among others. Keeping with the Joneses is a factor that can cause so much debilitation to personal …8… . In a society like ours, that is even more significant. The Nigerian society is not individualistic. Rather, it is collective in nature, such that the influence can be. very extensive. Many people are in …9… in their keeping up with the Joneses. The social factor, of Let us do it the way others have been doing it has caused a lot of avoidable financial hassles in people’s life. In many respects, our societal norms are not helping in this regard. For instance, there are many …10… practices in our society. One of the most prominent things that people hold on to concerns wedding and marriage. For wedding ceremonies, many exhaust their …11… accounts and pockets just to fulfill all obligations and meet demands and other people’s expectations. Many people even forget (hat the wedding takes place in one day but marriage is till death comes knocking. The emphasis should be on how to make the marriage …12… and last, and not so much on entertainment. But then, putting so much expectation on wedding has always been the case. To this end, many people do not cut their coal according to their …13… . It is quite amazing that the cost of dying is sometimes more than the cost of living in our society. People spend just too much on burials which arc always attended by peers of the same background, class, social status or occupation. People of the same group try to … 14… influence on the others over certain matters. For example, some people got wedded not because they were psychologically or financially ready for marriage; some actually got married because all their friends had done so or were doing so. The resultant effect is usually that many become financially inept, while many of such marriages become …15…
Adapted from Saturday Tribune, 14 June, 2008The appropriate answer to 11 is
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Question 12 of 75
12. Question
As in an English idiom, keeping up with the Joneses means trying to do things which the neigbours, especially those of nigh status do.
In other words, it means straining oneself to live up to the …6… of others As social animals, human beings will always live together in groups and collectively form societies. It is often said that no man is an island unto himself. Humans arc …7… The fact that they live together means they influence one another. There is the issue of peer pressure, among others. Keeping with the Joneses is a factor that can cause so much debilitation to personal …8… . In a society like ours, that is even more significant. The Nigerian society is not individualistic. Rather, it is collective in nature, such that the influence can be. very extensive. Many people are in …9… in their keeping up with the Joneses. The social factor, of Let us do it the way others have been doing it has caused a lot of avoidable financial hassles in people’s life. In many respects, our societal norms are not helping in this regard. For instance, there are many …10… practices in our society. One of the most prominent things that people hold on to concerns wedding and marriage. For wedding ceremonies, many exhaust their …11… accounts and pockets just to fulfill all obligations and meet demands and other people’s expectations. Many people even forget (hat the wedding takes place in one day but marriage is till death comes knocking. The emphasis should be on how to make the marriage …12… and last, and not so much on entertainment. But then, putting so much expectation on wedding has always been the case. To this end, many people do not cut their coal according to their …13… . It is quite amazing that the cost of dying is sometimes more than the cost of living in our society. People spend just too much on burials which arc always attended by peers of the same background, class, social status or occupation. People of the same group try to … 14… influence on the others over certain matters. For example, some people got wedded not because they were psychologically or financially ready for marriage; some actually got married because all their friends had done so or were doing so. The resultant effect is usually that many become financially inept, while many of such marriages become …15…
Adapted from Saturday Tribune, 14 June, 2008The appropriate answer to 12 is
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Question 13 of 75
13. Question
As in an English idiom, keeping up with the Joneses means trying to do things which the neigbours, especially those of nigh status do.
In other words, it means straining oneself to live up to the …6… of others As social animals, human beings will always live together in groups and collectively form societies. It is often said that no man is an island unto himself. Humans arc …7… The fact that they live together means they influence one another. There is the issue of peer pressure, among others. Keeping with the Joneses is a factor that can cause so much debilitation to personal …8… . In a society like ours, that is even more significant. The Nigerian society is not individualistic. Rather, it is collective in nature, such that the influence can be. very extensive. Many people are in …9… in their keeping up with the Joneses. The social factor, of Let us do it the way others have been doing it has caused a lot of avoidable financial hassles in people’s life. In many respects, our societal norms are not helping in this regard. For instance, there are many …10… practices in our society. One of the most prominent things that people hold on to concerns wedding and marriage. For wedding ceremonies, many exhaust their …11… accounts and pockets just to fulfill all obligations and meet demands and other people’s expectations. Many people even forget (hat the wedding takes place in one day but marriage is till death comes knocking. The emphasis should be on how to make the marriage …12… and last, and not so much on entertainment. But then, putting so much expectation on wedding has always been the case. To this end, many people do not cut their coal according to their …13… . It is quite amazing that the cost of dying is sometimes more than the cost of living in our society. People spend just too much on burials which arc always attended by peers of the same background, class, social status or occupation. People of the same group try to … 14… influence on the others over certain matters. For example, some people got wedded not because they were psychologically or financially ready for marriage; some actually got married because all their friends had done so or were doing so. The resultant effect is usually that many become financially inept, while many of such marriages become …15…
Adapted from Saturday Tribune, 14 June, 2008The appropriate answer to 13 is
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Question 14 of 75
14. Question
Choose the most appropriate optician for each gap.
