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

The kidnappers demanded a .......of N50,000 before they would release the rich business man.

A. levy

B. condition

C. penalty

D. freedom

E. ransom

The governor scolded the contractors for the poor ....of the project

A. prosecution

B. installation

C. investigation

D. execution

E. oundation

His decision to terminate the agreement was.....as he did not consult the other party

A. unilateral

B. unconditional

C. unquestionable

D. unanimous

E. unequivocal

More often than not, the law......on individual freedom

A. exudes

B. encroaches

C. oversteps

D. outstrips

E. impedes

Because of the hard times, many workers now live in a state of .....poverty.

A. unpardonable

B. imaginable

C. affluent

D. abject

E. repulsive

The threat that he would be expelled from school if he failed his examination again........him into seriousness.

A. coaxed

B. lured

C. jolted

D. hypnotized

E. incensed

It is really a ......the more you look, the less you see.

A. metaphor

B. miracle

C. hyperbole

D. movement

E. paradox

The new car is strikingly attractive but I very much doubt its..........

A. durability

B. style

C. harmony

D. longevity

E. complexity

Bunmi should not have taken offence at Emeka's seemingly........comments

A. innocuous

B. notorious

C. ridiculous

D. ludicrous

E. raucous

As Siaka was a first offender, the magistrate merely.....and discharged him

A. penalized

B. reprieved

C. remaned

D. cautioned

E. sentenced