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

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