As in an English idiom, keeping up with the Joneses means trying to do things which the neigbours, especially those of nigh status do.
In other words, it means straining oneself to live up to the …6… of others As social animals, human beings will always live together in groups and collectively form societies. It is often said that no man is an island unto himself. Humans arc …7… The fact that they live together means they influence one another. There is the issue of peer pressure, among others. Keeping with the Joneses is a factor that can cause so much debilitation to personal …8… . In a society like ours, that is even more significant. The Nigerian society is not individualistic. Rather, it is collective in nature, such that the influence can be. very extensive. Many people are in …9… in their keeping up with the Joneses. The social factor, of Let us do it the way others have been doing it has caused a lot of avoidable financial hassles in people’s life. In many respects, our societal norms are not helping in this regard. For instance, there are many …10… practices in our society. One of the most prominent things that people hold on to concerns wedding and marriage. For wedding ceremonies, many exhaust their …11… accounts and pockets just to fulfill all obligations and meet demands and other people’s expectations. Many people even forget (hat the wedding takes place in one day but marriage is till death comes knocking. The emphasis should be on how to make the marriage …12… and last, and not so much on entertainment. But then, putting so much expectation on wedding has always been the case. To this end, many people do not cut their coal according to their …13… . It is quite amazing that the cost of dying is sometimes more than the cost of living in our society. People spend just too much on burials which arc always attended by peers of the same background, class, social status or occupation. People of the same group try to … 14… influence on the others over certain matters. For example, some people got wedded not because they were psychologically or financially ready for marriage; some actually got married because all their friends had done so or were doing so. The resultant effect is usually that many become financially inept, while many of such marriages become …15… . Adapted from Saturday Tribune, 14 June, 2008.The appropriate answer to 14 is?
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Question 15 of 75
15. Question
Choose the most appropriate optician for each gap.
As in an English idiom, keeping up with the Joneses means trying to do things which the neigbours, especially those of nigh status do.
In other words, it means straining oneself to live up to the …6… of others As social animals, human beings will always live together in groups and collectively form societies. It is often said that no man is an island unto himself. Humans arc …7… The fact that they live together means they influence one another. There is the issue of peer pressure, among others. Keeping with the Joneses is a factor that can cause so much debilitation to personal …8… . In a society like ours, that is even more significant. The Nigerian society is not individualistic. Rather, it is collective in nature, such that the influence can be. very extensive. Many people are in …9… in their keeping up with the Joneses. The social factor, of Let us do it the way others have been doing it has caused a lot of avoidable financial hassles in people’s life. In many respects, our societal norms are not helping in this regard. For instance, there are many …10… practices in our society. One of the most prominent things that people hold on to concerns wedding and marriage. For wedding ceremonies, many exhaust their …11… accounts and pockets just to fulfill all obligations and meet demands and other people’s expectations. Many people even forget (hat the wedding takes place in one day but marriage is till death comes knocking. The emphasis should be on how to make the marriage …12… and last, and not so much on entertainment. But then, putting so much expectation on wedding has always been the case. To this end, many people do not cut their coal according to their …13… . It is quite amazing that the cost of dying is sometimes more than the cost of living in our society. People spend just too much on burials which arc always attended by peers of the same background, class, social status or occupation. People of the same group try to … 14… influence on the others over certain matters. For example, some people got wedded not because they were psychologically or financially ready for marriage; some actually got married because all their friends had done so or were doing so. The resultant effect is usually that many become financially inept, while many of such marriages become …15… . Adapted from Saturday Tribune, 14 June, 2008.The appropriate answer to 15 is?
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Question 16 of 75
16. Question
In this question, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
One of the referees shall sign here.
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Question 17 of 75
17. Question
In this question, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
There is no written law on this issue; the rector will rely on rule of thumb.
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Question 18 of 75
18. Question
In this question, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
The principal opened the letter in error.
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Question 19 of 75
19. Question
In this question, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
Everyone but Nick was late to the meeting.
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Question 20 of 75
20. Question
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They must have been working for hours by now.
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Question 21 of 75
21. Question
In this question, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
Mrs. Ahmed made the promise with her tongue in her cheek.
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Question 22 of 75
22. Question
In this question, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
The cashier attends the board meeting sparingly.
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Question 23 of 75
23. Question
In this question, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
When he was presented with a huge estimate for the project. The manager hit the roof.
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Question 24 of 75
24. Question
In this question, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
Youths see the world through rose-coloured spectacles.
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Question 25 of 75
25. Question
In this question, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
Since the agreement among them was not serious, it blew over quickly.
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Question 26 of 75
26. Question
In this question, choose the option opposite meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
Our economy is now buoyant.
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Question 27 of 75
27. Question
In this question, choose the option opposite meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
The House of Assembly ratified the controversial bill.
