shower of hope iw has brought the insectici insects in his farm. solos Exterminating B. estimating e extenuating _D. Extinguishing E. Exemplifying. young lady decided to .......+- ‘A. do away with the many advises given by her relatives. B. Reject all the advises given by her relatives. C rejects all the advices given by her relations. D. takes to all the advices given by her relations. E. Eject all the advice given by her relatives. Two ministers found it very difficult to get..... A. through with each other in the cabine B. by which one another. C. through one another. D. off from each other. E. on with each other. The school board has placed an order for A. all furniture’s and equipment's required in the new schools. B. all the furniture and equipment required in the new schools. € all of the furniture and equipment's required in the new schools. D. many of the furniture's and equipment required in the new schools. E. many of the furniture's and equipment's require in the new schools. On his way back, the boy ran into a long procession of men, women and children in A. white beautiful ceedingly flowering gowns. B. exceedingly flowing white beautiful gowns. a exceedingly beautiful white flowing gowns. : D. white flowing exceedingly beautiful gowns. : flowing exceedingly white beautiful gowns. Z Proprietors should be blamed for such a deplorable condition fursery schools... , de because he was bent on APRIVATETUTORAMSTRUCTR In ANY SUBNET PLEASE CONTACT MAGIC (0708200037 PNA. deserve B.isd zi Bs 9-18 deserving c D. are deserving E. richly deserve . deserves _ The situation has deterio, 5 rated s| i . recountrics may soon be harply, and relations between the A. removed k Fi P B. broken C. withdrawn D. Eliminated ~E. deferred One of the old men....round th i ir Use t ol ¢ lawn three times every morning. .Usetorun — B. are used to run C. is used to renning D.areusetorun ——_E. are used to running The problems of Nigeria's worsening economy seem to have ..... An immediate solution. A. defined B. defied C. rejected D. rewarded _E. retained The conference is designed to enable delegates. ...their personal interest's with specialists in various fields. A. to discuss about B. discussing — C. to discuss © D. for discussing :. by discussing The car owner does not think about the.......of his vehicle and the payments involved in owning it. A. transportation —B. depreciation D. appreciation E. association The very moment she...her folly, she will come back to apologize A. realized B. is realizing C. will realize D. has realized 5. realizes The lazy student suggested that it....... A. is time we do away with Examination B. was time we do away W! mina C is time we did away with Examination D. was time we did away with Examination _E. is ti did away with Examination a ear rotsgo A SET PA CONACTTST smi) C. calculation0 lis paper write B. have written C. be writing D. writing E. having written ~ Do you mind ....another minute or two? A. to wait B. wait C. waiting D. having awaited E. being awaited We shall offera good job toa .....To register guest in the central hote| ‘A. waiter B. watchman. C. cashier D. receptionist E. cleaner T've lived....this Street...ten years A.at, Since B. for, during C.on, for D.on, from E. in, for North America is ....than Northern Europe. A.hotter B.more hot —C. more hotter i....a lot when I was a student A.used travel —_ B. was used to travel _C. used to travel D.use travel _E. was used to travelling 28. _—‘I wish i....your age. A.tobe B.were C.tohavebeen D.wouldbe E. could be Tam looking forward to...you. D. the hottest _E. hot 29. A.seeing B.see C.haveseen D.willsee E. be see 30. ‘I can't offer you another loan; I have....money left in my account. A.few B.alittle C. little D.afew E. some 31. The student who went home without an exeat has apologized....his misconduct. A.on B. at C.to D. for E. about 32, The man has atoned... ins. A. upon B. on C. for D. at E. against 33. The headmaster was interviewed in connection....the expansion A.to B. with C. for D. about E. at 34. What do you want me to do now? I'm....withdrawing and keepin qu A. for B. with C.up D.off E.on 35. —_ Lamm looking. ...seeing your family. i. Al4eN ———(c)inferior es (d)in appropriate ns below, choose th ; ‘ bel found that thieves bad cag i ace ee seat to the pee yes bed etre his hose nhs bees (A) Break out (B) break up (C i p (C)break in (D) Break into After the accused was found guil E Rincsatcoespeet OY (A) Begged for mercy (B) made a plea for mitigation (C) made an ovation (D) made a plea for litigation Four persons accused of currency.....are being held by the security agents. (A) Trafficking (B) traviking (C) wafficking (D) traffiking Gone are the days when he... enjoy patronage. (A) Would (B) will (C) used to (D) could He did not attend the final burial ... i {A) Rite (B) rights (C) rites (D) right 4, The officer was compelled to. the suspect's car. (C) sieze (D) sease (A) Seize (B) cease Anumber of doctors are not so We hospitals these days....they? nse lll , (A) working/do (B) work/are (C) W i rket, may I... please? Ifyou are going to the ea ae ll disposed to .......m govern {A) Follow you ss (D) come as your Oe eae of his chickens-..