In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - E, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.

The minister was accused of making utterances that could increase rather than...........anxiety among the citizen

A. modify

B. diminish

C. intensify

D. remove

E. inculcate

At the end of the crisis, the leader declared that there was no victor and no............

A. winner

B. rebel

C. patriot

D. opponent

E. vanquished

He is a famous artist but has a .........drinking habit.

A. remarkable

B. admirable

C. notorious

D. wicked

E. hostile

He is a famous artist but has a...........drinking habit

A. remarkable

B. admirable

C. notorious

D. wicked

E. hostile

The first twin is so vain and the second so..........that one would think they were not brothers

A. proud

B. complacent

C. selfish

D. humble

E. harmless

Mary: '' I wonder why armed robbers are so hard-hearted'' John: '' The fact is that to be an armed robber you cannot be ..........''

A. considerate

B. intolerant

C. revengeful

D. softspoken

E. grateful

To ascend this steep hill is the problem, to.....is quite easy

A. depart

B. decline

C. drop

D. descend

E. disengage

Working in the field is easy when your machete is sharp and not when it is...........

A. jagged

B. coarse

C. sound

D. keen

E. blunt

The gradual process of transition to civil rule came to an .....end

A. unnecessary

B. anticipated

C. invidious

D. unhappy

E. abrupt

The exterior and the.......parts of the fruit remain very hard even after it is ripe

A. inward

B. inner

C. intrinsic

D. peripheral

E. extraneous

From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.

The committee set up to investigate the cause of the riot has called for.....from the public

A. witnesses

B. agenda

C. reports

D. memoranda

E. confessions

The Satellite maintains a constant..........around the earth

A. path

B. orbit

C. circle

D. route

E. chart

The chairman called him to.........when his comments were getting off the point

A. order

B. command

C. rule

D. stop

E. question

His ...came through only a few days before he was to be executed

A. excuse

B. remission

C. clearance

D. discharge

E. pardon

The power failure ........normal services for days

A. activated

B. energized

C. paralyzed

D. deadened

E. frozened

The interest of the students should be of.......importance to any school administrator

A. paramount

B. super

C. superior

D. dominant

E. pre-eminent

My father wanted to buy a car but the prices of those available were not within his...........

A. limit

B. target

C. scope

D. range

E. reach

The robbers.....all the rooms, looking for jewels.

A. raked

B. ransacked

C. explored

D. sought

E. sacked

The players would expect some form of ....... after working hard to win the cup.

A. compensation

B. gain

C. reward

D. premium

E. fees

The surgeons ...........the operation successfully

A. transplanted

B. executed

C. diagnosed

D. transation

E. performed