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Question 28 of 75
28. Question
In this question, choose the option opposite meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
Musa has a burning desire to be a successful businessman.
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Question 29 of 75
29. Question
In this question, choose the option opposite meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
One should guard against making sacrilegious remarks.
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Question 30 of 75
30. Question
In this question, choose the option opposite meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
My mother is very daring.
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Question 31 of 75
31. Question
In this question, choose the option opposite meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
In writing, we must choose appropriate words to express our ideas.
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Question 32 of 75
32. Question
In this question, choose the option opposite meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
The Supreme Court quashed the judgment of the lower court.
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Question 33 of 75
33. Question
In this question, choose the option opposite meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
The girl was in ebullient mood
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Question 34 of 75
34. Question
In this question, choose the option opposite meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
The engineer had inadvertently pushed the wrong button.
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Question 35 of 75
35. Question
In this question, choose the option opposite meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
The criminal case was handled in a subtle manner.
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Question 36 of 75
36. Question
In this question, choose the option opposite meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
The criminal case was handled in a subtle manner.
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Question 37 of 75
37. Question
In this question, choose the option opposite meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
Many citizens live in penury.
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Question 38 of 75
38. Question
In this question, choose the option opposite meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
Pity is often akin to love.
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Question 39 of 75
39. Question
In this question, choose the option opposite meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
The lecture seemed interminable.
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Question 40 of 75
40. Question
In this question, choose the option opposite meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
The goal lifted the team from the agony of defeat.
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Question 41 of 75
41. Question
In this question, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
My mother was lost in thought so she toyed with her lunch.
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Question 42 of 75
42. Question
In this question, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in italics
Prisoners often undergo torture.
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Question 43 of 75
43. Question
In this question, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
The journalist refused to divulge the source of his information.
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Question 44 of 75
44. Question
In this question, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
He looked miserable.
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Question 45 of 75
45. Question
In this question, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in italics
A cursory look at the book shows that it was hurriedly written.
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Question 46 of 75
46. Question
In this question, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
She left the village to live a licentious life the city.
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Question 47 of 75
47. Question
In this question, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
The man gave me a baleful look when the pot fell off my head.
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Question 48 of 75
48. Question
In this question, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
The mail’s speech was lull of invectives instead of thanks.
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Question 49 of 75
49. Question
In this question, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
Jummai was so engrossed in her knitting that she forgot her visitor.
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Question 50 of 75
50. Question
In this question, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
These days traders are notorious for their extortionate prices.
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Question 51 of 75
51. Question
In this question, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
These days traders are notorious for their extortionate prices.
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Question 52 of 75
52. Question
In this question, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
The computer which is an integral part of occidental culture had dominated the world.
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Question 53 of 75
53. Question
In this question, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
Many rural dwellers suffer acute fever.
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Question 54 of 75
54. Question
In this question, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in italics
There was a commemoration of Nigeria’s independence.
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Question 55 of 75
55. Question
In this question, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in italics.
Tade was making passes at the beautiful girl.
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Question 56 of 75
56. Question
In this question, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
My daughter has never seen Bar Beach, …’
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Question 57 of 75
57. Question
In each of question choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
Inside that letter, there…
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Question 58 of 75
58. Question
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I have been thinking of…
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Question 59 of 75
59. Question
In this question, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
More often than not. the law…
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Question 60 of 75
60. Question
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A…expanse of land has been given for the university building.
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Question 61 of 75
61. Question
In this question, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
We were… disappointed in the man
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Question 62 of 75
62. Question
In this question, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
The public offer is for both existing and …
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Question 63 of 75
63. Question
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It is high time the government…
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Question 64 of 75
64. Question
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Obi could…. what was going to happen next.
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Question 65 of 75
65. Question
In this question, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
The employer, not the salesman and his representative,…
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Question 66 of 75
66. Question
In this question, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
The man said he wasn’t coming, and 1 don’t think she will…
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Question 67 of 75
67. Question
In this question, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
He looked carefully at the blue prints, but couldn’t make …in what they meant.
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Question 68 of 75
68. Question
In this question, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
They believe I have them,…
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Question 69 of 75
69. Question
In this question, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
The… inaugurated recently educational] will make quite a boost on the nation’s education.
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Question 70 of 75
70. Question
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The neighborhood is most noted … at its beautiful architectural edifices.
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Question 71 of 75
71. Question
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The athlete has all it takes to… all his opponents at the race.
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Question 72 of 75
72. Question
In this question, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
Mr. Kura actually did the job, although he had … that he wouldn’t.
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Question 73 of 75
73. Question
In this question, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
Ugbesia never… sight of Osagiede whenever he passes.
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Question 74 of 75
74. Question
In this question, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
He is going to apply, and I sincerely hope he…be able to impress the interviewer.
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Question 75 of 75
75. Question
In this question, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
One of the boys who… at Yaba … in hard work.
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