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.

There is no doubt that pride is less desirable a quality than...........

A. arrogance

B. honesty

C. tendemess

D. efficiency

E. humility

Few people prefer the rural to the ........areas

A. urban

B. pastoral

C. rustic

D. cultured

E. unskilful

Emeka is quite refined in his manners but his colleague is rather..........

A. arrogant

B. crude

C. courtly

D. cultured

E. modern

Instead of helping to preserve our culture, the youth engage in activities that...........it

A. denounce

B. alter

C. conserve

D. destroy

E. remove

We should regard donations as....and not compulsory

A. mandatory

B. necessary

C. voluntary

D. gratuitious

E. obligatory

The affluence of the politicians contrasts with the..of the masses

A. poverty

B. paucity

C. misery

D. plenty

E. suffering

The importation of rice is permitted while that of wheat is .........

A. allowed

B. suspened

C. licensed

D. inhibited

E. prohibited

The goal lifted the team from the agony of defeat to the .......of victory

A. hope

B. desire

C. celebration

D. ceremony

E. ecstasy

One species of the animal has gone into extinction while the other is still in ....

A. antiquity

B. execution

C. oblivion

D. irrelevance

E. existence

The Council ratified the controversial recommendation which we thought would be...........

A. reviewed

B. corroborated

C. authenticated

D. refuted

E. rejected