Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined words.

The students were advised to register for all the compulsory subjects be before considering any...ones

A. unimportant

B. optional

C. easy

D. fundamental

E. negilble

The shopkeeper will reject your offer if you do not....his terms

A. allow

B. request

C. accept

D. condemn

E. commend

Abbas was completely sapped after running the marathon race so he needed something to .....him

A. relieve

B. enliven

C. invigorate

D. release

E. nourish

Most people thought the accused would be convicted but surprisingly he was.....

A. acquitted

B. released

C. sentenced

D. jailed

E. pardoned

While Emeka received a ......for doing his work well. Eno was given a reprimand for poor performance

A. gift

B. scholarship

C. promotion

D. compliment

E. punishment

His review of the new book was a blend of condemnation and ......

A. recommendation

B. renunciation

C. commendation

D. criticism

E. eulogization

The leader denied that he held very rigid opinions and mentioned instances when he had been .....

A. tolerant

B. compromising

C. friendly

D. democratic

E. flexible

The economy that was once buoyant is now......

A. bleak

B. gloomy

C. unfavourable

D. depressed

E. difficult

The old car is durable while the new one looks....

A. haggard

B. fragile

C. strong

D. unreliable

E. delicate

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

We returned home late in the night because our car had a .....

A. break through

B. breakdown

C. break off

D. break in

E. treat out

Cosmetics are sometimes used to cover the.....of nature

A. difficulties

B. deficits

C. defects

D. defaults

E. demands

After their meeting, the two presidents issued a ....calling for peace in the war-torn area

A. bulletin

B. memorandum

C. dialogue

D. notification

E. communique

He alleged in court that he had been..............by certain utterances which the accused made at a rally

A. slandard

B. assaulted

C. defiled

D. defrauded

E. charged

The match was virtually a .... for the home team as the visitors offered little or no resistance

A. walk up

B. walk- about

C. walk - over

D. walk - away

E. walk on

The meeting was held under the..........of the social club.

A. jurisdiction

B. arbitration

C. agreement

D. influence

E. auspices

Don't be so .......as to push your nose into other people's affairs

A. concerened

B. inqusitive

C. intolerant

D. disrespectful

E. overbearing

The wife insisted that she should also be a .....to the family's joint savings account

A. signature

B. withdrawer

C. payee

D. signatory

E. guarantor

After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.

When asked to state her side of the story Bunmi started by beating about the bush. This means that Bunmi

A. went striaght to the point

B. was lost in great thought

C. followed a bush path

D. approached the subject without coming to the point

The amount he donated was small. He said it was his widows' mite. This means that

A. he was a widow

B. he was miserly

C. it was all he could honestly afford

D. he could have given more

The friendship between Segun and Shehu has turned sour. This means that Segun and Shehu are

A. no longer friends

B. still friends

C. better friends now

D. getting to understand each other