A ___ family Bible lay open on the table

• (a)huge black goldedged
• (b)black huge gold-edged
• (c)black gold edged huge
• (d)gold edged black huge

Select the word that has the same pattern of stress as given word.

ENORMOUS?

• A. interest
• B. solution
• C. stupidly
• D. character

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence; The balance sheet at the end of the business year shows that webroke even

• A. lost heavily
• B. made profit
• C. neither lost nor gained
• D. had no money to continue business

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

But for the timely.........of the police, there would have been a riot

• A. interference
• B. intrusion
• C. intervention
• D. interruption

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 the managing director promised to increase the wages of the workers in the new year, everybody knew that he was talking with his tongue in his cheek. This means that the managing director

• A. was very sincere
• B. spoke courageously
• C. was not sincere at all
• D. hid his tongue while speaking

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or

His contribution to the development of the hospital remainsunrivalled

• (A) unbroken
• (B) undisputed
• (C) unparalleled
• (D) undisclosed

The guests .......... breakfast by the time the bus arrives.

• A. are finishing
• B. have finished
• C. had finished
• D. will have finished

Choose the option that best completes the gap. The chairman refused to shake __________ with the secretary

• A. hand
• B. his hand
• C. hands
• D. his hands

Choose the most appropriate optionnearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).

One significant characteristic of the jet is that it encourages people tocut corners?

• A. not to face all problems
• B. to want to become rich quickly
• C. to want to avoid necessary hardships
• D. not to do the proper thing at the right time

From the words or group of words lettered A to E below the sentence, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined words as used in the sentence. Edet will have to face theconsequences of his rash action.

• A. results
• B. answer
• C. antecedents
• D. prognosis