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.

Angela is very indolent but her sister Mary is one of the most...............girls in the school.

A. perfect

B. trustworthy

C. diligent

D. devoted

Rather than support the Chairman, the members of his board expressed..........to his plans.

A. denial

B. opposition

C. indifference

D. doubt

In any group there are people who display apathy and others who show a lot of.............

A. enthusiasm

B. patience

C. respect

D. tolerance

Femi was very......about his political ambition but his sister was open about it

A. silent

B. withdrawn

C. closed

D. secretive

Ngozi's beauty is natural but her sister's is rather............

A. unnatural

B. artificial

C. awkward

D. fake

The testimony of the witness was so vague that it was difficult to learn the...........details of the case

A. specific

B. minute

C. transparent

D. hidden

It is amazing how Jide became so proud, his parents have always been.........

A. humble

B. friendly

C. generous

D. reserved

The workshop was intended to............the workers who had been confused by management's decisions

A. train

B. enlighten

C. address

D. confound

Johnson is consistently assertive but his twin brother is rather..............

A. cautious

B. cowardly

C. reserved

D. respectful

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

The country's aviation industry has lost at least four.........this year alone

A. vessels

B. aircraft

C. coaches

D. equipment

My cousin has been married for fourteen years but he has no..........

A. siblings

B. brothers

C. offspring

D. survivor

Corruption is one of the ills in this country which must be..............

A. exterminated

B. eradicated

C. destroyed

D. broken

The boys covered their noses because of the........odour in the area.

A. annoying

B. smelling

C. offensive

D. repressive

It is............on parents to advise their children against keeping bad company

A. incumbent

B. necessary

C. imperative

D. required

The man said that he would no longer...........his stepson because of his bad behaviour

A. condone

B. accommodate

C. concede

D. bear

The accused was charged with.............because he caused his brother's death.

A. killing

B. fratricide

C. fraud

D. negligence

He rendered.............assistance to the community

A. variable

B. invaluable

C. intrusive

D. valued

The team manager looked.......when his boys lost the match

A. down

B. denied

C. dejected

D. deserted

The team manager looked.......when his boys lost the match

A. down

B. denied

C. dejected

D. deserted

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.

We left Kaduna one year ago to the day. This means that we left Kaduna

A. exactly one year ago

B. one year minus a day

C. one year and a day

D. about a year ago

Tamuno's statement is true to a degree. This means that his statement is

A. very true

B. very wrong

C. not yet proved

D. partly true