-c885 yesterday morning. sack ey mene(C) intellectual cardly in their ways. Ps (B) sordid. (C) miserly (D) pompous 's popularity is beginn ing to decline. (C) slide (D) disappear ( for her next time h (A)watch for (B) visit (C) greet (D) take care of | Finally, | assured him that I would not go back on my word. (A) Return to a place (B) return to a certain word when Teading (C) re-use my word (D) fail to keep my promise The speaker took his audience down memory Jane before he went to the topic of his lecture. (A) Took his audience on a journey through a street called Memory Lane (B) recalled events from the past (C)toldatale abouta pla alled Memory Lane (D) gave an outline of his lecture Select the word that has the same pattern of stress as the given word | 58. EDUCATION I ; (A) Duplicity (B) conjectural (C) economics (D) elaborate ee 59. HONOUR i (A) Human (B) hyena (C) humane — (D) hotel 60. _—_ Identify the word that has a different stress pattern from the others. (A) Discourse (B) intimate (C) accelerate (D) integral 61. Identify the word that has the stress on the second syllable. (A)Always — (B) result (C) reproduce (D) understand a? ie option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics. 5 ommon sense requires that one should be decorous at c gatherings, (A) Courteous (B) careful (C) impolite — (D) incurious formal The string was taut. FRA PRIVATE TuonystRcToR IM ay SUECT PLEASE CONTACT MAG 7s2617 PMpermanent Secreta fe (A) With a clear pany left his job under a ane — (©) In disgrace ch ona sunny day BB Parorising that thie peliitien ie oe ee (A) Militant " ee has now turned renegade Hypertension is a debilitatin; he Owe ee (A)ahorrible (B) an ae disease that everyone should prevent. BME Griing workers, have ae (C) a mortal (D) an energizing. Bi conisrescinded vowed not to return to work until the (A) Implemented (B) changed jismi i It is rare for a leader and ae On see eye to eye. (A) Reproach each other (B) disagr ’ (C) be of one mind —_(D) respeot each other. Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics The man was able to persuade his wilful and obstinate daughter to ” follow the career he chose for her. (A) Intelligent but arrogant (B) hardworking and intelligent (C) unyielding and obdurate (D) obscure and odious. 74. That punch by the young boxer proved to be, fatal. (A) Effective (B) belated (C) hard (D) deadly 8. The boy was told that lie Would need several more pints of blood if he was to survive. ’ (A) Plenty (B) much (C) many (D) some 6, In spite of her grim situation, the young widow smiled dutifully at the visitor's pleasantries ia (A) Unkind comments ms sad sions C) condolence messages jocular remarks. | be presence of the security men in the area will provide a moment of respite for the residents.1 ) Impas' ip of his career when he (B) least productive stage (D) highest point. gathering was thrown into a stat tion result was announced. ; ioast (B) confusion (C) sadness (D) excitement te of euphoria after te ption that best explains the infornution conveyed in the sentence The politician's inflammatory remarks were h vily criticized, (A) The politician's provocative remarks were heav ily ctiticized (B) The politician's tribalisti heavily criticized (C) The politician's bombastic remar ks iticized (D) The politician's rude remarks were heavily criticized The events of last Friday show that there is no love lost between Principal and the Vice- Principal. (A) They dislike each other (B) They like each other (C) They cannot part company (1) 1 k independently. Though he is our electec sentative, he ofien takes a rather jaundiced view of our prob! (A) He takes a rather hazy view of our problems (B) He takes a sickly view of our prot (C) He takes an unfavorable position concerning our problems (D) He takes a rather fo > ur pr Tf he were here it could be re fur (A) There was no fun beca (B) He did not show up acked much fun (C) He was being expected nore fun (D) He was expected but did not show up to liven up the occasidl ere heavily i oe the most appropriate option from the list provide Mhout our relentless campaigns, we might....victory in the _Bry; We... any wriea i have (By havens mange et Sins mong, cD 'D) hada! is below, choose th . Oa options NEAREST IN MEANIN‘ Betis ccciaee G to the (A) brought up (B) called ae . ~ Our town is so small that w. (C) broken off (D) phased out. aoe are always meeting our schoolmates ‘oining across (B) falling i Y . Can you Pies otha ie (©) knocking up (D) running into (A) Account for ‘B) aa your behavior? J . ae eS ne ook up (B) watch z i et ston ne eats fe ae very few pass. for the examination but only (A)eome into (B) go into (Center f He went through fire before he Oited es acu re (A) Had a fire accident (B) made a lot of fire (C) suffered a lot (D) required a lot of fire Once I have finished all my homework, Lam permitted t television. (A) I can watch tel (B) can only watch (0) Television come’ (D) I can only finish my hom television 0 watch levision at any time. television after doing, my homework. s first, then homework second ework after permission to watch ¢ expression which best completes each