In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - D, 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.

To encourage productivity we must reward industry and ...........laziness

A. withhold

B. withdraw

C. punish

D. oppose

I took the drug to relieve my headache only for it to...............my condition

A. alleviate

B. provoke

C. abate

D. aggravate

An optimist wears a smile most of the time but ...........goes about with a long face

A. an oculist

B. an activist

C. a pacifist

D. a pessimist

You will make a good counsellor by listening to your clients rather than........them

A. offending

B. ignoring

C. mishandling

D. threatening

Tell Chike something confidential and he makes it.............the next minute

A. public

B. personal

C. popular

D. private

You will succeed fairly well with adolescents if you coax rather than......them

A. coerce

B. punish

C. pamper

D. curse

While Adjoa is attentive to her duties, Kofi is ...........

A. curious

B. negligent

C. punctual

D. realistic

Life has become a misery for many due to the harsh economic conditions, but a few are still able to live in ............

A. satisfaction

B. extravagance

C. peace

D. comfort

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

He is a young man of .........character

A. stable

B. permanent

C. transient

D. recognized

My parents do not........late night parties

A. indulge

B. suffer

C. tolerate

D. create

I have known him only recently so I cannot ............ for his honesty

A. sign

B. stand

C. vouch

D. support

In some cultures, dead people are buried, but in others they are............

A. cremated

B. baked

C. fired

D. flamed

The lady is a .......beauty.

A. raging

B. ravaging

C. ravenous

D. ravishing

In some countries, it is an offence to describe a child born out of wedlock as .........

A. illegal

B. illegitimate

C. illicit

D. illiterate

In hazy weather, air travel is ..........

A. harmful

B. foggy

C. misty

D. risky

He has since taken over the ..........of power

A. reins

B. rains

C. regins

D. realms

The government has promised to ...........the road construction project

A. repair

B. enforce

C. execute

D. fascinate

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.

I am sure you didn't known that lady is light-fingered. This means that the lady is

A. careless in handling things

B. fair-skinned

C. prone to stealing

D. skilful with her hands

Unfortunately nowadays most young persons do not see eye to eye with their parents over matters of friendship and fashion. This means that parents and their children.

A. can't look one another in the face

B. hold strong view on friendship and fashion

C. have clothes different from their friends

D. hold different views about friendship and fashion

It is alleged that the accountants doctored the accounts of the company. This means that the accountants

A. called in the company doctor

B. falsified the accounts

C. became sick on account of the bribe they received

D. improved the accounts of the company