question below, choose th ce The manager said factory would have employees worked harder the to be closed. The manager said that (A) The employees were BO) ss rking hard, and so the factory would be closed (B) the employees should not close early so that 3 “moc I : { that unless the©)for (D) about ; ‘me is now? I'm...withdrawing anc (B) with (C)up (D)on he alternatives provided in questions below, select the one most appropriately completes the sentence. meant... a pencil but there was no one... them. (A) buying/selling _(B) to buy/to sell ‘ (©) buying/to sell (D) buy/to sell (E) to buy/selling 104. Mrs. Okoro... in this school Since 1975. (A) Taught (B) is teaching (C) was teaching (D) teaches —_(E) has been teaching 105. The Governor has.....to the people on many occasions. (A) Broadcast (B) been broadcast © broadcasted (D) been broadcasted Paulina arrived late, she... the right route. (A) Cannot have taken (B) could not have taking (C) could not had taken (D) could not have taken 106. In the question below, the word in capital letters has an emphatic stress. Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence 107. The fire destroyed MANY lives. (A) Did the fire destroy illag (B) Did the fire destroy some houses? (C) Did the fire destroy any lives? i (D) Did the fire spare any lives? | 108. The electricity in OUR premis: (A) Is the electricity in your compound supplied by 4 generator (B) Is the electricity in your neighbor's premises supplied by 4 generator? (C) Does the electricity in your premises come _ from NEPA? (D) Does everybody in your street receive M154) Foraprivareruronnnsreucton in ay sumer Last conc anc 7st 24 9 comes from a generator.cape. oe Risin darkness so will the white man drive away all our ? at as | say it now it passes by yours ears, but it will happen. which comes from the true God and it burns like fire. a we every eighth day... Unachukwu's opponents this was a meeting of an age group that they had not hewing the seed of foolishness which they called Mhis is the God about \\ were now shouting th | assembled to join w ith him ine [theirnew religion. Weare talking about th [¥es, we are talki sbout the white nding. The whit e white man's road, said a voice above the others. man's road, the roof and walls of a house ite man, the new religion, the falling; the ceiling is not left st soldiers, the new road - they are all part of the same thing. The white man hasa gun, a mach a bow and carries fire in his mouth. He does not fight with one Achebe's Arrow of ' God) from Chinua weapon alone. (Zuker the white man’ in the passagemeans thatthe ple to prison people with his gun to run away from the white man Ill, ‘There isnoescape from f (A) white man will send the pe (B) white man can kill all (6) people are only Uying Ni (D) people must accept the white man; > Unachukwu's speech in this passage shows that (A)Isa coward (B) wants s people (D) is wise WH (©) loves the white man ith experience pase comcast saa) 155% sonar onsen an SEStem of its scales. Worldwide, there ar. he rest of the species compriSing Lepid ch butterflies and moths both have scaled wings, int differences between them. Butterflies are disting coloured wings. Moths' wings are usually less bright usually active during the day, while mothers are active at pj cht nas are swollen at the tip, while a moth's antennae are feathe, , How many insect orders are there? (A) a (B) 14 (3 (D) 150 Which of the following is true? (A)Butterflies and moths belong to different order (B) Butterflies and moths are both Lepidoptera (C) Butterflies are insects; while moths are not (D) Butterflies fly faster than other idoptera You would expect to find the kind of information in this passage in (A) a scientific environment (B) a social studies text (C) neither of these (D) both of these | Read the following passage and answer question InAmerica well-being of the others, the protection of our privacy, the safety of ourborders, or the quality of our thinking. ile censorship is not the way of this land, we must take into account the effect of musical lyrics that influence young listeners. How often do we find ourselves Singing a tune or repeating a phrase from a song instinctively, without stopping to ponder the mean ing of the words? When these wordsare ing to any group of people or when they incite violence, we a ly Tepeating phrases of hate. How long does it take until thos ec € worn into our patterns of thought and we find ourselvé Fe ieMe words wemindlessly hummed? J me in me the word demeaning most nearly means Q paerash ) complimentary (C) insulting (D) delightful TOTORINSTRUCTOR I SUE PLEASE COMTACK MAGic (7032034197, 90 eeal quotations IS passage is most likely from Speech given to a radio station : ) textbook on the constitution (© magazine article on American music (D) editorial in a schoo! newspaper ‘The passage seems to imply that (A) Our mind is dull in receiving data (B) our subconscious is sometimes the most active fe D) our ris © very exclusive fully and answer the questions that follow. ! 1! vou that Ludo, like human life itself, isa skill in deciding how to make the most rn up on the die when you castit. Since Jternative ways of uSing his figures, two players jerently, depending on how cleverly each one uses hisfigures. The element of luck, again as in human life, plays a dominant role however, For no matter how skillful a player may be in uSing the figure he gets bnthe die, he has a slim chance of winning if he continually throws low figures. While a combination of ones and twos™m be useful in checking the advance of one's opponents, it + enough to win. On the other hand, Seppo tnrows of sixes and fives, with even tle Very minimum of skill will Bes cisy SS ho : yunters before any of the three other players, - atall. ss, of course each pa se Who are familia fame both of chance and ski advantageous use of the [ tach player has at least four Wwith equal luck may fare dif rsmay fare equally ifthey jlar skill to figures Ss Itisimpl e that in Ludo threes and fours are 4 a Very hi ows 'B) medium throws (A) Very high throws ee ates (C) low throws roar roc gu PE OMT A TET i ; ailFthe economy. Crops such as cocoa, rubber and cotton have been Such commercial quantity that they are sold to other countries, les have better comparative advantage in producing certain farm than other countries. In these other countries, there is the need to spend money on agriculture, particularly farming. farmers use outmoded tools. A lot of them have no place to store their » Most of which are always destroyed by insects and pests before harvest All these have adverse effects on their productivity. The government can lot to help farmers. Farmers’ co-operative societies can be encouraged PS and loans can be made available to farmers through government institutions like banks and finance Corporations. Farmers can be taught how to build good Storage structures for their produce. All these and a lot more can help to ~ improve the conditions of farming in these countries. time. doa 114. — Alotofcrops harvested are wasted because farmers (A) Allow insects and pests to destroy their crops (B) do not have enough money to iny (C)do not have good storage facilities (D)harvest too much ata time tin harvesters 11S, Read each passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. Mtis customary nowadays among fashionable lad Stfange and sometimes quaint clothes which are Sometimes it may be an ay hing festival; sometimes a two hours’ Ceremony and sometimes to honour # dead colleague - something triggers off the modern craze to sew new materials whose 0€s not outlast the moment f craze. And so, people who just occupy s ents in their parents "homes, or have rented one room in a enseiy-peopled house find that mo than two-thirds of their rooms are filied with bongo trousers whieh theY ils d gentlemen to acquire cely ever used: apartr {Q158\\ _roraprivareruvonssreucton in AN SUBiCT PEASE CHA gn organ Pak (018cause, but a more s d ce of what to wear. The yout ince a is thos Ot gersand trunks with so many clothes th Hho ee st 16 wear, ‘at the greatest problem they faceisthe = table title for this passage is ee (A) Fashioncraze (B) Fashion craze among the youth (C) University students and induction ceremonies (D) Parents and the money for fashion craze each passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. may be argued that museums as an institution and an agency for transmitting ultural heritage are an artificial creation, so far as objects are removed from ir natural or proper environments and put into museums which are different ronment altogether. However, it seems ‘that museums themselves have come ized as the best equipped institutions devised by man or the assemblage ¢ | objects and their presentation and preservation for lepresent and futur 7 4 The artificial character of museums is however being gradually transformed into cultural reality. Thus, just as one goes to the theatre for plays and other etforming arts; the mosque, the church or the shrine for worshipsthe library for printed word:today,it is to the museum one Boss to\see eyitonag ati a‘ ial outfit, For, no other institution so readily comes to mind as ‘or place so readily comes to minds i fi jal culture is sought. Herein les ms do when evidence of materia’ | on ortance of museums as cultural institutions and an agency itting tion because i smitting cultural heritage jronments BS ae Museums are an artificial crea (A) they are an agency for trans (B) natural or proper env! roxas ruounstoro~ (B) Generation (D). Assemblage oe i How: wwe carefully and answer the Cees 7 ve nk that the common cold should be bios nor one ’s so easy as it looks. Colds often seem {0/5 fectious, but the So itis often assumed that the cold must be infectious . . ‘ t fit in with this theory. zzling observations which do not dtvclunten or in Holland examined some eight thousane Vo Nie TS it areas, and came to the conclusion that in each group the colds _ red at the same time, Transfer of infection from case to case could not mnt for that, Yet at the Common Cold Research Unit in Salisbury the ion theory has been tested out; two series of about two hundred people hWere inoculated, one with salt water and the other with secretions from known cold victims. Only one of the salt-water groups got a cold, compared ith seventy- three in the other group. the British Medical Journal the other day, there was a report of am The Common Cold-Fact and Fancy’, at which one of the speakers reporte ofcold made in Cirencester over the last five years. Three hundred fifty volunteers had kept diary records of their colds and on an average-each had seven every year, with an annual morbidity of seven days. So nearly one= fifth of our lives is spent in more or less misery, coughing and sneezing. Some widely held beliefs about the common cold have turned out not to be true. It ms that old people are just as liable to colds as the young. Sailors in ed weather ship have just as many colds while on board and not in fact with colds as the young. Sailors in isolated weather ships have justas {many colds while on board and not in contact with the outside worldas when nore. Itistruism that common illnesses pose more problems than the Fare” 7 Tare disease is by comparison much easier to handle. There are not s0 many casesand all of them have been intensively studied. Someone has ~upiall the'literature about the disease and published a digest of it. There ___bemore'facts and fewer fancies.\ ~The Cirencester volunteers kept a record of their colds through: 1{A) The British Medical Journal _ (B)personal diaries A160 FOR ArmA TORRONE AS comtAc AMG HTP Oich Ni e miss the argument by reasoning foolliafe hand where one's services are that if I left Papi: | the country in a hurry just because. and economi: i wee A ‘omic hardships, my . family , ded family at home would suffe iy aeRSt nee ; Paar ould suffer. I reply by saying that as asI got ; 1 would arrange for my family to join me. Other problems at hom 4 y Oe pro rome would be taken care of by my regular remittances. then never think of going back Home in future? Not until the situation in the country improved considerably, I would answer. And who did I expect to carry with the task of national rehabilitation when the likes of me are all out of the ; country? Those who messed up the country in the first place, I would argue. And so on. This dialogue of self has been going on for the last ten years or SO; ~ meanwhile, | am yet to leave the country. ‘When I wonder how many people share my kind of mental experience, I realize that we must be very few. For not many have the slightest opportunity of absconding from the country; they do not have the place to run to nor do they have the means of escape. Even among the elite who consider this possibility, the uncertainty of a future outside their fatherland intimidates. And so weall end upstaying and mumbling. 119. The expression ‘eacl cogent’ means each (A) Trying to prove its superiority (B) determined to prove that itisthe mostacceptable (C)resolved not to be dislodged (D) attempting to how that it is the brightest. h striving to be recognized as being the most eit ate "_- Read the following and answer question Itwas part of her nefarious plot! Of that I had no doubt. She would slowly me of my delicious slumber until finally, exhausted, I gave in to her ~ wretched demands. She would claw her ways into my dreams, she could growl and complain, but no, I would not give in, [pulled the covers close rolled over. I was the stronger of we two. I was the ‘and she the beast. She must have understood myANSWERS TO GNS 101 ‘A slight sign of hope - - Destroy completely "Option C- Advice is either accepted or ~ Option E- To relate cordially with each other 5. Option B- Furniture and equipment have no plural forms. a f adjectives: exceedingly beautiful \ 6. Option C- Order and positions 0! y ful x ‘comes before adjective of colour WHITE while FLOWING is an ‘ing’ rejected and advice has no plural | word that describes the action of main noun, gowns. 7. Option B-Question tag...shouldn't they be blamed? 8. Option B-Past tense of loses. ay Option B-Acts as a representative 10, Option E-Probe into activity 11. Option C-Object of the noun The nation 12. Option B-To end relationship 13), Option C-Subject-verb agreement; present tense 14. Option B-To be beyond 15. Option C-Enable someone to do something 16. Option B-loss of its value 17. Option E-Third person Singular verb in the present complementing ‘ the verb will come, 1) al a ‘ Reena. BePorgprech suggesting something should have * a pcr, = Option A-The action is in the past and lights are turned on or off e. i Option E a oa Option B-past participle of lieF usstieg? Option iy _ -Apologize ieee amisdeed Option C -atoned for a Sin, Option B -something is co th Option A ~That Is wh aa Option B -We | a a eam Sune look forward to something Option D Option C Option D Option D Option C Option B : Option C Option C Option C Option A Option C Option B Option A Option B Option C Option B Option C Option B Option B Option D Option B Option B Option D Option A Option B M63yOption D Option B © Option D Option B Option A Option C Option B Option D Option D Option A Option A Option C Option D Option B Option C Option B Option B Option B Option D Option A Gption B Option C Option C Option B Option c Option c Option C Option B Option C Option A ~ Option D Option D Option B Option B Option A Option C Option C Option D Option D Option B